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Policy Brief Seeks BHR Treaty Role in Remedy
October 20, 2016
A policy brief published by the South Centre describes potential options in a binding UN treaty on business and human rights for bolstering remedies available to alleged victims of BHR violations, including by mandating national legislation on corporate liability and providing for certain BHR-related extraterritorial obligations of governments.
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Global Security Standards Group Begins Monitoring Role
October 20, 2016
Members of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers’ Association, including governments, security companies, and nongovernmental organizations, recently voted to initiate the organization's efforts to monitor security providers' adherence to global human rights standards.
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Norwegian Exchange Requires "Sustainability" Reporting
October 20, 2016
In line with the Global Reporting Initiative's agenda to advance its corporate reporting guidelines among stock exchanges around the world, the Norwegian stock exchange Oslo Børs has issued guidance to companies on the exchange calling on them to use GRI's "sustainability" reporting framework, or a similar framework, to reveal their social and environmental impacts.
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Activists Support Wide-Ranging BHR Treaty Negotiations
October 19, 2016
As the second round of negotiations over a binding UN business and human rights treaty approaches, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has published a summary of contributions by activists and academics showing support for a treaty covering all human rights violations by all companies, regardless of size, across the globe.
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GRI Pressures Small Companies on "Sustainability" Reporting
October 19, 2016
Observing that most reporting on the implementation of the global "sustainability" agenda comes from large and multinational companies, the Global Reporting Initiative and the International Organisation of Employers have created guidance for "small and medium enterprises" to report how their operations contribute to sustainable development.
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