Business & Human Rights

Merkel Presses Companies on Refugee Employment

September 21, 2016

The Guardian reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently held a meeting with CEOs of some of Germany's top companies to press them to employ more asylum seekers and to help them integrate into German society.
NGO Calls for Finance Shift Toward "Climate Justice"

September 21, 2016

A report from the nongovernmental organization Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice explores how investors and fund managers can incorporate "climate justice," or the idea that policies to counter climate change must also address global human rights issues, into their "environmental, social, and governance" investment frameworks.
UN Targets Businesses on "Sustainability" Contributions

September 21, 2016

At its recent Private Sector Forum in New York, the UN Global Compact announced four new initiatives through which it will seek to explore successful avenues for businesses to contribute, through reporting, data analysis, technology, and finance, to fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
NGO Seeks Investor Pressure to Raise Worker Pay

September 21, 2016

In a recent report, the nongovernmental organization ShareAction examines how investors should place pressure on British companies to publicly report data on the "quality of work" - i.e., pay and benefits - of their employees and to raise their workers' standard of living.
EU Develops List of "Non-Cooperative" Tax Jurisdictions

September 21, 2016

The European Commission has announced that it is developing a list, to be completed by the end of 2017, of non-EU jurisdictions that "refuse to comply with international tax good governance standards" for the use of EU member states seeking to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance.