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EU Ombudsman Criticizes Lack of Impact Assessment
March 02, 2016
In a recent decision on the European Commission's conclusion of a trade agreement with Vietnam, the European Ombudsman found that the institution's "failure" to perform a human rights impact assessment, a tool commonly proposed by business and human rights activists for use by governments and corporations, constituted "maladministration."
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Activist Calls for "Hybrid" Human Rights Impact Assessments
March 02, 2016
Damiano de Felice of Measuring Business & Human Rights calls for the development of a "hybrid" system that embeds corporate human rights impact assessments in businesses or local governments in order to prevent violations of the business and human rights agenda in local communities before they arise.
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Businesses Face Complications in Creating Climate-Friendly Supply Chains
March 02, 2016
The International Business Times reports that, as they seek to pass on to their suppliers pressure they receive from international organizations, governments, and activists over their contributions to climate change, businesses are finding that it is difficult to change the behavior of, or even receive a response from, their suppliers on the climate impacts of their operations.
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Telecom Company Creates Tool to Assess Supply Chains
March 02, 2016
As pressure rises for corporations to scrutinize their supply chains to ensure they comply with the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, telecommunications company BT has released a "Better Future Supplier Forum’s Sustainability Assessor tool" to help companies compare their supply-chain reviews with "best practices" advanced by BHR activists.
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NGO Pushes Development Through Corporate Tax Reporting
March 02, 2016
Chris Hegarty has published an article in which he explains how his nongovernmental organization Christian Aid has sought to further the global economic, social, and cultural rights agenda by encouraging transparency in the taxation of companies around the world, including through country-by-country tax reporting by multinational corporations.
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