Business & Human Rights

Paper Pushes OAS Work Toward BHR Treaty

June 29, 2016

A document from the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights calls on the Organization of American States' General Assembly to adopt a resolution mandating that every country in the region participate in the development of a binding UN treaty on business and human rights.
UNGC Outlines Work Toward "Sustainability"

June 29, 2016

The UN Global Compact has published a report on how it will leverage its work toward the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other global business standards to promote the achievement of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.
HKEX Announces New Reporting Provisions

June 28, 2016

Following new "comply or explain" provisions adopted for companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Global Reporting Initiative has released guidance for businesses attempting to navigate an array of complex, global sustainability reporting provisions.
Attorney Praises Growing Influence of UNGPs

June 28, 2016

Sarah Altschuller of Foley Hoag LLP surveys the progress of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and governments' adoption and consideration of national BHR action plans in influencing the conduct of businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the past five years.
Article Pushes Carbon Tax to Reach UN Climate Targets

June 27, 2016

Two representatives of the Mercator Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change assert that national commitments under the recent UN climate deal are not enough to prevent catastrophic climate change and that therefore countries must introduce a coordinated tax on carbon emissions to counter global warming.