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Lawyer Warns of BHR Litigation Risks
January 22, 2016
Warning of litigation risks in the US and beyond related to "hard" and "soft" business and human rights ("BHR") norms, Thomas Player of Eversheds LLP calls for companies to look to domestic and international BHR compliance and reporting standards, including the "authoritative" UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
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UN: Businesses Must "Mainstream" SDGs in Operations
January 22, 2016
At a meeting of the UN Global Compact Board, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other UN officials urged business leaders to "mainstream" the UN environmental and social agenda in their operations and to take action to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs").
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World Bank: Tech Companies Increase Economic Inequality
January 22, 2016
The Guardian reports that a paper from the World Bank blames large technology companies for contributing to increasing economic inequality by providing employment to relatively wealthy job-seekers and calls for these companies to offset this effect by providing internet access to all.
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Apple's Board Rejects Proposal on Management Diversity
January 21, 2016
As activist pressure on companies to adopt policy commitments to equality and diversity ramps up, the board of directors of technology company Apple has rejected a shareholder proposal that seeks a recruitment policy increasing the representation of minorities in its leadership, asserting that the company has already demonstrated its commitment to diversity.
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Observers Call for Lower Barriers for BHR Liability in Italy
January 21, 2016
Business and human rights ("BHR") researcher Marta Bordignon and lawyer Giacomo Maria Cremonesi have published an article calling on Italy to include in its BHR national action plan measures facilitating the filing of lawsuits against corporations for alleged BHR violations and placing the burden on businesses to show they have sufficient BHR measures in place.
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