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UN Network Promotes Guiding Principles in Japan
May 04, 2016
The UN Global Compact Network Japan has published a document outlining the history of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and other global BHR initiatives and seeking to apply them in the context of the Japanese law, policy, and business environment.
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NGOs Decry Process of Global Tax Negotiations
May 04, 2016
An article from the Inter Press Service highlights how nongovernmental organizations are seeking to fund the global agenda of economic, social, and cultural human rights by calling for greater representation of developing countries at talks on the taxation of multinational companies and the creation of a global tax agency within the UN system.
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NGO Paper Explores "Disengagement" Under BHR Standards
May 04, 2016
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations has published a paper considering when a corporation must cut ties with business partners in order to avoid contributing to violations of the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and to pressure companies with which they are linked to counter "adverse impacts."
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Attorney Examines National Initiatives on Forced Labor
May 04, 2016
Ron Reid of Shoosmiths LLP has published an update on national laws and proposed legislation seeking to make businesses liable for forced labor in their supply chains and requiring corporate due diligence to root out any such labor practices among their suppliers around the world.
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GRI Examines Materiality in Sustainability Reporting
May 04, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI"), in affiliation with investment specialist RobecoSAM, have published research scrutinizing whether reporting by companies on the social and environmental impacts of their operations matches the needs of investors and calls for businesses to use GRI's sustainability reporting standards to ensure the relevance of such reports.
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