Business & Human Rights

UN Officials Seek Business Contribution to "Inclusive" Societies

May 02, 2016

At a business symposium ahead of UN Alliance of Civilizations' ("AOC") Global Forum in Baku, AOC chief Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser called on business leaders, by contributing to "interfaith understanding and peace," to advance more "inclusive" and tolerant societies around the world.
NGOs Call for Development of Asian BHR Action Plans

May 02, 2016

At the recent Asian Region Business and Human Rights ("BHR") Forum, representatives from nongovernmental organizations called on Asian countries to develop national action plans to communicate how they plan to implement the UN's BHR and sustainability agendas.
NGOs Pressure Canada on BHR in Mining Industry

April 29, 2016

A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has published a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeking his implementation of global business and human rights ("BHR") principles in the Canadian mining industry by, among other policies, creating a mechanism to investigate alleged BHR violations and easing the access of alleged victims to Canadian courts.
FIFA Announces Panel on Qatar World Cup Workers

April 29, 2016

Responding to an outcry from nongovernmental organizations and a review by Professor John Ruggie of the organization's human rights impacts, International Federation of Association Football ("FIFA") President Gianni Infantino has announced a panel that will monitor labor conditions involved in Qatar's construction of stadiums that will host the 2022 World Cup.
UN Network Seeks Strong UK Corporate Reporting Mandate

April 29, 2016

Désirée Abrahams of the UN Global Compact ("UNGC") Network UK has published a letter to the UK Government on its plan to transpose the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive for corporations into law, calling on the UK to use UNGC's reporting standards, apply the reporting mandate to almost all companies, and include nongovernmental organizations in the process.