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Swiss BHR Initiative Clears Procedural Hurdle
April 22, 2016
A Swiss citizens' initiative launched by a coalition of nongovernmental organizations to require Swiss-based businesses to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence in their foreign operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), has garnered enough signatures to require consideration by the Swiss Government.
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NGOs Use US Law to Challenge Business Supply Chains
April 22, 2016
Tim Fernholz writes that nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") are preparing to use new US legislation to force federal authorities to halt the importation of products whose often-complex supply chains include what these NGOs assert to be forced labor.
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NGO Agrees to Develop BHR Action Plan for Mexico
April 21, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Danish Institute for Human Rights has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas to develop a National Programme on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") that implements UN and other global BHR standards among businesses operating in the country.
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Exxon Strikes Back Against Legal Pressure over Climate Science
April 21, 2016
The New York Times reports that, facing investigations from US state attorneys general and allegations from activist organizations that it knew of the climate change risks of its activities since 1957, energy company Exxon Mobil has struck back against a court filing by the US Virgin Islands attorney general by asserting that the filing constituted an abuse of process.
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IFC, Puma Push Suppliers on Environmental, Social Standards
April 21, 2016
The International Finance Corporation ("IFC") and sports apparel company Puma have launched an initiative providing financial incentives for companies in Puma's supply chain to abide by global social and environmental standards.
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