Business & Human Rights

NGO Guide Highlights Complexity of Supply Chain Forced Labor

April 12, 2016

A guide from the nongovernmental organization Sedex on how auditors and businesses can root out forced labor in their supply chains spotlights the complexity for companies in determining whether working conditions at a supplier amount to "extreme forms of exploitation" that could lead to liability.
California Proposal Targets Companies over Climate Information

April 12, 2016

Jason Barbose of the Union of Concerned Scientists has published an article seeking the passage of legislation in California that extends the statute of limitations for California’s Unfair Competition Law to 30 years in the case of civil actions against companies over information they released on the uncertainty of climate change science.
French Legislature Advances Law on Parent Company Responsibility

April 12, 2016

The European Coalition for Corporate Justice has praised the French National Assembly for adopting a law requiring French parent companies to develop "vigilance plans" to provide for due diligence in their own operations and in those of their subsidiaries to prevent negative environmental and human rights impacts.
NGOs Call for BHR Implementation in Maritime Industry

April 11, 2016

Nongovernmental organizations Human Rights at Sea and the Business & Human Rights ("BHR") Resource Centre have published a report calling for companies in the maritime industry to ensure they are implementing the UN's BHR agenda in their operations at sea.
GRI Maintains Push for Companies to Implement SDGs

April 11, 2016

The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has called for businesses to go "beyond reporting" and contribute to the fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") for the year 2030 in part by embracing changes required for "sustainable consumption and production."