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NGO Seeks Climate Reporting Requirements in Extractive Industries
March 30, 2016
Elisa Peter of the nongovernmental organization Publish What You Pay has called for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ("EITI"), which encourages reporting on the financial implications of extraction operations in developing countries, to expand its mandate to require social and environmental reporting by companies in the extractive industries.
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NGO Claims Victory as G4S Sells Stakes in Israel
March 30, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, which seeks to encourage the cutting of ties between businesses and Israeli territories in order to encourage change in the country's policies toward Palestine, is taking credit for the decision of British security company G4S to sell its operations in Israel.
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NGO Uses US Litigation Tools to Advance BHR
March 30, 2016
In a recent article, nongovernmental organization EarthRights International touts its use of legal and dispute resolution techniques to hold multinational corporations responsible for alleged violations of the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, including through a US statute that permits advocates to obtain documents and testimony from companies.
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NGO Pushes for Extractive Sector BHR Reforms
March 30, 2016
As the Canadian Government becomes chair of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, a set of guidelines aimed at furthering the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in the extractive industry, the nongovernmental organization MiningWatch Canada has called on Canada to enhance reporting and grievance mechanism requirements under the Principles.
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Activists Blame Corporate Tax Incentives for Deaths in Nigeria
March 29, 2016
Spotlighting the strategy of economic, social, and cultural rights proponents to realize their agenda through corporate taxation and penalties, an article adapted from a report by the nongovernmental organization ActionAid blames poor education and even deaths of Nigerians on tax incentives offered by the country to energy companies.
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