Business & Human Rights

Apple Issues $1.5 Billion "Green Bond"

March 23, 2016

The Guardian reports that, amid pressure from nongovernmental organizations and others to fund the global environmental agenda and report progress, technology company Apple has announced that it has issued a "green bond" through which it will seek $1.5 billion for environmentally friendly projects.
Academic: International Courts May Help "Shame" Businesses

March 23, 2016

In a review of an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("IACHR") decision dealing with business and human rights ("BHR") issues, Professor Nicolás Carrillo-Santarelli of La Sabana University in Colombia praised the IACHR for facilitating the "shaming" of companies that violate the BHR agenda.
Resigning Official: UN Must Confront Companies on BHR

March 23, 2016

In her letter of resignation, former member of the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues Margaret Jungk called for the UN to do more to pressure businesses directly on fulfilling the BHR agenda, including through "missions" to and hearings on companies' BHR records.
Group Hosts Meeting on HRIAs in Tourism

March 21, 2016

A group called Roundtable Human Rights in Tourism recently hosted a meeting with business representatives in Berlin to emphasize the importance of human rights impact assessments ("HRIAs") in the tourism industry to comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Australian Law Council Pushes BHR Promotion

March 17, 2016

The Law Council of Australia has published a background paper calling on industries across the country, in particular the Australian legal profession, to "raise awareness of and encourage compliance with" the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").