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NGO Publishes "Toolbox" for BHR Impact Assessments
February 05, 2016
The Danish Institute for Human Rights has published guidance for businesses to develop "impact assessments" considering how their operations might fuel violations of the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda and for human rights activists to monitor the outcomes of these assessments.
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NGO Criticizes Draft EU Mineral Sourcing Law
February 04, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Global Witness has warned that the voluntary, limited nature of a proposal from EU member states seeking to regulate corporate sourcing of minerals from war-torn areas of Africa, to be negotiated by EU officials in Strasbourg in February, will fail "to reduce global conflict."
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Lawyers Review Expansion in UK Corporate Liability
February 04, 2016
In a recent article, Andrew Smith and Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh of the law firm Corker Binning examine the status of corporate criminal liability in the UK and predict a potential expansion in the liability of companies in British courts for their conduct, including alleged human rights violations, in foreign countries.
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NGO Produces Guidance on BHR Risks in Mergers
February 03, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Shift has published guidance from attorney Anna Triponel on how businesses, in-house lawyers, and law firms should address business and human rights ("BHR") risks caused by corporate mergers and acquisitions.
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UN Calls on Investors to Push Climate Agenda
February 03, 2016
At a meeting hosted by the UN and the nongovernmental organization Ceres, UN officials and activists called on investors to shift their funding away from projects and companies associated with fossil fuels and to scale up investments associated with the UN's agenda against climate change, including through "green bonds" and "climate resilience" in developing countries.
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