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NGO Urges UK to Act on NCP's Security Company Decision
October 27, 2015
A letter from the nongovernmental organization Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights calls on the UK Government to pressure security company G4S to comply with a decision of the country's National Contact Point ("NCP") under Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") guidelines finding that G4S had breached Palestinian human rights.
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Norway Launches BHR Action Plan
October 27, 2015
The Government of Norway has announced its launch of a national action plan on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") by government officials and businesses in the country.
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UN Report Pushes Sustainability Agenda in Finance
October 27, 2015
A recent report from the UN Environment Programme instructs governments how to reform their financial systems in order to make them compatible with the UN's agenda on sustainability, which includes social and environmental standards for businesses.
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UN Pushes Children's Rights Principles Among Businesses
October 27, 2015
At an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the UN Global Compact, UNICEF, and the nongovernmental organization Save the Children called for implementation of the Children's Rights and Business Principles, a "comprehensive range of actions" for businesses to prevent adverse impacts of their operations on children.
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G20 Ministers Endorse OECD Tax Proposals
October 27, 2015
At a recent meeting in Lima, Peru, finance ministers from the G20 group of countries endorsed the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's ("OECD") proposal for global rules governing tax-information exchange among countries to prevent tax avoidance by corporations.
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