Business & Human Rights

  • Official Calls for HRIA on EU-Vietnam Trade Deal

    April 22, 2015

    The International Federation for Human Rights reports that, in conjunction with a Vietnam human rights organization, it has persuaded the EU Ombudsperson to call for the European Commission to perform a full human rights impact assessment ("HRIA") on its proposed trade deal with Vietnam.

  • Formula One Commits to BHR Agenda in NCP Mediation

    April 22, 2015

    Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain reports that in mediation overseen by the U.K. National Contact Point ("NCP") for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the company Formula One committed to implement the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in its operations.

  • NGO Calls for U.S. NAP to Address Domestic Issues

    April 22, 2015

    As the U.S. develops its National Action Plan ("NAP") for implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), the BHR Resource Centre argues that focusing the NAP on corporate conduct abroad is insufficient and that the U.S. should extend the NAP to domestic BHR issues.

  • BP Shareholders Pass Climate Transparency Resolution

    April 21, 2015

    As global campaigners seek to use activist shareholder resolutions to bind companies to the UN climate agenda, The Guardian reports that 98% of British Petroleum ("BP") shareholders have adopted a resolution requiring the company to publish more information regarding its efforts to counter global warming.

  • UN Puts Pressure on Businesses over "Climate Finance"

    April 20, 2015

    At a recent Washington, D.C. meeting on finance and climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on businesses and governments to step up their support for the UN Green Climate Fund, which redistributes money to developing countries to support their efforts to combat and adapt to global warming.

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