Business & Human Rights

NGOs Applaud EU Committee Vote on Conflict Minerals

April 08, 2015

A group of nongovernmental organizations are praising the European Parliament's Development Committee for voting in favor of binding restrictions on European companies' use of "conflict minerals" from Africa and seeking to force companies to report how they avoid using these minerals in their supply chains.
NGO Decries "Privatization" of BHR Standards

April 08, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Rights and Accountability in Development has accused transnational corporations of taking over the implementation of UN business and human rights ("BHR") standards.
NGOs Call for IACHR to Require Corporate Policing by Countries

April 01, 2015

A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") recently testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("IACHR") seeking stricter, binding standards on countries to police international business and human rights standards.
Oxfam Calls for Further EU Measures on Tax Avoidance

April 01, 2015

Blaming corporations that pursue tax avoidance measure for "extreme inequality" in the world, Oxfam has published a report pushing the EU to adopt further measures to require more transparency from companies and more cooperation among member states to limit company tax avoidance.
NGO Guide Calls for Investment in Support of BHR

April 01, 2015

A new guide from the project The SAGE Fund pushes those who make funding decisions for foundations, governments, and private donors to do so with an eye to supporting the international business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.