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Supermarket Adopts NGO Wage Recommendation
September 23, 2015
German supermarket chain Lidl has announced that it has adopted the recommendation of the Living Wage Foundation in raising the level of wages of its employees in England, Wales, and Scotland.
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BG Group Announces Compliance with BHR Principles
September 23, 2015
The energy company BG Group has issued a statement pledging compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and highlighting the company's performance of environmental and human rights impact assessments.
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NGO Bulletin Highlights "Climate Justice" Litigation
September 23, 2015
The most recent Business & Human Rights Resource Centre's quarterly bulletin on corporate legal accountability contains updates on court cases, against businesses and governments, in which litigants have claimed that corporations have violated their rights by contributing to climate change.
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Asia-Europe Meeting Pushes BHR Measures
September 23, 2015
A seminar held at the 2014 Asia-Europe Meeting, a gathering in Vietnam of 51 member states and regional organizations, focused on the implementation by members of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") through national action plans, regulations, and remedial measures.
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Official Proposes ASEAN Adoption of BHR Agenda
September 23, 2015
At a recent meeting, the Indonesian representative to the human rights commission of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ("ASEAN") called for regional adoption of the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda in Asia through guidelines that would serve as a model for ASEAN countries.
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