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Law Society Pushes BHR Implementation in Legal Practice
September 23, 2015
President of the Law Society of England and Wales Jonathan Smithers says his organization is advising law firms and individual solicitors on the "practical implications" of the advancing UN agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") and how to implement this agenda in their practice of law.
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NGO Pushes Business Implementation of SDGs
September 23, 2015
In a recent interview, head of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development Peter Bakker announced that his organization and partners will publish a guide on the role of businesses in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), set to be adopted at the end of September.
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Academic Proposes World BHR Court
September 23, 2015
Professor David Bilchitz of the University of Johannesburg calls a global treaty on business and human rights ("BHR") a "moral and legal necessity" and proposes that it require countries around the world to hold companies liable for BHR violations or establish a world court that would adjudicate such violations.
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NGOs Criticize Asian Bank's Nonfinancial Impact Plan
September 23, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has published a letter to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB") calling for more extensive and interactive consultations with communities on how the AIIB will take environmental and social factors into account when making investment decisions.
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EU Advances Israeli Settlement Product Labeling Plan
September 22, 2015
NPR reports that EU officials are moving forward with a plan to mandate the labeling of Israeli products originating in settlements in the West Bank, Golan Heights, and East Jerusalem.
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