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Paper Documents Market Responses to EU Disclosure Directive
September 22, 2015
A recent academic article on the market effects of an EU directive mandating the disclosure by companies of certain social and environmental information documents the negative market reactions to the directive among investors in companies with currently low disclosure levels and companies with weak nonfinancial performance.
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NGOs Promote Action Plans to Advance BHR Agenda
September 22, 2015
In a recent paper, representatives from the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable promote national action plans ("NAPs") as an effective way to advance activists' agenda on business and human rights ("BHR") and advise countries on NAP elements that will help these plans succeed.
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Ruggie and Sherman: Legal World Must Take Note of BHR
September 16, 2015
Professor John Ruggie of Harvard University and attorney John Sherman of the nonprofit group Shift write that the announcement by the international sport organization FIFA that its partners must comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") signals the need for attorneys to advise corporate clients on the meaning and reach of BHR standards.
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UN Calls for Finance Regulators to Aid "Sustainability" Agenda
September 16, 2015
Prior to the expected adoption of the UN's proposed Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs"), the UN Environment Programme has produced a study urging national financial regulators to adopt "policy tools," including regulations for "sustainable" investment and disclosure obligations, that advance the implementation of the SDGs in the global financial sector.
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NGOs Ramp up Plans for Climate Change Litigation
September 16, 2015
Encouraged by the recent decision of a Dutch court that the Netherlands must restrict the production of greenhouse gases, nongovernmental organizations in Canada and other countries are seeking ways in which to apply the litigation strategy that led to that decision in their own legal contexts to force governments and businesses to counter climate change.
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