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Academic Seeks Corporate Reporting to Aid BHR Lawsuits
September 02, 2015
Dr. Anil Yilmaz Vastardis of the University of Essex in the UK writes on a recent US case that demonstrates how public corporate reporting on business and human rights ("BHR") issues will force companies to provide information that may be helpful to the lawsuits of alleged victims of BHR violations.
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Lawyers: Businesses Must Manage Climate Impacts
September 02, 2015
Attorneys Sarah Barker and Jay Youngdahl write that following the release of a set of principles on "Global Climate Change Obligations" by a group of judges, ex-judges, advocates, and professors, companies are risking legal action if they do not properly manage the risk that their operations are contributing to global warming.
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GRI Presses Business Leaders on Sustainability Reporting
September 02, 2015
An invitation from the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") to business leaders to join its "Corporate Leadership Groups" demonstrates how the organization is seeking members of the business community who will promote its message on how a corporate disclosure regime can promote a global "sustainable economy."
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GRI, Australia Partner on Corporate Disclosure in Asia
September 02, 2015
The Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has announced a new program on which it is partnering with the Government of Australia in which it will push companies to pursue GRI standards in reporting on their implementation of the UN sustainability agenda in the region of Southeast Asia.
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Sweden Adopts BHR Action Plan
September 01, 2015
In the latest advancement of the UN's agenda on business and human rights ("BHR"), the Swedish Government has issued a "national action plan" describing how it plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on BHR.
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