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South African Stock Exchange Ramps up ESG Standards
August 05, 2015
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has announced a collaboration with London exchange FTSE Russell to push environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") reporting standards among its members using "internationally leading disclosure practices."
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KPMG Australia Acquires BHR Consultancy
August 04, 2015
As pressure rises from the UN and activists on financial and other companies to implement the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, accounting group KPMG Australia has purchased BHR and "social impact" consultancy Banarra in order to help advise its customers on human rights and social risks.
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Papers Consider History, Future Trends of BHR Agenda
July 31, 2015
A paper from Professor Michael Santoro of Rutgers Business School considers the historical foundations of the business and human rights ("BHR") agenda - and the shift of focus by human rights activists from states to private actors - and introduces several studies of the future trends of the BHR agenda and a possible binding BHR treaty.
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EU Outlines Next Steps on BHR Agenda
July 30, 2015
In a document reviewing the EU's progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), European Commission staff call for greater steps, both at the EU and the national level, to improve access to remedy for alleged BHR violations and other measures to advance the BHR agenda.
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Article Highlights Future Plans for BHR Reporting
July 30, 2015
Naki Mendoza of Devex Impact explains how several multinational companies, facing pressure from the UN and activist organizations and investors, have adopted business and human rights ("BHR") reporting tools and quotes a former business representative who predicts that using these reporting tools will become "the norm" for such companies in the next decade.
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