Business & Human Rights

Ireland Releases CSR Action Plan

November 19, 2014

The Irish Government has released a national plan outlining how it will pressure businesses to go "beyond compliance with legislative requirements" by implementing corporate social responsibility ("CSR") practices in their operations.
Blog: Activists Could Use ICC to Try Corporate Executives

November 19, 2014

A post on a human rights blog argues that in the future the International Criminal Court ("ICC") could try corporate executives for "crimes against humanity" they have committed in the course of business operations.
NGO Publishes Report on BHR Due Diligence Tools

November 19, 2014

The nongovernmental organization ("NGO") econsense has published a report pressuring businesses to uphold the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda through tools and guidelines corporations can use to structure their "human rights due diligence" process.
UN Pushes Companies to Adopt Food Standards

November 19, 2014

The UN Global Compact is seeking compliance from food companies around the world to a set of Food and Agricultural Principles it released earlier this year to promote "sustainable" agricultural practices.
UN Partner Presses Business Engagement with "Stakeholders"

November 19, 2014

The UN Global Compact's German network has published a report calling for "meaningful" and structured business consultation with affected groups in company operations as part of the necessary implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.