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Asia-Pacific NGOs Demand Broad BHR Treaty
July 06, 2015
A group of Asia-Pacific nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") has released a series of "demands" for provisions to be included in a legally binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty, including corporate financial disclosure and a prohibition of "complicity" between businesses and governments.
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Activist Questions Quality of BHR Indicators
July 06, 2015
Demonstrating the difficulty of measuring "progress" in corporate implementation of the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, BHR adviser Damiano de Felice writes that indicators developed to quantify such progress are sometimes inaccurate and can hinder the advancement of the BHR agenda.
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Indonesia Develops Action Plan on BHR Agenda
July 06, 2015
The Jakarta Post reports that Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights is developing a national action plan to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR"), including requiring companies to protect the environment and preserve local traditions in operating areas.
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NGO Releases Global BHR Indicators
July 01, 2015
Demonstrating the complex interaction of requirements among business and human rights ("BHR") instruments, the Danish Institute for Human Rights has published its Human Rights Indicators for Business, an evolving set of standards it says companies should use to implement global BHR requirements.
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Switzerland Adopts CSR Action Plan
July 01, 2015
As pressure builds from Swiss nongovernmental organizations for a national action plan on the UN's business and human rights agenda, the Swiss Government has published a plan outlining its commitment to corporate social responsibility ("CSR") standards.
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