Business & Human Rights

WEF Report Pushes "Socially Responsible" Supply Chain

April 09, 2015

As part of the push of international organizations and activists for companies to take responsibility for any social and environmental impacts of their supply chains, a report from the World Economic Forum ("WEF") emphasizes the beneficial effects of a "socially responsible" supply chain.
UN Official: Countries Face "Duty" to Uphold BHR Standards

April 08, 2015

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein writes that governments face a "duty" under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") to hold companies to account through their court systems for alleged human rights violations.
NGO Calls for "Comprehensive" Irish NAP

April 08, 2015

Lorna Gold of the nongovernmental organization Trocaire has called for Ireland to include in its national action plan ("NAP") for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights the facilitation of foreign claims against Irish businesses and required human rights due diligence procedures.
NGOs Applaud EU Committee Vote on Conflict Minerals

April 08, 2015

A group of nongovernmental organizations are praising the European Parliament's Development Committee for voting in favor of binding restrictions on European companies' use of "conflict minerals" from Africa and seeking to force companies to report how they avoid using these minerals in their supply chains.
NGO Decries "Privatization" of BHR Standards

April 08, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Rights and Accountability in Development has accused transnational corporations of taking over the implementation of UN business and human rights ("BHR") standards.