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U.S. Assumes Chair of Initiative on Principles for Security Providers
March 18, 2015
The U.S. State Department has announced that it has assumed the Chairmanship of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative, which pushes oil, gas, and mining companies to implement international standards in providing security for their operations, including through "verification frameworks" for corporate activities.
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U.S. NAP Consultation Elicits Calls for Substantial Reporting
March 18, 2015
Participants at a consultation on the proposed U.S. National Action Plan ("NAP") for implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at Berkeley's Haas School of Business called for the inclusion of robust human rights reporting requirements in the NAP.
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UN Calls for Business Promotion of "Empowerment Principles"
March 18, 2015
At a recent event at UN Headquarters, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on businesses to advance the organization's "Women's Empowerment Principles," a UN "roadmap" on how businesses can respect and promote women's rights as well as the UN's sustainability agenda.
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UN Calls for Fossil Fuel Divestment
March 18, 2015
As it prepares for a global climate change conference in Paris in December 2015, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has called for financiers to drop their investments in fossil fuel assets, ignoring warnings from energy representatives that such divestment will not encourage cleaner technologies.
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London Assembly Votes for Fossil Fuel Divestment
March 18, 2015
The London Assembly has passed a nonbinding motion calling on Mayor Boris Johnson to consider dropping the London Pension Fund Authority's investments in coal, oil, and gas.
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