Business & Human Rights

UNOHCHR Calls for Input on Global BHR Fund

March 11, 2015

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ("UNOHCHR") is seeking input from governments, business and human rights ("BHR") activists, and others on the form and scope of a global fund that would finance implementation of the international BHR agenda.
UN Working Group Seeks BHR Cooperation with CoE

March 11, 2015

In recent remarks to the minister's deputies of the Council of Europe ("CoE") member of the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues Margaret Jungk called for collaboration between the UN and the CoE on promoting the global BHR agenda.
NGOs Announce Collaboration on Environment Reporting

March 11, 2015

The nongovernmental organizations GRI and CDP have announced that they are harmonizing their reporting guidelines to more effectively pressure companies to counter climate change in their operations using a joint framework.
Goldsmith Warns of Lack of Clarity in BHR Principles

March 11, 2015

Jonathan Goldsmith of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe writes that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") and the recent guidance on these Principles by the International Bar Association do not give sufficient clarity on the BHR responsibilities of attorneys.
Professor Pushes for Binding BHR Treaty

March 11, 2015

In a new paper, Professor David Bilchitz of the University of Johannesburg sets out the "cumulative case" for a legally binding business and human rights ("BHR") treaty and against a more limited treaty focused only on "gross human rights violations."