Business & Human Rights

NGO Calls on BHR Working Group to Limit Business Ties

March 04, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Conectas Direitos Humanos has published a paper calling for stricter business "conflict of interest" requirements for the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR"), which would make it more difficult for members of the business community to work for the group.
Framework Seeks Broad Corporate Human Rights Reporting

February 25, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Shift and the accountancy firm Mazars have published the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework, which calls for companies to publicly report their actions on a broad range of issues relating to the international business and human rights agenda.
Nieuwenkamp: NCP System Succeeds in Business Pressure

February 25, 2015

Rolf Nieuwenkamp of the Organization for Economic Development and Co-operation ("OECD") working party on responsible business conduct praises the OECD's national contact point ("NCP") system for its work pressuring businesses to implement the international corporate social responsibility agenda.
Law Firm Outlines NCP Pressure on Businesses

February 25, 2015

Arent Fox LLP has published an article describing the work of national contact points ("NCPs") under the Organization for Economic Development and Co-operation's Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and how they influence corporate adherence to the international corporate responsibility agenda.
NGO Calls for EU to Expand Conflict Minerals Regulations

February 25, 2015

The nongovernmental organization the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations has published an article calling for a "radical" expansion of the EU's corporate reporting regime on "conflict minerals" to include the sourcing of a number of minerals from regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.