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ICAR Calls for Unity Behind Diverging BHR Approaches
February 18, 2015
The Director of the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable ("ICAR") writes that in order to be successful in forcing companies and governments to recognize the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, activists must embrace both voluntary and binding BHR initiatives.
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Activists Call for "Rigorous" BHR Accountability System
February 11, 2015
Following an adverse outcome for their clients, who oppose the construction of a mine in Bangladesh, at the U.K. National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, a group of activists has called for a "rigorous system of international accountability" for businesses on human rights issues.
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Activists Push for Health Industry Divestment from Fossil Fuels
February 11, 2015
A report produced by climate activist groups calls for companies in the health industry to end their financial association, on moral grounds, with businesses that engage in the use of fossil fuels.
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OECD Seeks Development Finance Through Tax Governance
February 11, 2015
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") will present to the G20 group of countries a project seeking a clampdown on multinational corporation tax avoidance in order to fund the UN's post-2015 "Sustainable Development Goals" framework.
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NGOs Call on EU to Open Door to Foreign Lawsuits
February 11, 2015
A group of nongovernmental organizations has called on the EU to expand access to would-be foreign plaintiffs in European courts for alleged business violations of their rights and to impose mandatory due diligence requirements on European companies regarding their human-rights impacts.
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