Business & Human Rights

NGO Pushes "Country by Country" Financial Reporting

January 28, 2015

Amid calls for an investigation of alleged Luxembourg tax breaks for the company Amazon, the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") Transparency International argues that such an investigation could have been avoided if the EU had adopted a "country by country" financial reporting requirement for companies.
Professor Seeks Global Corporate Regulation Framework

January 28, 2015

Spanish Professor Juan Hernandez Zubizarreta has published a paper calling for an "International Peoples Treaty" that legally prohibits companies from engaging in violations of the international business and human rights agenda and creates a global corporate regulator and court.
NGO: Countries Must Open Door to BHR Lawsuits

January 28, 2015

An article from the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") Business and Human Rights Resource Centre calls for countries that are home to large numbers of transnational corporations to provide for judicial remedies for alleged violations of business and human rights ("BHR") standards that occur in foreign countries.
Transnational Company Signs "Global Union Agreement"

January 28, 2015

The French oil and gas company Total has signed an agreement with the international union IndustriALL guaranteeing the respect of trade union rights across its operations and in its supply chain as it seeks to abide by international principles on business and human rights.
Groups Release Draft BHR Reporting Framework

January 21, 2015

The nongovernmental organization Shift and the consulting group Mazars have published a draft "reporting framework" to press businesses around the world to report on their progress in implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").