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CIGI Considers Global Governance of BHR in Finance Sector
December 24, 2014
A Centre for International Governance Innovation ("CIGI") report discusses how to improve the international Equator Principles for project finance, and other principles related to business and human rights ("BHR"), to better pressure financial institutions to advance the international BHR and environmental agenda.
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U.S. Holds Public Consultation on Adoption of NAP
December 24, 2014
The U.S. Government has held the first public consultation on its adoption of a national action plan ("NAP") on the UN's business and human rights agenda at the New York University Stern School of Business.
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Activist Pushes for Coercive BHR System
December 24, 2014
Business and human rights ("BHR") activist Joanne Bauer argues that the doctrine of corporate social responsibility, in which businesses judge for themselves their level of compliance with human rights and environmental principles, is insufficient in coercing businesses to abide by the international BHR agenda.
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Ruggie Highlights "Hard Law" Use of BHR Principles
December 17, 2014
Warning of the challenges involved in producing a binding treaty on business and human rights ("BHR"), developer of the UN Guiding Principles on BHR John Ruggie has outlined the ways in which countries are translating these Principles into policy and legal professionals are advising on their implementation.
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UN Releases "Toolkit" on Human Rights and Finance
December 17, 2014
The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative has published guidance pressuring institutions in the finance sector to abide by the UN's business and human rights agenda in their transactions.
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