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Activists Praise U.K. Extractive Transparency Law
December 03, 2014
The nongovernmental organization Publish What You Pay has praised the U.K.'s enactment of legislation requiring companies in the extractive industry to report all payments to governments, as it argues the measure will pressure developing countries to provide more money for economic and social rights.
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UN Agent Seeks Advancement of Binding BHR Treaty
December 03, 2014
In recent remarks, Member of the UN Working Group on business and human rights ("BHR") issues Dr. Puvan Selvanathan argued that only a legally binding, UN-administered treaty could demonstrate a global commitment to preventing and remedying alleged corporate human rights violations.
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NGO Releases "E-learning" Tool on BHR Agenda
December 03, 2014
The nongovernmental organization ("NGO") the Danish Institute for Human Rights has published an electronic learning tool targeting national human rights institutions around the world in advancing the UN's agenda on business and human rights ("BHR").
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UN Launches Initiative to Push Corporate Boards on Sustainability
November 26, 2014
The UN Global Compact has announced a new Global Compact Board Programme that will pressure members of corporate boards of directors around the world to accept and promote the UN's agenda on non-financial, "sustainability" issues in business operations.
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Canada Publishes CSR Strategy for Extractive Industry
November 26, 2014
The Canadian Government has released a strategy paper that seeks to pressure extractive companies operating in foreign countries to adopt internationally developed corporate social responsibility ("CSR") principles or face the withdrawal of some diplomatic assistance from Canadian foreign missions.
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