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UNITAR Trains Leaders in Business and Human Rights Agenda
December 12, 2019
Recently, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research's ("UNITAR’s") Division for Multilateral Diplomacy delivered a two-day workshop entitled "Business and Human Rights," the purpose of which was to help the 60 participants from governments, business, civil society and other stakeholders "gain a thorough understanding of the Business and Human Rights agenda and provide leadership perspectives on the potential and challenges to implement the UN Guiding Principles as an essential means to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."
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UN Global Compact Report Urges Businesses to Address Health of People and Planet
December 12, 2019
Writing in GreenBiz Insights, Charlotte Erbsol and Vincent Gauthier explain how the United Nations Global Compact's report "Business Leadership Brief for Health Planet, Healthy People," highlights "three key insights that can help companies create effective and lasting solutions that address the health of people and planet."
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Milliken & Company Joins UN Global Compact
December 11, 2019
Milliken & Company has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative, a voluntary initiative for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices in accordance with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.
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UNCTAD Develops Guidance to Measure Business Contributions to SDGs
December 04, 2019
In cooperation with the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting ("ISAR"), the UN Conference on Trade and Development ("UNCTAD") has developed a guidance tool to measure the contribution of the private sector to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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GRI Issues Progress Report on UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
November 27, 2019
By analyzing 23 National Action Plans ("NAPs") produced by governments, the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") has reported on the progress countries have made toward meeting their obligations under the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, concluding that governments need to do more to help businesses understand, mitigate, and improve their human rights impacts.
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