Global: Red DESC invita a responder a encuesta sobre la captura corporativa
“La Red-DESC lanza una encuesta de investigación sobre la captura corporativa” El proyecto de Captura Corporativa del Grupo de Trabajo de Derechos Humanos y Empresas de la Red-DESC presentó una...
View ArticlePostgrado Iberoamericano en Gobernabilidad, Derechos Humanos y Cultura de...
La IV edición del Curso de Especialista en Gobernabilidad, Derechos Humanos y Cultura de Paz, surge con el objetivo de constituirse en un espacio de formación y punto de encuentro de estudiantes,...
View Article“21 Simposio Internacional: Empresa y Gestión Sostenible”
Este 28 y 29 de septiembre, el evento reunirá a empresas líderes, organizaciones internacionales, academia y expertos en Desarrollo Sostenible durante dos días completos para compartir ideas...
View Article“En terreno peligroso”
…En 2015 más de tres personas a la semana murieron asesinadas por defender su tierra, sus bosques y sus ríos frente a industrias destructivas. En el informe En terreno peligroso, se documentan 185...
View Article“Al menos 185 activistas murieron en 2015, el 66% de las víctimas son...
…2015 ha sido el año con más ecologistas asesinados en lo que va de siglo, con 185 muertes, 69 más que en 2014, según un informe publicado este lunes por la ONG Global Witness. Latinoamérica ha vuelto...
View ArticleAmérica Latina: Informe de Global Witness señala que en 2015 fueron...
En 2015 más de tres personas a la semana murieron asesinadas por defender su tierra, sus bosques y sus ríos frente a industrias destructivas. En el informe En terreno peligroso, se documentan 185...
View Article"Inside the ICAR Studio" Speaker Series
The “Inside the ICAR Studio” Speaker Series is an initiative to empower the next generation of advocates, lawyers and campaigners with access to innovators and path-pavers from the human rights, labor...
View ArticleModern Slavery and Forced Labor Forum
This one-day conference will provide a focused and candid discussion on how business can tackle modern day slavery, forced labor and human trafficking. The purpose of this conference is to provide...
View ArticleOxfam urges HKEx to improve disclosure standards
Oxfam published its ‘Survey on the Hang Seng Index (HSI) Constituents’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)’...which reviews the 50 Hang Seng Index constituents’ ESG policies, practices and...
View Article乐施会呼籲港交所提高披露指引标准
乐施会...发表「恒指成份股公司『环境、社会及管治』调查」， 检视香港50家恒生指数成份股公司在环境、社会及企业管治 (Environmental, Social and Governance，简称ESG )方面，履行社会责任的表现。结果发现近三分一恒生指数成份股缺乏有效的企业社会责任政策和措施，尤其在环境和僱佣权益方面表现落后。...
View ArticleUN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework database now includes 10 ICT companies
The 10 largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies in the world by the FT500 are now in the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Database. The companies include Apple, AT&T, China...
View ArticleSwedwatch analyses EU outline deal on conflict minerals re impacts in Dem....
"EU Deal: Far from Reality," 20 Jun 2016 In a new report, Swedwatch presents the practical implications of existing regulations on conflict minerals and concludes that EU negotiations have failed to...
View ArticleIntl. Institute for Environment & Development finds small-scale project...
"Clean energy for poorest starved of investment: researchers," 17 Jun 2016 Only a tiny fraction of climate change funding is going into small-scale solar, biogas and other off-grid systems that may be...
View ArticleFairphone now ensures its supply chain free of all 4 conflict minerals
"Fairphone Achieves Traceable Supply for All Four Conflict Minerals; Your Move, Industry" 20 June 2016 Fairphone has successfully managed to transparently source all four of the conflict minerals (tin,...
View ArticleWeekly Update - 22 June: KnowTheChain ranks 20 ICT firms on steps to address...
Our run down of this week's top stories and breaking news about business & human rights. Includes company responses (including from adidas, Agro EcoEnergy, Ecopetrol, Nike, Puma, and Titan Cement...
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