Ethical Insights: The UK Modern Slavery Act
Ethical insights: The UK Modern Slavery Act Our discussion event series comes to Manchester, where we will be asking: How are companies responding to the UK Modern Slavery Act? How can active citizens...
View ArticleModern Slavery Act: is your business ready?
The course covers: Understanding definitions & how they relate to the law: modern slavery, forced labour, trafficking, exploitation Making a Modern Slavery Statement – legal requirements & how...
View ArticleAngola: Rafael Marques saisit la justice d'une plainte pour obtenir...
"Le journaliste Rafael Marques réclame la démission d'Isabel dos Santos de la tête de la Sonangol", 27 juin 2016 En Angola, le journaliste et activiste Rafael Marques (photo) a déposé une plainte...
View ArticleGreen businesses react to Brexit & consider what it will mean for the energy...
"The green business reaction: Could Brexit 'erode' environmental policies?," 24 Jun 2016 …[T]he UK will attempt [to] battle climate change outside of the European Union (EU). With the Government free...
View ArticleUSA: Democratic party platform committee calls for fossil fuel investigations...
"DNC Platform Calls for Justice Dept. to Investigate Fossil Fuel Companies", 26 Jun 2016 The committee drafting a platform for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party unanimously called on Friday for...
View ArticleGermany: Berlin city house of representatives votes to divest from fossil...
"Berlin’s Parliament Has Voted To Divest From Fossil Fuels", [T]he Berlin parliament voted to blacklist investment into companies that are incompatible with the city’s stated goal of going “climate...
View ArticleSo. Africa: High Court rejects gold mining companies’ appeal in silicosis...
“Gold mining companies refused leave to appeal silicosis judgment”, 24 Jun 2016 The High Court in Johannesburg on Friday refused gold mining companies leave to appeal its landmark silicosis judgment,...
View ArticleInequality, business and human rights: The new frontier?
It has been an eventful five years since the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) in 2011. We have seen an increasing number of states developing National Action Plans and businesses adopting...
View ArticleCommentary: Post-Brexit, BSR says companies must aspire for open societies...
"Brexit, 2016 Politics, and Lessons for Sustainable Business Leadership," 24 Jun 2016 The people of Britain have narrowly but loudly spoken to halt integration…Elsewhere in Europe…anxiety about...
View ArticleNetherlands: Report calls on municipalities to improve sustainability of...
Greenpeace launched a campaign that points out that Dutch municipalities have a responsibility when it comes to the sustainability of their local electricity purchases. SOMO was commissioned by...
View ArticleAttorneys say companies will need to remain focused on EU privacy laws...
"Companies Should Focus on EU Privacy Regime Post-Brexit," 24 Jun 2016 Companies that process or send data to European Union nations and the U.K. need to remain focused on upcoming changes to EU data...
View ArticleNetherlands: Report calls on govt. & recruitment agencies to act on...
Polish migrant workers in the Netherlands still face long working days, unpaid overtime, sexual intimidation and threats, despite a series of measures taken by the Dutch government in 2011 to improve...
View ArticleEqual Rights Trust calls for UK action to strengthen and safeguard right to...
Following the referendum vote in the United Kingdom (UK) in favour of leaving the European Union (EU)…the Equal Rights Trust urges the UK government to take urgent and effective measures to tackle...
View Article"Corporate accountability: Draft resolution at UN Human Rights Council falls...
The UN Human Rights Council risks falling behind the curve on business and human rights...The work of human rights defenders is central to accountability for business-related human rights abuses. They...
View ArticleVietnam: Civil society groups urge development partners to attach rights...
“Vietnam Loans Must be Tied to Improvements in Human Rights: Civil Society Groups”, 22 June 2016 Development assistance provided to Vietnam by foreign governments and banks helps to support security...
View ArticleAfrique du Sud : Un juge autorise l’action de groupe de mineurs atteints de...
« Les mineurs sud-africains atteints de silicose lancent une « class action » géante pour obtenir justice », 22 juin 2016 En Afrique du Sud, des milliers de mineurs ou de familles de mineurs atteints...
View Article"Responsible Business in Occupied Territories" - with case studies on Iraq,...
"Responsible Business in Occupied Territories", 21 June 2016 For more than a decade, there has been growing recognition that companies must respect human rights. That perspective was institutionalized...
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