GBI submissions to the new UN Working Group on business and human rights. GLOBAL BUSINESS INITIATIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS INTERVENTION – 20 JAN 2012
Read full storyUK & Colombia state commitment to “implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,” within joint declaration on human rights. More
Read full storyOver 130 participants attend Business and Human Rights Roundtable for ASEAN Business Leaders – for more click here for PRESS RELEASE Business and Human Rights Roundtable, Kuala Lumpur 10 Nov 2011, or here for the ASEAN Newsletter. ...
Read full story“Business, the environment and human rights: the State of Play in China” – an event organised by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, with an introduction by former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson. More
Read full storyEuropean Commission issues 2011-14 strategy for corporate social responsibility. More
Read full storyVoluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights – participants adopt new governance rules and announce pilot project to explore ways of verifying that companies live up to their commitments. More.
Read full storyUN Human Rights Council releases shortlist of nominations for new UN Working Group on business & human rights. More.
Read full storyIn an unprecedented step, the United Nations Human Rights Council has endorsed a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights – (Ruggie-Guiding-Principles-Endorsed). GBI member companies letters in support to the mandate include...
Read full storyThis GBI Business Roundtable entitled Human Rights and Business Practices: Understanding Responsibilities brought together experiences of 150 individuals – over 120 business representatives (with almost 60 domestic Brazilian companies represented),...
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