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Group of people demonstrating in support of gun safety in the United States

Businesses can play a significant role in helping keep communities in the United States safe from gun violence – here’s how

06/02/20 | 6/2/2020 – Igor Volsky, Co-founder and Director, Guns Down America

Business Must Act Coalition believes that during a period of US government inaction, businesses have an opportunity - and a moral obligation - to lead the nation on gun reform

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Where is the European Commission going on due diligence and access to remedy in 2020?

03/02/20 | 03/02/20 - Chris Patz & Claudia Saller, European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)

ECCJ's Chris Patz and Claudia Saller look back on what three (now) EU Commissioners had to say on mandatory due diligence and remedy

Here's how stakeholders can engage effectively to build a new corporate model

03/02/20 | 3/2/20 - Delilah Rothenberg, Founder and Executive Director, Predistribution Initiative

Stakeholder capitalism will require investors and civil society working together, writes the Predistribution Initiative's Delilah Rothenberg

Worried about US inequality? Ban stock buybacks to end the looting of corporations

28/01/20 | 28/1/20 - William Lazonick, Open Society Fellow

Companies ought to invest in their workforce to tackle economic inequality, writes William Lazonick

Investors representing $5 trillion sign KnowTheChain statement on forced labour – others should follow suit

24/01/20 | 24/01/2020 - KnowTheChain

135 investors back statement on the need to pressure companies to address the risks to millions of workers in supply chains

Real stakeholder governance requires a counter-weight to the power of wealth

22/01/20 | 22/1/20 - Nathan Schneider, Open Society Fellow, Assistant Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder

Stakeholder democracy should be the norm for corporations, writes OSF's Nathan Schneider

Companies can support LGBTI equality by backing the UN Standards of Conduct for Business

20/01/20 | 20/1/20 - Daniel T. Bross, Executive Director, Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality

Despite progress, discrimination persists. Businesses can help tip the scales, write Daniel T. Bross

Interview with Jonathan Mesulam, Papua New Guinea (PNG).

19/01/20

Jonathan Mesulam, PNG, a spokesman for the Alliance of Solwara Warriors, led a successful campaign to stop the Canadian miner, Nautilus Minerals, from commencing exploratory (first in the world)...

Put human rights on the agenda of security discussions ahead of Dubai Expo 2020

16/01/20 | 17/1/20 - Diana Eltahawy, Gulf Programme Manager, BHRRC

Tech companies are turning a blind eye to how their products are being used by governments like the UAE, writes Diana Eltahawy

US pharma companies need price regulation amid focus on stock prices and executive pay

14/01/20 | 15/1/20 - William Lazonick, Open Society Fellow

Society should expect affordable medicines. The pharma sector needs to change, writes William Lazonick