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Commentary: Corporations increasingly under pressure to take a stand on social issues
Author: Tom McCarthy, The Guardian
"Woke business: have big brands found a conscience or a marketing ploy?" 16 Sept 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms
- Related companies: adidas Burger King Delta Air Lines Facebook Heineken Levi Strauss Nike Patagonia PepsiCo
Myanmar: UN Fact-Finding Mission warns business against engaging with military
Report says actions of military, in particular in the context of “clearance operations” in northern Rakhine, have so seriously violated international law that any engagement in any form with the military and its businesses is indefensible until and...
BSR launches human rights-based blueprint for responsible business practice with regard to artificial intelligence
BSR has published three papers describing a human rights-based blueprint for responsible business practice with regard to AI within and beyond the technology sector. These papers explore the importance of a rights-based approach for governing and...
New guidance for companies encourages action to support civic freedoms & human rights defenders & explores opportunities for engagement
Author: Bennett Freeman with Sif Thorgeirsson, Adele Barzelay & Brooks Reed
"Shared space under pressure: Business support for civic freedoms and human rights defenders," 29 August 2018 ...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms Latest news on human rights defenders Positive company initiatives Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
- Related companies: "S Group" adidas ADM (see Archer Daniels Midland) Alphabet Anglo American Apple Archer Daniels Midland Asia Pulp & Paper (part of Sinar Mas) Associated British Foods Barrick Gold Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) Bunge Cargill Cartier (part of Richemont) Chevron Chobani Cisco Systems Coca-Cola DLA Piper Eileen Fisher ExxonMobil Facebook FIFA General Electric Golden Agri-Resources Google (part of Alphabet) Grupo Hame IOI Group Johnson & Johnson Lyft McKinsey Microsoft Natural Fruit Nestlé Newmont Nike Oath Inc (formerly Yahoo! & AOL (part of Verizon)) PepsiCo Primark (part of Associated British Foods) Reforestación de Palma del Petén (Repsa) (part of Grupo Hame) Richemont Salesforce.com Shell Siemens Sinar Mas Group Starbucks Stonyfield Farm Telenor Tiffany Uber Unilever Vedanta Resources Verizon Volaris Websense Wilmar International
Australia: Report reviews ASX100 companies' commitments and disclosures on gender pay equity
A report by Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and CAER analyses the disclosures of the top 100 ASX companies on questions related to gender pay equity. The report considers best practice examples and areas of weakness....
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights shares Guidance on Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Related to Immigration Detention and Family Separation
Author: The Investor Alliance for Human Rights
According to the United Nation's (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the practice of separating children at the border constitutes “arbitrary and unlawful interference in family life, and is a serious violation of the rights of the...
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights shares Guidance on Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Related to Immigration Detention and Family Separation
Author: The Investor Alliance for Human Rights
According to the United Nation's (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the practice of separating children at the border constitutes “arbitrary and unlawful interference in family life, and is a serious violation of the rights of the...
President Obama's speech for Mandela's centenary highlights links of geopolitical context to business & human rights
President Obama draws from Mandela’s life and work in speech that urges, among others, to “fight harder to reduce inequality and promote lasting economic opportunity for all”...
Commentary: Govt. strategies on AI fail to adequately address human rights risks
Author: Emre Eren Korkmaz, OpenGlobalRights
"Without binding rules, AI guidelines are just wishful thinking", 27 June 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Technology and Human Rights Technology and Human Rights: Artificial Intelligence