News on #BizHumanRights issues mostly in a #sustainablefinance perspective.
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February 27
SCOTUS agreed not only with @EarthRightsIntl, but with each other (7-1)– that @WorldBank and @IFC_org are NOT above the law! How often does that happen? And how often do poor villagers face off against a bank, and win? Today, they did. https://t.co/J69U2jtKZ5
— Katie Redford (@KatieRedford86) February 27, 2019
A recent @Oxfam – ShareAction report highlights that with no legal requirements and stipulations, companies are hiring a large number of #contractworkers and paying them significantly lower wages | @NirnitaT#ResponsibleBiz #bizhumanrights
READ: https://t.co/OeAgNlQPv6
— IRBF (@BizResponsible) February 27, 2019
February 21
#HumanRights among the most important topics addressed by #shareholder resolutions filed by ICCR members in 2019@PalomaMQuick @FinComSlavery@ProfSuryaDeva @TaraVanHo@HumanRightsIC @mlle_langlois @AMLBrook @meggio_m @andytuit#BizHumanRights #sri #esg #sustainablefinance pic.twitter.com/EIWxOahBZA
— Sri Event (@SriEvent) February 21, 2019
February 18
@NLatUN is proud to join @LiechtensteinUN and @AustraliaUN as government partner in the @FinComSlavery. Public-private cooperation in concrete initiatives like this is key to combat #humantrafficking and #modernslavery and have impact on the ground. https://t.co/zBom9on64I
— Netherlands at UN (@NLatUN) February 18, 2019
February 15
There are signs that the call for human rights due diligence regulations is growing stronger across Europe #FinnishEUPresidency urged to toughen up human rights rules on business https://t.co/giMTbFF2xw @InvestForRights
— ICCR (@ICCRonline) February 15, 2019
February 14
The 2019 RDR Corporate Accountability Index will be launched in May.
In 2019 and 2020 we will upgrade, expand, and further strengthen the RDR Index to ensure tech companies are held accountable as the online threats to #HumanRights evolve.
Read more: https://t.co/qzNj2az4Ep
— Ranking Digital Rights (@rankingrights) February 14, 2019
February 13
"Shell in Dutch court over alleged complicity in deaths of Ogoni activists in Nigeria."| "After #Brumadinho, Vale should be de-listed from the UN Global Compact, say civil society groups." | This and more in the @BHRRC weekly update #bizhumanrights https://t.co/tX6uj3NuTX pic.twitter.com/QpgVO9fXUZ
— Open for Justice (@open4justice) February 13, 2019
February 5
Was great to join such an engaged group of speakers at the @InvestForRights webinar to talk about why EU based investors should carry out #duedilligence to protect people and planet #SustainableFinance https://t.co/dRkzGr7FdL
— Rachel Owens (@rachelowens) February 5, 2019
Interdisciplinary workshop on #finance and #socialjustice with @ysi_commons @oxfamgb @ShareActionUK on 21-22 March @UofGLaw. Exploring issues of #SustainableFinance #HumanRights. Masters, PhDs and early career researchers welcome. Apply by 18 February: https://t.co/TrSxwrWG6h. pic.twitter.com/ASfusYxHXT
— Javier Solana (@JavierSolana8) February 5, 2019
February 4
If you are involved in #bizhumanrights, #corpaccountability or #CSR then read this. Its about one man’s struggle for justice in #Tanzania and the lengths a multinational mining company will go to deny it. https://t.co/8P6hsIgqJ8 pic.twitter.com/tFMaqiBH5X
— Anneke VanWoudenberg (@woudena) February 4, 2019
Ne manquez pas notre conférence #bizhumanrights à Paris le 22 février en partenariat avec @EntpourlesDH. Détails et inscription ici : https://t.co/GpGmBSdKfE pic.twitter.com/U1sdM9qSpF
— Vigeo Eiris (@VigeoEiris) February 4, 2019
"Consumers, investors, and #labourrights groups will start knocking on doors of global apparel brands asking what they are doing to make sure they are not sourcing from unsafe factories – and there won’t be easy answers."#bizhumanrights #responsiblebizhttps://t.co/evqrUCAzgh
— IRBF (@BizResponsible) February 4, 2019
