Tag: human rights
Japan to include human rights reference in its corporate governance code
Reports in the Japanese press indicate “respect for human rights” will be linked with inspecting supply chains for abuses in the revised code.
Can business leaders be more effective human rights advocates?
Businesses are increasingly expected to engage with societal issues. Boards will need new skills to meet the challenge.
Corporate support builds for mandatory human rights due diligence
Companies including Adidas, Nestlé and Ericsson have pledged their backing for “new binding standards which benefit all”.
Is human rights risk monitoring a weak link in your supply chain?
Current risk monitoring systems may not protect workers or provide an accurate assessment of risks. Here are the questions companies should ask themselves.
‘Chairman contagion’ highlighted as growing reputational risk
Negative fallout from one organisation can seep into another via “chairman contagion”, according to a report on reputational risk.
Investors call for mandatory human rights due diligence
Some of world’s biggest asset managers, including Aviva, Federated Hermes and Robeco, have signed up to the Investor Alliance for Human Rights.
Businesses ‘must consider human rights’ amid pandemic response
Campaign groups have warned that due diligence on human rights should remain central to organisations’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Key trends in corporate governance for 2020
Five leading voices in corporate governance explain their priorities—and predictions—for the year ahead.
Norges Bank excludes G4S from portfolio over human rights concerns
An investigation by the bank, which invests Norway’s oil revenues, revealed G4S had “behaved in a manner which is at the limit of, or outside, accepted norms” with regard to its treatment of migrant workers in Qatar and UAE.
UN treaty renews focus on the role of business in human rights
While climate change has dominated the agenda in recent years, a new UN treaty means human rights will require similar attention in the boardroom.