Update
CORE and ICJ to intervene in UK Supreme Court case
CORE and the ICJ have been granted permission to intervene in an appeal before the United Kingdom Supreme Court (Vedanta Resources PLC and another v. Lungowe and others).
News & Analysis
Update
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights: rhetoric or responsibility?
CORE Policy and Communications Officer, Louise Eldridge, attended the 2018 UN Forum for Business and Human Rights in Geneva. Here are some impressions from a Forum ‘newbie’.
Comment
Hope for reform, and remedy? External reviewers visit the UK NCP
Last week, CORE Coalition along with our partner organisations Amnesty International UK and RAID were interviewed as part of the peer review of the UK’s National Contact Point (NCP).
Comment
Reforming corporate “purpose”: is it enough?
The protection of human rights and the environment from corporate abuse is a serious challenge in the 21st century. But will redefining the “purpose” of corporations ensure that their actions align with the interest of people and planet?
Press releases
Letter to the Financial Times: A golden opportunity to end corporate impunity
CORE, Corruption Watch and Transparency International UK’s letter, published in the FT, argues that it is virtually impossible in the UK under its present laws to prosecute large companies for economic crime and human rights abuses. We stress that the UK’s laws on corporate liability urgently need reform, in order to bring an end to...
Press releases
Letter to the Guardian: Pay Ratios on their Own Not Enough
CORE, the TUC, ShareAction, the High Pay Centre, the Equality Trust and CAFOD have written to the Guardian, penning that while the publication of pay ratios will make it easier to hold directors to account for excessive pay inequalities, fundamental reforms to the UK corporate governance are needed. Transparency will not lead to more equal...
Press releases
UK Court of Appeal Rules Royal Dutch Shell Not Liable for Nigeria Oil Spills
40,000 villagers from the Niger Delta are now set to take their oil pollution case to the UK Supreme Court in a long-running legal battle. Read the full press release >>
Press releases
Letter to the Guardian: Carillion's Collapse Must Lead to Corporate Governance Reforms
In the wake of the Carillion collapse, CORE wrote to the Guardian calling for wholesale corporate governance reforms. Read the letter »
Press releases
Call for an EU collective redress mechanism to protect all fundamental rights, not only for consumers
CORE has signed a joint statement calling for an EU wide collective redress mechanism for victims of corporate harm. The statement is also signed by ECCJ, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Health and Environment Advocates, European Environmental Bureau, Birdlife, ClientEath and the International Federation for Human Rights. Read the Joint Statement »