Open-access registry for the Modern Slavery Act critical & urgent, say key stakeholders
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires commercial organisations operating in the UK with an annual turnover above £36m to produce a statement setting out the steps they are taking to address and prevent the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. A number of key stakeholders that were influential in securing the...
UK publishes updated Business and Human Rights Action Plan
The UK’s updated BHR action plan was published on 12 May, following a written ministerial statement in Parliament. Visible, high-level political endorsement sends a powerful signal to business so it’s a pity that there’s no Ministerial Foreword included in the update, but despite this the plan clearly reasserts the UNGPs and the government’s expectation that...
CORE Response to The Non-Financial Reporting Directive consultation
A response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills consultation on the Non-Financial Reporting Directive: A call for views on effective reporting alongside proposals to implement EU requirements. Download the report >>
April 19th, 2016
April 19th, 2016
| by Corporate Justice Coalition
NGOs welcome adoption of new Council of Europe Recommendation on Human Rights and Business
On 3 March, after a two year negotiation process, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a set of Recommendations to its member States on Business and Human Rights. The European Coalition for Corporate Justice, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) participated in...
NGOs publish new guidance for companies on reporting under the Modern Slavery Act
In autumn, following our successful campaign for the introduction of the Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC) clause into the Modern Slavery Act 2015, we participated in discussions designed to inform the content of the accompanying Home Office statutory guidance for commercial organisations required to report under the new law. While the Home Office guidance gives...
Key materials on the working group meeting for a new international treaty on business and human rights
Following a vote in favour of a resolution tabled by Ecuador and South Africa in the UN Human Rights Council last June, work has now started towards developing a new international treaty on business and human rights. Below are links to key documents and online updates from Geneva. All official documentation is available at http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/WGTransCorp/Pages/Session1.aspx...
Updating the UK Business and Human Rights Action Plan: CORE’s Recommendations
On 4th September 2013 the UK became the first country to release a Business and Human Rights Action Plan, building on its commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs). CORE gave the Plan a cautious welcome and urged the government to ensure that it leads to concrete steps to address corporate human rights abuse. The...
Members of the European Parliament make history by voting in favour law on conflict minerals
Following a campaign spearheaded by Global Witness and Amnesty International, members of the European Parliament have made history by voting in favour of a strong and binding law to tackle the deadly trade in conflict minerals. Despite concerted efforts by big business to weaken the legislation, MEPs have approved a groundbreaking proposal to require that...
UK government commissions survey of access to remedy
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has been asked by the UK Foreign Office, the Department for Business and the Ministry of Justice to undertake a quick survey of the UK’s current provision of access to remedy for victims of human rights abuses involving business enterprises. BIICL would be very grateful for any...
