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Civil society letter to the Member States representatives in COHOM (Working Group on Human Rights of the Council of the EU).

Briefing

On the 20 April 2016 ECCJ, Amnesty International, CIDSE, FIDH and Friends of the Earth Europe sent a letter to the Member States representatives in COHOM (the permanent Working Group on Human Rights of the Council of the EU) emphasising the importance and urgency of a stronger political action on business and human rights. Download the...

April 28th, 2016

CORE Response to The Non-Financial Reporting Directive consultation

Update

Briefing

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

ESG EU investors

How to unlock the potential of the OECD guidelines

Partner resource

A “4 x 10” bullet-point plan highlighting four key features that give the OECD Guidelines the potential to help ensure businesses behave responsibly.

March 20th, 2016

Access to justice access to remedy National Contact Point

Letter to the Honduran Ambassador in the UK

Other

A letter to the Honduran Ambassador in the UK, condemining the murder of Berta Cáceres, the inspiring and internationally-renowned social activist who spent her life fighting for and defending indigenous peoples’ rights to their lands.

March 16th, 2016

Berta Cáceres dams Honduras

Beyond Compliance: Effective reporting under the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Briefing

This guidance is for organisations required to report under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It sets out our initial thinking on how companies can use the new provision to link reporting to the wider due diligence needed to eradicate human trafficking, forced labour and slavery from their supply chains.

March 7th, 2016 | by Corporate Justice Coalition

Company reporting modern slavery transparency

UK Modern Slavery Act: Register of slavery & human trafficking corporate statements released to date

Report

In this short report, CORE and the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre review 75 corporate statements on slavery and human trafficking that have been released to date to comply with the UK Modern Slavery Act. Download the report >>

March 7th, 2016

Obstacle Course

Partner resource

How the UK’s National Contact Point handles human rights complaints under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

February 20th, 2016 | by Amnesty International UK

Access to justice access to remedy National Contact Point

Letter to the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU on ESG risk management in the Shareholder Rights Directive

Other

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December 23rd, 2015

ESG EU; shareholders investors

Above the law? Time to hold irresponsible companies to account

Report

In this report, Traidcraft and CORE set out how gaps in the legal framework are allowing irresponsible companies to get away with actions in developing countries which would not be acceptable in the UK. It shows how some companies are turning a blind eye to forced evictions, unacceptable labour standards, pollution which damages both livelihoods and health, and even beatings and...

December 21st, 2015