Human rights guidelines for businesses

Source	Ethical Performance
Release date	13/11/2002
Contributor	bulanmir

human rights guidelines for businesses

United Nations human rights guidelines for businesses should be ready for publication by next summer, according to the November issue of Ethical Performance. EP says work on drafting the guidelines has been making 'significant progress', and that the five-strong UN Commission on Human Rights working group responsible for drawing them up is confident the final document will be ready by August 2003. The latest draft of the guidelines, Responsibilities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises with regard to human rights, includes a new section suggesting that companies should pay 'reparations' to anyone 'adversely affected' by their failure to comply with the guidelines.

Also in the new issue of Ethical Performance, the monthly independent business newsletter for corporate social responsibility practitioners:

UK charities could be forced to disclose their stance on socially responsible investment;
Canada considers plans to brand the country a leader in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR);
ISO standard on CSR moves a step closer;
Anglo American to speak up on human rights;
The European Commission unveils CSR forum

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