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Weekly Update - 18 May 2016
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Responsible renewable energy: How 35 wind & hydropower companies’ approach human rights & community engagement
compiled by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- findings include: basic human rights policies in place, but most do not refer to intl. human rights standards
- 2/3 of companies have some commitment to consult with local communities; only 3 out of 35 refer to respecting indigenous peoples’ right to free, prior & informed consent
- responses by 14 companies: Acciona, Enel Green Power, Engie, EPM, Ethiopian Electric Power, Furnas, Isagen, Lake Turkana Wind Power, Renovalia Energia, Sarawak Energy, Siemens Wind Power, Statkraft, Vattenfall, Vestas
- blog: Are renewable energy companies ready to respect human rights?
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Help us enhance our Company Response Mechanism
- we are inviting feedback on key questions by 7 Jun
- recent article emphasises value to victims, challenges us to enhance mechanism
- academic analysis looks at response database, highlights trends
Job vacancy: China Researcher & Representative
- based in Beijing; deadline 23 May
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Russia: Evenki indigenous community leader sentenced to 4 years in jail for opposing UK-based Petropavlovsk gold mining firm
Amnesty Intl.; Intl. Work Group for Indigenous Affairs; Russian Reader
- in 2015 we invited Petropavlovsk to respond to community concerns - it did not
- last month we invited firm's shareholders to respond - responses from Prudential and UBS Switzerland; Cape View Capital, D.E. Shaw & Co., Sothic Capital Management did not respond
UK Govt. publishes updated Natl. Action Plan on business & human rights
CORE Coalition; UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
"EU Roadmap to Business & Human Rights" conference: Video & conclusions of conference referring to human rights due diligence & access to remedy
Dutch EU Presidency, European Coalition for Corporate Justice, European Network of Natl. Human Rights Institutions and MVO Platform; SOMO
- emphasises need for access to remedy, justice for victims of business-related abuse
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Company responses
Non-responses
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Forthcoming events:
- ILO course: multinatl. enterprises, development & decent work (23-27 May, Turin)
- discussion: "Worker wellbeing - a right or a privilege?" (24 May, London)
- Turkish law, intl. standards, business & human rights (26 May, Istanbul)
- webinar on implications for Asia of UK Modern Slavery Act (26 May, online)
- challenges in embedding human rights across business (30 May, online)
Details of these and other events further in the future can be found here. Please send relevant event information to Alex Janczenia: janczenia@business-humanrights.org
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Vacancies at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
- China Researcher & Representative, based in Beijing, China (due 23 May)
- IT & Digital Security Volunteer (rolling application)
Other current vacancies:
Further details and other recently posted jobs available here. Please send job announcements to Alex Janczenia: janczenia@business-humanrights.org
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DISCLAIMER:
We take no position on views by commentators, organizations & companies in the materials in this email: http://business-humanrights.org/en/about-us/disclaimer
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