Weekly Update - 15 June 2016

• timelines illustrate advances & set-backs since 2011 for state duty to protect, corporate responsibility to respect, access to remedy
• reflections on key advances & challenges for next 5 years from civil society & business
• see also: On 40th anniversary of OECD Guidelines for Multinatl. Enterprises, trade unions & NGOs call on OECD & govts. to step up implementation

• highlights means of holding financial institutions to account for human rights abuse
• updates on exisiting case profiles & new case profiles on: Gun industry lawsuit (re Sandy Hook shooting in USA); Lawsuit against Lahmeyer (re dam construction in northern Sudan); Philip Morris intl. arbitration (re Australian plain packaging law)
• also available in French, German, Russian & Spanish

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

Collectif Ethique sur l'Etiquette

• claims workers in supply chains not paid a living wage
• we invited adidas, Nike & Puma to respond – responses provided

• designed to help companies "prevent and manage labour rights risks" through engagement, negotiation and collaboration

CNN

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Global Compact Network UK

just-style

European Parliament; EurActiv.fr; FarmLandS

• includes Agro EcoEnergy's response to allegations of land-grabbing in Tanzania

Global Rights

Mmegionline; Daily News

Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, Friends of the Earth-US, Rainforest Action Network, Oxfam America & ActionAid USA

• companies yet to take action include AAK, ADM, Bunge, IOI, Wilmar

FIAN Intl. 

Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense

Amnesty Intl., CORE Coalition, ShareAction, Traidcraft & others

• companies approached: Fortnam & Masons, Sainsbury, Tata Tea, Taylors of Harrogate, Tesco, Twinnings, Typhoo, Unilever

Guardian (UK)

Jakarta Globe

Lawyers Weekly

Ethical Trading Initiative

Guardian (UK); Leigh Day

Amnesty Intl., Global Witness & others

Middle East Eye

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights

• we invited Titan Cement Egypt to respond - response provided

AFP

• immigration detention, business & human rights (16 Jun, Geneva)
• UN Guiding Principles 5-year anniversary event (16 Jun, Washington DC)
• enabling environments for at-risk human rights defenders (17 Jun, London)
• business & human rights summer course (20 Jun - 2 Jul, New Delhi)
• ethical consumerism & human rights (21 Jun, London)
• "Business & Human Rights in Transition from Conflict to Peace" (21 Jun, Oxford)
• sustainability for smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia (23-24 Jun, Jakarta)

• Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Chief Safety Officer)
• Enact Sustainable Strategies (Junior Human Rights Consultant)
• Fair Labor Association (2 posts: Field Assessor; Workplace Accountability Associate)
• Ford Foundation (Civic Engagement & Govt. Program Officer)
• Utrecht University (Postdoctoral, Corporate Rule of Law Responsibility)