RSS Feed for the Institute for Human Rights and Business http://www.ihrb.org Fri, 18 May 2012 21:28:54 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ihrb.org/images/M_images/ihrb-rss.png http://www.ihrb.org RSS Feed for the Institute for Human Rights and Business http://www.ihrb.org/news/2012/conference-business-and-human-rights-principles-to-practice.html This week European officials, businesses and other stakeholders are meeting in Copenhagen for a conference entitled "Business and Human Rights - Principles to Practice" under the auspices of the Danish Government, which is currently serving as the Presidency of the European Union. Designed to initiate national implementation plans in all 27 EU countries for the UN Guiding Principles, the conference is being co-facilitated by the Institute of Business and Human Rights. http://www.ihrb.org/upcoming/events/roundtable-on-frameworks-for-change-the-tourism-industry-and-human-rights.html The Institute for Human Rights and Business and Tourism Concern are convening a multi-stakeholder roundtable to explore the challenges and human rights responsibilities faced by the Tourism Industry. The event will explore what corporate human rights due diligence means for the tourism industry, building on Tourism Concern’s new briefing – Why the tourism industry needs to take a human rights approach: The business case. http://www.ihrb.org/publications/e-newsletters/enews-update-spring-2012.html In April 2012, the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) marks its third anniversary. This edition of our enews update provides an overview of our most recent activities. http://www.ihrb.org/upcoming/events/join-ihrb-in-copenhagen-on-may-2012.html To coincide with the Danish Government's Presidency of the European Union Expert Conference (7-8 May 2012), IHRB is pleased to invite you to a discussion focused on how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights should inform company relationships with other businesses as well as with states and public entities. http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/project-team.html The Project Team http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/un-guiding-principles.html In June 2011, in an unprecedented step, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed a set of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The Guiding Principles establish an authoritative global standard on the respective roles of businesses and governments in helping ensure that companies respect human rights in their own operations and through their business relationships. http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/index.html The European Commission identified the development of guidance on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as one of its priority actions in its recent communication on corporate social responsibility. The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and Shift (the Project Team) were selected to carry out the project over the course of 2012. http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/project-team-sector-advisory-groups.html Multi-stakeholder Sector Advisory Groups have been established by the Project Team with representatives from business, trade unions, NGOs, and other recognised experts in each sector. http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/ec-expert-advisory-committee.html In its 2011 Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility, the Commission identified as priority actions the development of the sector guidance project and, in parallel, a separate project focusing on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles by small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). http://www.ihrb.org/news/2012/open-letter-from-mary-robinson-and-john-ruggie-to-eu-foreign-ministers-and-eu-high-representative.html On behalf of the Institute for Human Rights and Business, we are writing to urge you and your fellow European Foreign Ministers to make clear that respect for international human rights standards is integral to future trade with and investment in Myanmar.