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New Zealand: Privacy inquiry into supermarket use of facial recognition technology
The Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition technology in supermarkets has potential safety benefits, despite raising ...
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UN Treaty on business and human rights: Preventing corporate capture is about safeguarding people’s right to self-determination
Individual fights like ours matter, but so do uniform mandatory legislative standards at all levels. This is why we advocate ...
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Brazil: TikTok datacentre will allegedly use "vast amounts of water" in a region already affected by droughts; incl. companies' comments
...The choice of Caucaia is no accident. Several undersea cables carry data from the nearby capital of Ceará state, Fortaleza ...
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Indonesia: 46 companies linked to allegations of human rights and environmental abuses associated with 2nd largest palm oil producer; incl. cos. responses and non-responses
The United Nations singled out PT Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), the second-largest palm oil company in Indonesia, raising specific allegations of systemic human rights and environmental abuses linked to ...
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Phil Bloomer: Upcoming Executive Director transition and my future plans
After 12 great years working for the Resource Centre, it is time for me to leave the post of Executive Director, and help the transition to the next ED. I feel this is the right time for me to move ...
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EU: OHCHR publishes commentary on Omnibus proposal & warns that the proposal risks backsliding on CSDDD
The European Union (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) entered into force in July 2024... The directive has been welcomed by a wide spectrum of business enterprises, ...
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Big Tech companies face allegations of war crimes complicity amid Israel’s war in Gaza
Palestinians look for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, on October 12 2023. Since October 2023, the Resource Centre has been actively monitoring the role ...
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EU: Leaked draft Omnibus proposal reduces number of cos. meeting CSRD threshold & details CSDDD delay, among other planned changes
“EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows” …The European Commission plans to cut back the number of companies facing EU sustainability reporting requirements, as part of its ...
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Kenya: Employee desertion of duty not enough reason for dismissal, court rules
In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court has determined that an employer cannot simply plead abandonment of duty as grounds for terminating an employee’s contract. Justice ...
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EU: Major businesses urge Commission to ensure 'Omnibus' approach will not allow renegotiation of agreed texts, incl. CSDDD
…The undersigned companies and industry associations continue to support the goals of the European Union’s sustainability due diligence and company reporting rules... We write now to urge at this ...
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Stop and listen: Pathways to meaningful engagement with rightsholders in the global rush to mine for transition minerals
The urgency to fight the climate crisis is driving a global scramble to extract the transition minerals required to power vast solar operations, wind farms, and transport electrification at enormous ...
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While the legally binding treaty remains elusive, policy gaps are shrinking access to remedy in Asia for environmental harm by businesses
The last draft of the legally binding instrument on business and human rights was released in July 2023. While the process had some momentum until then, there has been little to no movement on the ...