Response to BIS proposals on narrative reporting
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012
CORE’s response to ‘The future of narrative reporting: a new structure for narrative reporting in the UK‘.
Recent News
Human rights issues to be included in annual reports
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Quoted companies are to be required to report annually on human rights, in a proposal made as part of a Government review of corporate reporting.
CORE media release: Government must extend extra-territoriality to curb corporate abuse
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Parliamentarians and NGOs have welcomed a report by a committee of MPs urging the Government to do more to address human rights abuses resulting from the overseas activities of UK businesses.
A more resource efficient EU economy: the role of company reporting
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
This new briefing paper from Friends of the Earth Europe explores how introducing rules to make companies measure and reduce their overall use of resources could improve environmental and social impacts, lower companies’ costs and boost competitiveness.
Kiobel and Corporate Social Responsibility
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
A new issues brief from Professor John Ruggie on the Kiobel – v – Shell court case, questioning the company’s approach.
Lonmin shows importance of environmental and social issues to markets
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
In the week that the mining company Lonmin saw its share value nosedive after striking workers were killed at one of its mines in South Africa, Lisa Nandy MP writes about how companies’ environmental, social and human rights activities are linked with their financial value.
Stand up against Shell
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
In a major U.S. court case to be heard in October, oil company Shell is calling on the U.S Supreme Court to allow corporations to dodge responsibility for their complicity in human rights abuses. EarthRights International has launched TooBigToPunish.org to stop corporations getting away with murder.
New briefing on human rights lawsuits
Friday, July 27th, 2012
This briefing from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre provides an overview of corporate legal accountability for human rights, summarising trends and developments in the field.
Legal Aid Briefing: Lords 3rd reading
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill reached its 3rd reading in the House of Lords in April. CORE called for the Bill to be amended to safeguard access to justice for victims of corporate human rights abuses but the Bill was passed unchanged, giving irresponsible multinational corporations which choose to cut corners more power to violate with impunity the rights of poor and vulnerable communities in developing countries.
New CORE Briefing on the Legal Aid and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
This week as Government reforms reach the Report Stage in the House of the Lords, amendments are urgently need to ensure the Bill does not undermine the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and encourage impunity for abuses.