That means my job is very varied — from reviewing and developing our human rights policy approach, contract requirements, training, communications and assessing the
human rights impacts of specific business proposals.
It is not just a matter of considering the human
rights impact of Canadian companies going abroad.
In particular we insisted that there be an independent human
rights impact assessment of the deal, both before it entered into force and periodically thereafter, along with a legal requirement that any shortcomings surfaced by the assessment be resolved.
Not only are the people adjacent to the left and
right impacted by smoke and water, but the people below those apartments are also subject to a loss as a result of a fire like this.
The Draft Content — due to be discussed during the third session of the working group at the end of October 2017 — indicates that any state that ratifies the treaty may be required to take action (including legislation where necessary) to require private organisations to design, adopt and implement effective due diligence policies and processes, including codes of conduct, and to identify and address human
rights impacts resulting from their activities.
Sandy's October 29 impact unfortunately proved them right
The Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has published a study examining the
civil rights impact of school discipline and juvenile - justice policies.
Our website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies» human
rights impacts worldwide — positive and negative.
It explains which independent human rights institutions for children exist in Canada, as well as information about what a
child rights impact assessment is.
Not only are the people adjacent to the left and
right impacted by smoke and water, but the people below those apartments are also subject to a loss as a result of a fire like this.
Manila, 8 December 2017 - The world's first ever national inquiry into the responsibility of the fossil fuel industry for the human
rights impacts resulting from climate change hits and important milestone in the Philippines on 11 December - one...
Speakers also addressed the important role of science and technology in conducting Human
Rights Impact Assessments and other types of research and documentation that are key components of the business and human rights framework.
But with a changing legal landscape with new standards, legislation, and regulations at national and international levels amplified by increased public scrutiny for adverse
human rights impacts from both direct and increasingly indirect relation to your operations — businesses must catch up.
Zooming in on climate change, Proxy Preview highlights one new shareholder proposal «that raises questions about transporting oil and gas by train and several taking up different angles on deforestation that connect ecological and human
rights impacts.»
The Ruggie Principles urge that «business enterprises should carry out human rights due diligence [including] assessing actual and potential human
rights impacts, integrating and acting upon the findings, tracking responses, and communicating how impacts are addressed.»
«The improved compliance rate tells me we were quick to deal with the bad apples first, and that our actions are having
the right impact to remove wage underpayment from our franchise network,» he said, noting that several franchise agreements have been scrapped.
The lesson is clear — the Conservatives have the right candidate to maximise their chances of retaining the mayoralty, while Labour has a candidate who has so far been unable to make
the right impact in a city where the party generally does substantially better than in the rest of England.
Poo felt that he would not have
the right impact if his task were just to «renovate old institutes.»
It's obvious, each of these styles will for sure make
the right impact on everyone.
Will the combination have
the right impact?
Fuqua directs his actors into intense situations that, from audience response, hits all
the right impact moments.
But to get critical acclamation and
the right impact on screen, the sound and visual effects play the most important role.
The genre may have evolved since that early definition, but the underlying factors still require a decent bad guy to help the movie make
the right impact on its audience.
With the use of appropriate design elements, games can create
the right impact and bring the desired results.
Travis Bloom, Principal of Klinger Middle School in Pennsylvania, shares how school leaders need to make
the right impact on school culture.
These issues just scratch the surface of the human
rights impacts of tourism.
Tourism has the potential to be incredibly destructive, in terms of environmental impacts and human
rights impacts.
Persona 4: Golden hit Japanese shores last week, with the game selling exceptionally well, highlighting the impact that the right
We highlighted the human
rights impacts, as land grabs for bioenergy escalated in Africa and elsewhere.
If an object (for example, an N2 molecule) is going to collide with a CO2 molecule and excite it with to an excited state that N2 molecule has to have translational energy equivalent to at least 15 um radiation and the impact must occur with exactly
the right impact parameter for the reaction to occur.
How do you know if your marketing efforts are making
the right impact on your firm?
Amnesty International International Secretariat research on the human
rights impact of legal aid cuts in the UK As part of this research, described below, Amnesty International International Secretariat would like to interview lawyers and others providing front line services (eg those who run advice lines and centres, or drop - in - centres for victims of domestic violence, or children) about their experiences following the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
The UNGPs expect business to «know and show» their human
rights impacts, both from their own operations but also in their wider business relationships.
Increasing public awareness of the intersection between business activities and labour / human rights considerations has given rise to a number of «soft» law standards and initiatives aimed at ensuring that companies operating in foreign jurisdictions proactively manage their human
rights impacts.
«Despite the likely impact from wide - sweeping cuts to the civil legal aid system the government in essence made its decisions in extreme haste, without detailed analysis of the potential human
rights impact,» the report said.
Mitigating the «resource curse» by preventing negative human
rights impacts of oil and gas exploration
Firms will be asked to explore not only what laws currently exist, but also how corporate regulators and courts apply the law to require or facilitate consideration by companies of their human
rights impacts and preventative or remedial action where appropriate.
And do not forget that this has all run in parallel to the government's determined effort to resist an important legislative effort a few years ago to establish a legal framework to hold Canadian extractives companies accountable for their overseas human
rights impact.
Legal professionals should be the guardians and do their best to ensure application of relevant sections of United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in order for business enterprises to avoid causing or contributing to adverse human
rights impacts and seek to prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts that are directly linked to their operations, products or services.
It is necessary to have a good driving school that will give
you the right impact and results.
Job interviews can be an intimidating process, even for the most confident people — but there's one simple secret that will help you make
the right impact and keep your career on track — preparation.
Talk about your strong command in criminal law or family matters to make
the right impact.