Key ESG Developments – August 2023
- UN warns banks involved in funding Saudi Armco about a possible human rights breach
- The IHRB is developing an international professional certificate on “Human Rights and Just Transition in the Built Environment”
- Eight years after the breaking of the Samarco dam in Brazil, the river “Rio Doce” still presents high levels of contamination
- The Australian Human Rights Commission’s proposal to review the Criminal Code Act was taken into account by the Attorney General
- More than 40 businesses reaffirmed their statement supporting the adoption of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
- Fair Trade and B Lab issued guidance for small and micro companies on human rights due diligence
- The OHCHR has released a guidance note on ‘Business and Human Rights in Challenging Contexts: Considerations for Remaining and Exiting’
