Monthly Archives: July 2012

In brief: The Federal Government is considering whether Australia should join the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, an extractives sector initiative that addresses human rights risks associated with the security of companies’ operations. Partner Louise Jenkins (view CV) and Lawyers Catie … Continue reading →

Human rights Synergy puts new layers of analysis into its approach to human rights impact and risk assessment. Our interventions in this area include: Synergy integrates the international human rights framework into social risk analysis and mitigation; Synergy has developed … Continue reading →

  Regarding Michael Green and Daniel Twining’s July 16 op-ed, “Moving too fast on Burma”: The recent move by the Obama administration to suspend unilateral sanctions on Burma (also known as Myanmar) led to a flurry of opinions, including the … Continue reading →

NAME: Charis Kamphuis * BIO: * B.A. (Toronto), LL.B. (Saskatchewan), LL.M. (Osgoode), Doctoral Candidate, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada, and Coordinator of the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (“JCAP”). The empirical work that this Article is based on was … Continue reading →

Steve Coll, an award-winning journalist and current President of the New American Foundation, has written a fascinating new book on the oil industry entitled “Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power.” This book is full of superb narrative and useful information, … Continue reading →

Rio Tinto was one of the first companies to publish a human rights policy and to develop practical human rights guidance for employees. While we have done much good work in the area we are evolving our approach to continue … Continue reading →

Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor: Update The role of the Office of the CSR Counsellor for the Extractive Sector is to actively promote responsible practices for Canadian companies abroad and to resolve, through constructive dialogue, disputes connected with … Continue reading →

Newmont’s approach to protecting human rights includes working with communities, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other businesses to develop and implement best practices and frameworks that provide for accountability and transparency in protecting human rights. In addition to being a … Continue reading →

ERI is greatly concerned by today’s announcement that the U.S. will issue General Licenses authorizing U.S. companies to do business in Burma without abiding by international best practices on human rights, environmental performance, and financial transparency.  The construction of foreign-owned … Continue reading →

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