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Board oversight of CSR & the role of the CSR committee

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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March 11 2013

Shareholders increasingly expect boards of directors to exercise greater oversight over the social and environmental impacts of corporate activities

Looking ahead: five developments we’ll be watching in 2013

Foley Hoag LLP
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Global, USA
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January 21 2013

As memories of New Year's Eve fade, and another Inauguration Day winds down in Washington, D.C., it's time to look ahead and identify key events and

Corporate responsibility for human trafficking & five steps that your company can take right now

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

n a landmark speech to the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2012, President Barack Obama declared that the “fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time” and that “our global economy companies have a responsibility to make sure that their supply chains, stretching into the far corners of the globe, are free of forced labor.”

Human rights due diligence an emerging requirement in state and federal legislation

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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October 22 2012

Two years ago, in October 2010, I published a post, Human Rights Due Diligence and the Corporate Lawyer, that addressed the need for corporate counsel to assess stakeholder expectations that companies should be accountable for identifying, and taking action to mitigate, the adverse human rights impacts of their operations

Newly released draft Equator Principles reflect greater focus on human rights

Foley Hoag LLP
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Global
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August 21 2012

The proposed draft of the revised Equator Principles, released on August 13, reflects a greater focus on human rights, with explicit mention of the expectation of human rights due diligence as set forth in the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Leverage and the management of adverse human rights impacts

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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July 31 2012

One of the challenges for companies seeking to manage the adverse human rights impacts of their operations is how to deal with impacts that are most directly tied to business partners, suppliers, and even governments

Advocates seek human rights commitments from telecommunications companies

Foley Hoag LLP
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Global
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May 16 2012

Access, an advocacy organization that promotes open and secure access to the Internet, recently released its Telco Action Plan, a document that sets forth ten steps and implementation objectives for telecommunications companies (“telcos”) seeking to operate with respect for human rights

Integration of ESG factors into private equity investment and management processes

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 14 2012

Private equity firms are under increasing pressure, especially from their limited partners, to incorporate environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") factors into their investment and management processes

Assessing corporate policies and procedures to protect freedom of expression and privacy rights

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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April 18 2012

What policies, processes, and procedures do companies need to have in place in order to protect the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression and privacy?

A surprise twist: U.S. Supreme Court will rehear Kiobel

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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March 5 2012

On March 5, less than a week after oral arguments in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, the Supreme Court ordered the case "restored to the calendar for reargument."

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