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USCIB Updates

USCIB Advocates for Alignment of UN Treaty with Guiding Principles at BHR Forum  (12/5/2024) - USCIB Director of Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Ewa Staworzynska attended the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (BHR) in Geneva last week and spoke on a session titled, “Ten years of debates and negotiations on a legally binding instrument (LBI) on business and human rights: taking stock of progress and remaining challenges.”  Staworzynska emphasized the need for the […]
USCIB Engages in Key Dialogues at the Annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights  (12/5/2024) - The annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (BHR) was held from November 25-27 in Geneva. Thousands of representatives from various sectors attended, including a delegation from USCIB. This year’s theme was “Realizing the Smart Mix of Measures” to protect human rights in business activities. USCIB participated in an official session on the UN Treaty on BHR.  Ewa Staworzynska, […]

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USCIB in the News

USCIB’s Minor Quoted in Tax Notes International (11/13/2024) - In a recent article published by Tax Notes International, Rick Minor, Senior Vice President for International Tax Counsel at USCIB provided insights on the potential implications of a second Trump presidency and a Republican-controlled Congress on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) global tax reforms, specifically Pillar 1 and Pillar 2.  Read the full article here (paywall enforced). 
Whitney Baird Quoted in ILO Article on the Launch of the World Social Protection Report During UNGA (10/8/2024) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) published an article on October 3 quoting USCIB President and CEO Whitney Baird. The article recaps the recent launch of the World Social Protections Report 2024-2026, held during the UN General Assembly, and summarizes some of the remarks made by thought leaders on the impacts of the climate crisis on the world’s most vulnerable populations.  […]

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