November 2018 - cooperation-wg

FYI: From the European Commission: human rights guidance for 3 business sectors
by Patrik Fältström 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

Hi, As you can see below European Commission just released human rights guidance for 3 business sectors. I have helped COM and specifically IHRB with their piece of the work, and I know others on this list have also helped. Everything from more formal support to extremely good comments that have helped making the documents what they finally ended up being. Patrik Fältström Head of Research and Development Netnod Begin forwarded message: > From: <entr-csr(a)ec.europa.eu> > Subject: From the European Commission: human rights guidance for 3 business sectors > Date: 17 juni 2013 18:23:09 CEST > To: <entr-csr(a)ec.europa.eu> > > We are pleased to announce the publication of the European Commission Sector Guides on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. > > > Download the Guides here: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=6711&lang… > > The Guides – for employment and recruitment agencies, ICT companies, and oil and gas companies – were developed over the past 18 months by Shift and IHRB through extensive research and multistakeholder consultation with representatives from the three industries as well as governments, trade unions, civil society, academia and other experts. Read more about the Guides’ development here. > > Each Guide offers practical advice on how to implement the corporate responsibility to respect human rights in day-to-day business operations in each industry through step-by-step guidance. At each step, they summarise what the UN Guiding Principles expect, offer a range of approaches and examples for how to put them into practice, and link users to additional resources that can support their work. They are intended to help companies “translate” respect for human rights into their own systems and cultures. > > Many thanks to all those who have contributed to this process. > > Best regards, > > > CSR Team > > European Commission > Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General > Unit ENTR.D.1 >

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RIPE NCC on the ITU PP-18
by Chris Buckridge 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Dear Working Group, A few of us at the RIPE NCC spent at least part of the last few weeks in Dubai for the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018. A three-week endeavour deserves more than a single blog post, so we’ve gone one better and given you two! One is more of a high-level summary of what happened - the issues discussed, the outcomes and the general tenor of the discussion: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/itu-plenipotentiary-2018-what-just-hap… The other is Marco Hogewoning’s take on some of the technical issues that came up in discussion, and what impact they might have going forward for operators, governments and the Internet generally: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/marco_hogewoning/itu-plenipotentiary-2018-thr… Enjoy, please feel free to comment or hit us up with any questions you might have. Best regards, Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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E-waste on RIPE Labs
by Michael J. Oghia 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hi everyone, I want to draw your attention to a concise and on point article <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/what-do-we-do-with-e-waste/> Mirjam posted a couple weeks ago to RIPE Labs about e-waste and the RIPE community. Specifically, it succinctly outlines the e-waste problem and how it connects to the RIPE community, while calling on the community to play a larger part in reducing e-waste across Eurasia (a good reminder we all have a role to play). She concludes by asking a number of questions: - What has your experience with e-waste recycling been? - Does your company have any special programmes or partner organisations it works with to deal with e-waste? - If you are a hardware manufacturer, do you have a facility for customers to return or recycle obsolete equipment? - What are the other ways you have of dealing with this issue? Read more here: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/mirjam/what-do-we-do-with-e-waste/ Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia | Advocacy and engagement manager Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD <https://gfmd.info>)

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ITU PP-18: Update at the halfway point
by Chris Buckridge 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is attending the ITU Plenipotentiary 2018, which is currently halfway through its three-week duration. We’ve published a brief update on developments and trends we’re seeing: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/chrisb/pp-18-an-update-at-the-halfway-point As always, we welcome any comments or questions! Cheers Chris —— Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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New on RIPE Labs: How EU Regulation Affects You
by Mirjam Kuehne 07 Nov '18

07 Nov '18

Dear colleagues, In recent years, there’s been a trend towards increased EU regulation with the potential to impact more actors across the Internet landscape. Here, we give a brief overview of the most pertinent policies currently being proposed, debated and implemented in the European Union: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/how-eu-regulation-affec… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE NCC

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