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NGOs Seek Broad Australian Labor Reporting Law
December 06, 2017
A coalition of nongovernmental organizations recently contributed to a public consultation on an Australian proposal for a corporate reporting requirement on forced labor, calling for a broad requirement for businesses to report on their efforts to rid their supply chains of "modern slavery" and file these reports in a publicly accessible database.
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EU Council Calls for Scaling up "Climate Finance"
December 06, 2017
The Council of the EU recently adopted a set of conclusions supporting global efforts "to enhance the ability of the financial system to mobilise finance for low-emission and climate-resilient development" as part of the global agenda against climate change and pushing for the private sector to play a substantial role in providing "climate finance."
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UN Observer Seeks Rights Analysis of Swiss Tax Reform
December 05, 2017
An October statement from UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky pushed Swiss authorities to perform "social and human rights impact assessments" to ensure that proposed provisions of a corporate tax reform package do not violate the social and economic rights of Swiss and other citizens by reducing tax payments.
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UN Report Calls for Redistribution of Technology Gains
December 05, 2017
A report released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development in October warned that "winner-takes-all" dynamics in the digital industry are exacerbating income inequality and pushed countries to ensure that economic gains from technology are "evenly" distributed across and within countries.
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UN Agency, City Leaders Promote "Sustainable Finance"
December 05, 2017
At a program in Casablanca held as part of the UN Environment Programme's Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System, officials from 10 cities, including London, that play a significant role in the global financial industry agreed to a statement promoting the diversion of financial flows into the UN's social and environmental goals.
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