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NGO Report Urges Norway to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
August 24, 2017
A report from nongovernmental organization Oil Change International asserts that, to fulfill its commitments under the 2015 Paris agreement on global warming, the Norwegian government should implement policies providing for a "managed decline" in fossil fuel production and a "just transition" for workers in the oil and gas industry.
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ISO Releases Standard for "Learning Providers"
August 24, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new international standard providing "minimum requirements for internationally agreed levels of quality learning services" for providers outside formal, national education systems.
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ISO Standard Targets Construction Impacts on Environment
August 24, 2017
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created a new system of standards for builders worldwide to disclose a construction project’s lifelong “environmental footprint.”
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New ILO Body to Explore Social Justice in Employment
August 24, 2017
The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) has established the Global Commission on the Future of Work to “provide the analytical basis for the delivery of social justice in the 21st century” amidst rapid changes in the global economy and employment.
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GRI Touts Findings on Corporate Reporting Framework
August 24, 2017
A press release from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) celebrates a finding of the consulting firm Governance and Accountability Institute that companies using GRI's global sustainability reporting guidelines provide better public disclosures of their social and environmental impacts than those that do not use GRI's framework.
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