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Telecoms Agree to Global Speech, Privacy Standards
May 08, 2017
The multi-stakeholder organization Global Network Initiative has announced that seven telecommunications companies have agreed to become participants in the group's efforts to promote global business standards for users' free expression and privacy rights, including by agreeing to perform "human rights impact assessments" on their operations.
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Company Launches "Next-Gen" Platform to Advance SDGs
May 03, 2017
Global software company SAP has launched a Next-Gen Global Challenges platform through which it is soliciting ideas, for public release at a New York summit in October, to pressure industry leaders into fulfilling the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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GRI, UN Agree "Responsible Investment" Partnership
May 03, 2017
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development have agreed to a "strategic partnership" through which they will push for "responsible investment" and "green finance" in line with the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals and the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative.
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EU Legislators Seek Stricter Palm Oil Certification
May 03, 2017
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on EU leaders to develop a single certification scheme for palm oil imported into the bloc to ensure that its production does not lead to deforestation in conflict with the UN climate change deal of 2015 and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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PRI and UN Global Compact Call for "Sustainable" Pension Funds
April 26, 2017
The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and UN Global Compact have called on business leaders to direct corporate pension funds into “sustainable” investments that support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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