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Tourism Council Joins UN Initiative on Climate Action
August 15, 2018
The World Travel and Tourism Council, a global body representing companies in the travel and tourism industry, has agreed to join the UN Climate Neutral Now Initiative with a pledge by its members to reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions and push for “sustainable” practices in line with the UN’s Paris climate deal.
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Global Energy Company, UN Partner on Fulfilling SDGs
August 15, 2018
The energy company Repsol has signed a deal with the UN Development Programme providing for a two-year collaboration to help support local communities in fulfilling the comprehensive social and environmental objectives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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UNFCCC Pushes Fashion Industry to Adopt Climate Goals
August 08, 2018
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) explains how it is pressuring the global fashion industry to contribute to the fulfillment of the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the UN’s Paris climate deal.
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English Soccer Club Joins UN “Climate Neutral” Initiative
August 08, 2018
The English soccer club Forest Green Rovers has become the first soccer club to sign up to the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative seeking commitments from global businesses and organizations to reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the UN’s Paris climate agreement.
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UNGC, GRI Guide Companies on SDG Reporting
August 08, 2018
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have published global guidance on how companies should embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their social and environmental reporting to investors and to the public.
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L’Oréal Adopts UN LGBTI Business Standards
August 08, 2018
Cosmetics company L’Oréal has announced its support of the UN LGBTI Standards of Conduct for Business, joining a growing number of large companies that have adopted the global guidelines for businesses on how to avoid discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Lloyds Ceases Funding for New Coal Plants
August 08, 2018
The Economic Times reports that the UK’s Lloyds Banking Group has joined the ranks of Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC, along with other financial institutions responding to pressure from the UN and environmental activist groups, in halting funding for new coal-fired power stations and thermal coal mines to contribute to the fulfillment of the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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Coalition Seeks Observance of Labor Norms in Construction
August 06, 2018
Building Responsibly, a coalition of engineering and construction companies, has produced a document explaining the “business case” for implementing the global labor rights agenda in the construction sector, including government scrutiny and reporting requirements and reviews by corporate benchmarking initiatives.
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US Judge Rejects New York Climate Suit
August 03, 2018
The New York Times reports that a US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by New York City seeking to force large energy companies to pay for future costs officials say they will face in dealing with the impacts of climate change, finding that global warming is an issue that must be addressed through the political process.
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US Companies Form “Sustainable” Food Group
August 03, 2018
A group of US-based food companies has created an advocacy group called the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance that will seek to advance the UN “sustainable development” agenda by promoting global social and environmental goals among US policymakers and in their own supply chains.
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