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UN Hosts Development Cooperation Meeting for SDGs
July 25, 2019
The UN Development Programme organized a Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation meeting on the sidelines of a recent UN High-Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aiming to push “shared responsibility” among businesses, NGOs, and governments to fulfill the comprehensive SDGs.
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UN Platforms Push Businesses to Adopt “Green” Agenda
July 25, 2019
The UN Environment Programme and its partners are pushing businesses to ensure their operations comply with the UN’s environmental agenda by launching a Green Industry Platform and Green Finance Platform that will serve as hubs for data and guidance on environmentally friendly corporate standards and finance.
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NGO Critiques Phase-in Process of Jewelery Standards
July 25, 2019
A Human Rights Watch press release illustrates the complexities involved in complying with activist demands in adopting standards for business conduct, criticizing the Responsible Jewellery Council for a delayed phase-in of due diligence standards for the diamond industry.
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Paper Seeks Pressure on Small Businesses for “Sustainability”
July 25, 2019
Sarah Burch of the Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a paper calling for the Canadian government to put pressure on small businesses to “foster sustainability” in their operations to help achieve the goals of the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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Paper Calls for WTO Round on Digital Regulation
July 25, 2019
Dan Ciuriak of the Centre for International Governance Innovation has called for a new World Trade Organization (WTO) digital round to establish a multilateral framework governing such technological developments as cross-border data flows and security issues in the digitized economy.
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