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NGOs Publish Draft US Legislation Requiring Rights Reporting
July 24, 2019
A coalition of nongovernmental organizations has published a discussion draft of US legislation that would require companies to perform an annual assessment of the human rights impacts of their operations and supply chains and report the results to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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US Senate Bill Demands Corporate Climate Reporting
July 24, 2019
CNBC reports that US Senator Elizabeth Warren has reintroduced a bill that would require every public US company to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission on its exposure to the negative impacts of global warming.
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ILO Report Laments Rising Global Income Inequality
July 24, 2019
The UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) has published a report reviewing global data on worker pay and warning of the pervasiveness of “income inequality” among workers around the world.
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ISO Creates Technical Body on Sharing Economy
July 24, 2019
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created a technical committee to develop international standards for the sharing economy, including by promoting “transparency and accountability” among companies operating in this broad market.
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NGOs File OECD Complaint Against Dutch Bank
July 24, 2019
A coalition of nongovernmental organizations related to the activist group Friends of the Earth has filed a complaint with the Dutch National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises accusing Dutch bank ING Group of fueling rights violations by funding three palm-oil companies.
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