Business & Human Rights

  • EU Body Finds Benefits in Corporate Tax Competition

    July 24, 2019

    Contradicting the push among some activists to harmonize global corporate tax rates, the European Economic and Social Committee has published a study indicating that lowering corporate tax rates can attract economic investment while maintaining a steady stream of tax revenue.

  • UN Agency Forms Alliance on Methane Emissions

    July 24, 2019

    The UN Environment Programme recently announced that it is forming a Global Methane Alliance to pressure oil and gas companies around the world to focus on reducing methane emissions as a major culprit in the catastrophic impacts of global warming.

  • UN Posts Green Climate Fund Resource on Data Portal

    July 23, 2019

    The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has posted a Green Climate Fund Data module to its online portal that allows observers to track “climate finance” efforts, seeking to create a “one-stop open data source” for users to learn how the UN fund funnels global financing into achieving the Paris climate deal.

  • Investor Statement Pushes UN Line on Climate Reporting

    July 23, 2019

    Highlighting the impact of the UN’s and activists’ push for corporate action and reporting on global warming, a group of investors has published a call for governments to do more to implement the 2015 Paris climate agreement, including through emissions reduction and mandatory climate reporting by financial institutions.

  • WEF Leads G20 Effort on Guidelines for Urban Technology

    July 23, 2019

    The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that it will lead the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, under which it will create “global governance guidelines” on how cities should use technology and what they should do with data they collect through the surveillance of public areas.

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