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Extractive Initiative Implements NGO Demands in Disclosure Policies
March 07, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has applauded the board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, a platform for the disclosure of payments by oil, gas, and mining companies to governments, for responding to activist pressure by requiring the disclosure of extractives contracts and mandating gender-based reporting in employment figures.
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Standard Setting Organizations Collaborate on SDG Reporting
March 07, 2019
A group of international corporate reporting standard setters, including the Global Reporting Initiative, has published a position paper describing how they plan to cooperate on standards pushing companies to disclose their impacts on the 169 targets included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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CoE Conference Seeks Rights Focus in AI Development
March 07, 2019
The Council of Europe (CoE) and the Finnish government recently hosted a conference on artificial intelligence in Helsinki, concluding in a set of recommendations aimed at the development of AI in a “human-centric manner” and in compliance with the international human rights agenda.
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NGOs Lament Lack of Action Under French “Vigilance” Law
March 07, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a report criticizing the French government for failing to enforce meaningfully the country’s “duty of vigilance” law requiring companies to disclose plans for monitoring their supply chains to prevent human rights abuses.
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UNESCO Targets “Humanistic” Development of AI
March 07, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently hosted a conference promoting a “humanistic” vision for the development of artificial intelligence that seeks to embed “universally recognized rights and values” into AI technologies.
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