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NGOs Seek UN Review of Corporate Anti-Activist Lawsuits
January 31, 2019
A nongovernmental organization “task force” called Protect the Protest has issued a call for the UN Human Rights Committee, as part of the body’s review of US compliance with UN human rights treaties in March, to investigate what it says is a growing trend of corporate lawsuits aimed at “silencing” social and environmental activists.
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Commission Seeks Treaty to Combat Food Industry Influence
January 30, 2019
A Commission on Obesity formed by medical journal Lancet has called for a global treaty aimed at excluding food and beverage companies from the formation of nutrition policies and seeks the reshaping of the industry to pursue healthy and environmentally friendly objectives in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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New York Governor Launches Green New Deal Plan
January 21, 2019
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the state government’s launch of a version of the Green New Deal agenda championed by US House of Representatives Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that pledges, in line with international climate targets, a massive shift in state investments toward renewable energy sources.
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Law Professor Seeks Human Rights Strategy on Global Warming
January 17, 2019
Professor Amy Sinden of Temple University’s law school has published an article calling for environmental activists to think of global warming through a human rights lens, as part of a strategy to correct for the power imbalance between industry and those who stand to gain from climate action.
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Abu Dhabi Exchange Joins UN Initiative on Fulfilling SDGs
January 17, 2019
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange has announced that it has joined the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative as part of its efforts to pressure companies to ramp up efforts to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and engage in public reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
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