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World Bank Prices $5 Billion “Sustainability” Bond
August 03, 2018
The World Bank has priced its first “sustainable development” bond for fiscal year 2019, valuing at $5 billion a three-year investment instrument aimed at funding the fulfillment of the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental agenda.
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Paper Calls for G20 Framework on AI, Employment Rights
August 03, 2018
The Centre for International Governance Innovation has published a paper calling for the Group of 20 countries (G20) to adopt an accountability framework to ensure continued respect for privacy and security of employees as companies introduce artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the workplace.
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UN Event Seeks Public-Private Action on SDG Finance
August 03, 2018
Government and industry participants in a UN-hosted event on national action plans for fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called for officials and investors to cooperate to ensure private investments are aligned with government SDG plans, aiming to push private finance toward more “sustainable” initiatives.
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NGO Calls for Corporate SDG Action to Prioritize BHR Agenda
August 03, 2018
A report from nongovernmental organization Shift provides examples of companies prioritizing the business and human rights (BHR) agenda in their strategies to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), showing businesses how they must properly meld the UN’s BHR and SDG agendas into a comprehensive course of action.
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NGOs Seek Robust Labor Reporting Mandates in Australia
August 03, 2018
In response to advisory committee recommendations on the creation of modern slavery reporting requirements in Australia, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations has called for stronger mandates on what companies must report in relation to their anti-slavery efforts, rules for how they make these reports public, and fines for non-compliant companies.
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