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EIB Seeks EU Prioritization of "Green" Mobility Financing
June 04, 2018
A report from the European Investment Bank (EIB) finds billions in financing shortfalls for "urban green mobility solutions," "low carbon vehicles," and "automated and connected road transport" and calls on EU institutions to spur expansive investment in the "sustainability" agenda.
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NGO Seeks Larger State Role in Minerals Due Diligence
June 01, 2018
Human Rights Watch has called for a more robust government role across the globe in forcing companies to comply with guidance from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on how to perform "due diligence" to address potential human rights abuses in their minerals supply chains.
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ILO Economist: Labor Rights Are Key to Income Equality
June 01, 2018
The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently published comments from ILO Senior Economist Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead describing an "urgent" role for European governments to facilitate collective bargaining to reduce income inequality across the region.
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NGO Sues to Force Florida Climate Action
May 31, 2018
The Miami Herald reports that, as part of a growing, global movement seeking to use the judiciary to force government officials and businesses to address climate change, an Oregon-based organization has filed a lawsuit on behalf of children in Florida seeking to force Governor Rick Scott to adopt a "Climate Recovery Plan" cutting back on carbon emissions in the state.
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Massachusetts Court Permits Demand for Exxon Records
May 31, 2018
Illustrating the progression of a set of US state investigations against energy companies over global warming, Reuters reports that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that the state's Attorney General has jurisdiction to demand private records from Exxon to determine whether the company misled consumers regarding the risks of climate change.
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