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Group Seeks to Spotlight Ill Effects of Tech
March 07, 2018
The New York Times reports that a group of former employees of internet giants Facebook and Google have set up a "union of concerned experts" labeled the Center for Humane Technology aimed at pressuring these companies to address the negative impacts of their tech platforms, including addiction and depression, on users around the world.
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Chinese Official Pushes for Bolstered Global Taxation Governance
March 07, 2018
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that, at a recent speech at UN Headquarters in New York, Director of China's State Administration of Taxation Wang Jun called for an enhanced focus in the global-governance system on clamping down on tax avoidance, including by corporations, in a push for greener economies and for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Attorneys Examine Canadian BHR Initiatives
March 07, 2018
Attorneys from Littler Mendelson analyze how the announcement by the Canadian government of the creation of an ombudsperson and an advisory body charged with monitoring business and human rights (BHR) issues fits into the Canadian scheme of human-rights litigation and implementation of global initiatives on responsible business conduct.
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EU Officials Seek Use of Carbon Tax to Fill Brexit Budget Gap
March 06, 2018
Bloomberg reports that European Commission officials are planning to propose the use of billions of euros in revenue from the EU's trading scheme for carbon-emissions permits to fill the hole in the bloc's budget caused by the departure of Britain from the EU.
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UN Targets Plastics Industry with Valentine's Campaign
March 06, 2018
On Valentine's Day, the UN Environment Programme released a video calling for everyone in the world to "break up" with the "menace" of single-use plastic, including "disposable cutlery, water-bottles, food containers and shopping bags," to help achieve the broad environmental targets contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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