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UK Cracks down on Tax "Evasion" Advice
September 20, 2017
The International Bar Association has published an article explaining how the UK's Criminal Finances Act shifts the burden of proof for companies accused by the British Government of accepting financial advice facilitating "tax evasion" in the UK or overseas, requiring such companies to show they had "reasonable" procedures to mitigate the risk of evasion.
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Trade Associations Promote "Sustainability" Agenda
September 19, 2017
In an op-ed, representatives from the UN-coordinated International Trade Centre and the Foreign Trade Association present initiatives from their organizations, including a "business social compliance initiative" and "trade for sustainable development" programme, seeking to persuade governments and businesses to adopt the "sustainability" agenda in their foreign trade practices.
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NGO Publishes Guide on Opposing Extractive Operations
September 19, 2017
The Association for Women's Rights in Development has released a "practical guide" containing strategies for global human rights and environmental activists to oppose the operations of oil, gas, and mining companies, thereby "resisting corporate power that commodifies nature and prioritizes profit over people and the environment."
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NGO: Regulate Emissions to Quell Security Risks
September 19, 2017
An article on the website Eco-business cites analysis by the nongovernmental Center for Climate and Security pushing for increased regulation of corporate greenhouse gas emissions to address "climate-related risks" such as increased security threats and migration around the world stoked by rising temperatures.
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NGOs Review National BHR Action Plans
September 19, 2017
The nongovernmental organizations International Corporate Accountability Roundtable, European Coalition for Corporate Justice, and Center for the Study of Law, Justice, and Society have produced a 2017 assessment of national action plans on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR) published within the last three years.
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