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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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UN Seeks Greater Private Sector SDG Collaboration
September 19, 2017
The UN Global Compact has announced a series of events to be held during the General Assembly’s Regular Session to engage private sector leaders on ways that businesses can promote the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the release of a report analyzing the “sustainable development” contributions of all 9,500 Global Compact participant companies.
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UK Considers Reporting Measures on Executive Pay
September 18, 2017
Money Marketing reports that the UK government is set to propose rules requiring publicly listed companies to publish a ratio comparing the pay of their chief executive officer to the salary of their average staff member and establishing a register listing companies in which one-fifth of shareholders opposed the current level of executive pay.