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Dutch Gold Producers Sign Due Diligence Pledge
August 21, 2017
The Dutch Government and a group of electronics manufacturers and jewelry makers have signed an International Responsible Business Conduct Agreement "to ensure greater respect for human rights, the environment and biodiversity" across the businesses' global supply chains through human rights and environmental "due diligence" procedures.
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Developing Nations Create "Sustainable" Investment Guide
August 21, 2017
The African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States, an intergovernmental organization purporting to represent the interests of these regions, has developed, in partnership with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), a set of "guiding principles" on policies that attract foreign investment contributing to the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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UN Agency Considers "Cultural Appropriation" Policies
August 21, 2017
Andrew O'Reilly writes that the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently hosted a debate regarding international standards aimed at preventing the "misappropriation" of cultural expressions by permitting indigenous peoples across the globe to trademark these expressions and prevent their use by businesses.
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UN Body: Lowering Corporate Taxes Violates Rights
August 18, 2017
The Center for Economic and Social Rights has applauded the UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights for releasing a document recognizing an international legal obligation of governments not to lower their taxes to attract investors and to ensure that businesses do not seek to avoid taxation in other countries.
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NGOs Rate Banks on Shift Toward Climate Finance
August 18, 2017
A group of environmental activist organizations has published an analysis scoring banks around the world on the extent to which they have shifted their lending from fossil fuel exploration to clean energy projects, finding across the board that financial institutions have failed to meet their pledges to contribute to the global climate change agenda.
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