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ILO Calls for Extensive Action on Work for Women
August 15, 2017
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a report calling on governments to adopt "comprehensive measures" to increase women's participation in the workforce, including "reshaping gender roles," promoting equal pay among men and women, and improving "work-family balance."
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UN Agency: Ad Companies Must Fight Gender Bias
August 15, 2017
At a June meeting in Cannes, France, Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka called on global leaders of the advertising industry to commit to a "more progressive portrayal of women" in their work and launched a Tracking Study on Gender Equality Attitudes to monitor and report on attitudes toward gender in the industry.
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Companies Support US Proposal for "Carbon Tax"
August 15, 2017
The New York Times reports that, showing global activist and UN pressure on companies to embrace policies combating climate change, a group of large energy companies has announced its support of a proposal by former US cabinet officials to impose a federal US tax on greenhouse gas emissions and redistribute the proceeds to citizens as a "carbon dividend."
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Church of England Aligns Investments with UNPRI
August 15, 2017
In recent years, the Church of England has sought to align its £7.9 billion investment portfolio with the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), most recently leading a successful effort in a shareholder vote to push ExxonMobil into releasing a report on how climate change could affect its business.
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ILO Standard Links Global Labor Agenda to Peace
August 14, 2017
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that outcomes of its June International Labour Conference included a global recommendation seeking to promote "peace and stability" through the UN agency's labor rights agenda and an evaluation of how the ILO can best contribute to the global governance of labor migration.
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