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NGO Warns of Litigation over Fossil Fuel Forecasts
August 09, 2017
The activist organization ClientEarth has published a letter to BP and Glencore warning the energy companies that their optimistic estimates of future demand for fossil fuels, if they turn out to be inaccurate and "self-serving," could subject them to future litigation by investors.
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Exxon Shareholders Adopt Resolution on Climate Reporting
August 09, 2017
In the lead-up to US President Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the UN's Paris climate deal, shareholders at Exxon Mobil adopted a nonbinding resolution calling on the company to publicly report the risks that government efforts to combat climate change under the UN deal pose to its business.
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GRI, UN Event Presses for Corporate SDG Reporting
August 09, 2017
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the UN Global Compact convened a meeting of global investors in Stockholm to discuss how a "uniform" reporting system by companies on their contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can facilitate better private investment decisions to help fulfill the SDG agenda.
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ILO Chief Pushes for "Green" Jobs Transition
August 09, 2017
At a June conference, Director-General of the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder introduced a report on a "Green Initiative" roadmap on how businesses and governments must produce "decent 'green' jobs" to provide a transition toward a climate-friendly economy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Paper Seeks Global Working Standards for Fishers
August 09, 2017
A paper from Conservation International calls on marine scientists to assist with the development of a global standard setting out requirements for the human right to "decent work" in the fishing industry.
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