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NGO Evaluates Italian BHR Action Plan
August 09, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Human Rights International Corner has published a review of the initial draft of the Italian National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (BHR), praising the plan for seeking BHR "due diligence" requirements for companies and calling for more civil society participation in the government's review of access to BHR remedies.
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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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