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Oxfam Seeks "Robust" EU Tax Haven Blacklist
November 10, 2016
A press release from the nongovernmental organization Oxfam calls on EU officials considering a tax haven "blacklist" for countries that offer low tax rates to multinational companies to impose "sufficiently robust" rules for these jurisdictions, to include EU member states, and to consider a zero-percent corporate tax rate as a "key criterion" for tax haven status.
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UN Agency Imposes Climate Standards on Shipping
November 10, 2016
The UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted mandatory standards for the shipping industry to monitor greenhouse gas emissions and has committed to a 2023 "road map" for the development of a "comprehensive IMO strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships."
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OECD Promotes Global Governance of Standards
November 09, 2016
A recent report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development calls for "collective efforts" through international organizations in implementing regulatory standards and "best practices" in order to achieve a "prosperous, inclusive and sustainable world."
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OSCE Hosts Conference on Extractive Disclosure
November 09, 2016
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has announced its support of the global "sustainable development" agenda by sponsoring a conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, an organization that pushes extractive businesses to disclose the payments they make to governments, in Kazakhstan.
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UN Seeks Business SDG Action in Regional Forums
November 08, 2016
A recent meeting of representatives from businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and governments held by the UN Global Compact in Dubai demonstrates the international network's regional approach to pressuring businesses to help fulfill the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.
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