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Panama Decides to Join OECD Tax Convention
November 04, 2016
Reuters reports that, facing international pressure and "blacklisting" threats due to evidence that it is a popular jurisdiction for foreign corporations and individuals to store their money, Panama has signed an agreement with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to share its tax information with other countries.
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WEF Seeks Corporate Action on "Urban Agenda"
November 04, 2016
The World Economic Forum has published a report calling on government officials to place pressure on private companies to support the UN's social and environmental goals as set out in the "New Urban Agenda" outcome document from the organization's recent "Habitat III" conference in Ecuador.
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NGO Praises Talks on "Ambitious" BHR Treaty
November 02, 2016
In a press release, Friends of the Earth International has lauded last week's "ambitious and far-reaching negotiation" in Geneva over a binding UN treaty that would require countries to implement the global business and human rights agenda, and praised rules that restricted business participation in the process due to "conflicts of interest."
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Paper Calls for Canadian Fossil Fuel Divestment
November 01, 2016
Jeff Rubin of the Centre for International Governance Innovation has called for the Canadian government, following the adoption of a set of global greenhouse gas emissions pledges at the UN, to pressure its public pension plans to divest from fossil fuel companies and to require Canadian banks to "stress test" their exposure to carbon assets.
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NGOs Call for Global BHR Tribunal
November 01, 2016
A group of nongovernmental organizations called the Global Campaign has submitted a series of principles for inclusion in a binding UN business and human rights treaty, including directly imposing human rights obligations on corporations, eliminating court costs for alleged BHR victims, and establishing a global tribunal to hear BHR claims.
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