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UN Agent: "Tax Havens" Hinder UN Agenda
October 26, 2016
UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order Alfred de Zayas has called on UN Secretary-General-designate António Guterres, who will become UN chief in early 2017, to call a world conference on clamping down on "tax havens" to force businesses to contribute to the realization of the UN's social and environmental agenda.
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World Bank Promotes Global Carbon Mechanism
October 26, 2016
The World Bank has published a report asserting that the creation of a global system for the pricing and trading of carbon emissions credits by industries would decrease the cost of meeting national pledges under the UN climate deal set to enter into force in the coming weeks.
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Article Highlights Tension Between BHR, "Sustainability" Agendas
October 26, 2016
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment has published an article highlighting potential friction between the UN's sustainability and business and human rights agendas, calling for the adherence by governments and businesses to global standards on the land rights of local communities when completing renewable energy projects.
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NGO Rates Energy Companies' Climate Policies
October 26, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Union of Concerned Scientists has published a "Climate Accountability Scorecard" ranking climate-related policies of eight large energy companies it accuses of contributing to "disinformation" on the subject of global warming and calling on them to include climate risks in their communications to investors.
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UN Agent Seeks Strengthening of Global Labor Rights
October 26, 2016
Asserting that "labour rights are human rights," the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, has criticized countries for prioritizing trade deals and economic growth over collective bargaining policies, resulting in a "dramatic increase in the power of large multinational corporations" relative to workers.
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