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Philippines Agency Reviews Climate Policies, Finance
June 21, 2016
At a recent Clean Energy Forum in the Philippines, Emmanuel De Guzman of the country's Climate Change Commission discussed the CCC's upcoming comprehensive review of government agency policies toward climate change and called for the financial industry to cease its contribution to fossil fuel projects.
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NGO Seeks Strong BHR Action Plan in Brazil
June 21, 2016
A report from nongovernmental organization Homa Centre for Human Rights and Business calls for a robust Brazilian national action plan on business and human rights that fully implements international human rights protections on behalf of alleged victims of rights violations.
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NGO Spotlights BHR Finance Litigation
June 21, 2016
In its Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin, the nongovernmental organization Business and Human Rights Resource Centre highlights a growing trend by alleged victims of human rights abuses to sue banks and financial companies, including international development banks, for human rights violations in the business projects they fund.
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UN Network Launches BHR Guidance in Accounting
June 20, 2016
Two accountant trade organizations and the UN's Global Compact Network UK have released guidance for accountants on how to embed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in their investment management and other work for companies.
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American Countries Meet on Emissions Curbs
June 20, 2016
Bloomberg reports that government officials from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru recently met in Santiago, Chile, to discuss imposing taxes and other controls on corporate emissions of greenhouse gases in order to combat global warming.
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