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Norwegian Exchange Requires "Sustainability" Reporting
October 20, 2016
In line with the Global Reporting Initiative's agenda to advance its corporate reporting guidelines among stock exchanges around the world, the Norwegian stock exchange Oslo Børs has issued guidance to companies on the exchange calling on them to use GRI's "sustainability" reporting framework, or a similar framework, to reveal their social and environmental impacts.
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Activists Support Wide-Ranging BHR Treaty Negotiations
October 19, 2016
As the second round of negotiations over a binding UN business and human rights treaty approaches, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has published a summary of contributions by activists and academics showing support for a treaty covering all human rights violations by all companies, regardless of size, across the globe.
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GRI Pressures Small Companies on "Sustainability" Reporting
October 19, 2016
Observing that most reporting on the implementation of the global "sustainability" agenda comes from large and multinational companies, the Global Reporting Initiative and the International Organisation of Employers have created guidance for "small and medium enterprises" to report how their operations contribute to sustainable development.
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OSCE Hosts CSR Discussion in Armenia
October 19, 2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe recently signaled its support for spreading the corporate social responsibility agenda in Central Asian countries by hosting a presentation on CSR principles in Armenia and supporting the publication of a guidebook on international best practices in the field of CSR.
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IMF Chief Paints Business Role in "Inclusive Capitalism"
October 19, 2016
In recent remarks to a "Conference on Inclusive Capitalism" in New York, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde promoted a robust role for businesses in advocating for social change and reducing economic inequality.
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