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UN Pushes a "Greener" Financial System
October 19, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has published its action plan to expand already-robust pressure on governments and the finance industry to move "much of the financial system's US$300 trillion of assets" into investments that support the international organization's agenda on combating global warming.
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Canadian PM Pledges Carbon Tax to Fulfill UN Deal
October 18, 2016
The Guardian reports that, in an announcement to the Canadian Parliament, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would impose a tax on businesses' greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the country's pledges under the UN climate deal agreed in Paris in 2015.
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Report Pushes Public-Private Climate Partnerships
October 18, 2016
Climate research group CDP has published a report calling on businesses to engage with cities around the world in financial and other efforts to reduce the contribution of urban areas to global warming.
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ILO Report Targets Companies on Garment Suppliers
October 18, 2016
A report on the garment industry published by the International Labour Organization and the International Finance Corporation demonstrates how international organizations are placing the responsibility on companies, through the business and human rights agenda, to improve working conditions among their suppliers in developing countries.
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Japanese Lawyers Issue BHR Guidance
October 18, 2016
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has issued guidance to companies, and corporate attorneys, on their implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by establishing "due diligence" procedures to assess the potential impact of business operations on the international human rights agenda.
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