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FIFA Joins UN Climate Initiative
September 20, 2016
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has joined the UN Climate Change Secretariat initiative Climate Neutral Now, through which the sports organization has pledged to reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions at the 2018 World Cup and to become "carbon-neutral" by the year 2050.
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G20 Leaders Launch "Inclusive Business" Program
September 20, 2016
At a recent summit in Hangzhou, China, leaders of the G20 group of countries announced the launch of the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business, an initiative whose aim is to ensure that economic and corporate growth address inequality and contribute to the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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UN Seeks Stock Exchange Pressure on "Sustainability"
September 20, 2016
At its fifth Global Dialogue in Singapore, the UN's Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative held discussions on how representatives of stock exchanges around the world can use their influence on businesses to push for changes in their operations and help fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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World Bank: Global Standards Contribute to SDGs
September 19, 2016
Cecile Fruman of the World Bank Group has praised the International Organization for Standardization for developing global standards with an eye to ensuring that public and private sector organizations help fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including by promoting the principle of "corporate social responsibility."
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NGO: SDG Fulfillment Requires "Business Diplomacy"
September 19, 2016
Alejandro Litovsky of the Earth Security Group writes that multinational corporations have a responsibility to engage in "business diplomacy," or pressuring local governments to change rules that do not comply with the global business and human rights agenda, in order to help fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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