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NGO Responds to Apple Report with Packaging Critique
April 26, 2016
Greenpeace's response to technology company Apple's annual Environmental Progress Report praises the company on its greenhouse gas emissions pledges but criticizes the company for reliance on what the nongovernmental organization considers the wrong global standards for sourcing sustainable packaging.
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NGO Criticizes EU Investment Court Proposal
April 26, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Transnational Institute has published a report arguing that the investment court system EU officials are proposing as part of trade deal negotiations with Canada and the US, like the investor state dispute settlement system used in previous deals, permits corporations to interfere with legitimate government regulations.
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OECD Calls for Consequences for Low Tax Transparency
April 26, 2016
A report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") calls on Group of 20 ("G20") countries to consider developing "defensive measures" against governments that do not implement the OECD's global standards on the exchange of tax information.
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OECD Forum Considers Response to Panama Papers
April 22, 2016
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has announced that it held a meeting of its Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration Network to discuss increased sharing of corporate financial information in response to the "Panama Papers" leak of data on offshore funds.
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IHRB Guides Kenya on BHR Action Plan
April 22, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Institute for Human Rights and Business ("IHRB") has developed a guide for the Government of Kenya on how best to develop a national action plan implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR") in the country.
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