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GRI Conference Focuses on Business Climate Data
June 09, 2016
At a recent conference hosted by the Global Reporting Initiative, speakers called for a new global framework pushing comprehensive corporate disclosure of risks associated with moving away from greenhouse gas emissions and countering climate change.
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EU Council Adopts Tax Reporting Rules
June 09, 2016
The EU's European Council has adopted rules proposed by the European Commission to require multinational companies to report their financial information on a country-by-country basis and mandating the automatic exchange of this information by EU member states in order to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance.
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CEO Calls for Independent EU Carbon Regulator
June 09, 2016
In testimony before a French Senate commission, the CEO of the energy company Total, Patrick Pouyanne, called for the replacement of the current EU carbon taxing system with an independent regulator that would increase the price of carbon emissions for businesses across the bloc.
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NGO: Investor Suits Take away Philippines Sovereignty
June 09, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Transnational Institute has published an article asserting that the signing of trade agreements by the Philippines that include investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms give the mining industry control over the country's environmental policy.
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UNGC, GRI Sign Renewed Partnership on Sustainability
June 09, 2016
The UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative have signed a renewed memorandum of understanding that focuses on partnership between the organizations on pushing companies within their networks to implement and report their progress in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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