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Institutional Investors Back ExxonMobil Climate Scrutiny
April 18, 2016
Reuters reports that the Church Commissioners for England has announced support among institutional investors for a shareholder resolution it recently proposed that would require energy company ExxonMobil to disclose the impacts of climate change policies on its business.
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NGO Calls for Human Rights-based Tax Advocacy
April 15, 2016
The nongovernmental organization Righting Finance is producing a series of "advocacy tools" seeking to establish a link between government tax policies and human rights, focusing in part on asserting a connection between the avoidance of taxation by businesses and rich individuals and the violation of the economic and social human rights of others.
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Pension System Pushes Climate Resolution at Mining Company
April 15, 2016
Rob Kozlowski writes that, as part of the wave of activist investors pushing greater corporate transparency on climate change at energy and mining companies, the California Public Employees' Retirement System has introduced a shareholder resolution that would require mining company Rio Tinto to disclose its efforts to counter global warming.
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NGO Proposes Global Tax System to Resolve "Tax Haven" Issue
April 15, 2016
Blaming growing economic inequality and the failure of governments to realize economic and social rights on the availability of so-called "tax havens" where corporations and individuals can store their funds, the nongovernmental organization Center for Economic and Social Rights has called for governments to adopt an "equitable global taxation regime."
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Study Indicates Influence of CEO Activism
April 15, 2016
As international organizations and activists seek support among corporate leaders for their business and human rights and environmental agendas, a new study by two business school professors finds that CEO activism on these and similar issues can have a significant influence on public opinion.
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