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UN Initiative Seeks BHR Engagement Among Investors in Extractive Industry
July 27, 2015
The UN-supported initiative Principles for Responsible Investment has published a report calling for investors in the extractive industry to engage to a greater degree with companies to encourage them to implement the UN's business and human rights ("BHR") agenda.
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NYU Pushes BHR Agenda in Business Education
July 27, 2015
A profile published on MBA Today explains how the Center for Business and Human Rights ("BHR") at the New York University ("NYU") Stern School of Business has integrated the UN's BHR agenda in business education.
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NGO: Dutch Procurement Does Not Comply with BHR Agenda
July 27, 2015
A press release from the nongovernmental organization ("NGO") MVO Platform argues that the Dutch Government's procurement policies focus too much on environmental issues and should include a greater focus on whether companies comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ("BHR").
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IEA Official Pushes Investment Case for UN Climate Agenda
July 24, 2015
The chief economist of the International Energy Agency ("IEA") Fatih Birol has joined the message of the UN and environmental activists in arguing that fossil fuel firms are risking "billions" in investments by failing to heed the UN climate agenda and to take into account future policy action to counter global warming.
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UN Pushes Companies to Join "Sustainable Development" Agenda
July 24, 2015
At a recent development conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon members of the business community to be "partners" with international organizations and governments in financing the UN's agenda on "sustainable development," which pushes global social and environmental goals.