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UN Report Pushes Sustainability Agenda in Finance
October 27, 2015
A recent report from the UN Environment Programme instructs governments how to reform their financial systems in order to make them compatible with the UN's agenda on sustainability, which includes social and environmental standards for businesses.
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UN Pushes Children's Rights Principles Among Businesses
October 27, 2015
At an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the UN Global Compact, UNICEF, and the nongovernmental organization Save the Children called for implementation of the Children's Rights and Business Principles, a "comprehensive range of actions" for businesses to prevent adverse impacts of their operations on children.
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G20 Ministers Endorse OECD Tax Proposals
October 27, 2015
At a recent meeting in Lima, Peru, finance ministers from the G20 group of countries endorsed the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's ("OECD") proposal for global rules governing tax-information exchange among countries to prevent tax avoidance by corporations.
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NGOs Call on Extractive Initiative to Advance Climate Agenda
October 21, 2015
A letter from a group of nongovernmental organizations calls on the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative ("EITI"), which promotes "open and accountable management of natural resources," to include provisions businesses should follow on reducing the dangers of climate change.
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NGO Threatens Climate Litigation Against Corporate Directors
October 21, 2015
CEO of nongovernmental organization ("NGO") ClientEarth James Thornton writes that his NGO will pursue litigation against corporate directors who "fail to protect their investors from the challenge" of global warming.
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