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NGO Meeting Emphasizes "Climate Justice"-Human Rights Link
August 05, 2015
A workshop and side event hosted by the nongovernmental organizations the Business and Human Rights ("BHR") Resource Centre and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Geneva called for businesses, investors, and governments to emphasize the link between countering climate change and the UN's agenda on BHR issues.
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Activists: "Divestment" Is Failing to Gain Traction
August 05, 2015
At a recent conference in London, a group of activists and financial industry representatives argued that pressure on financial firms to remove their investments from fossil fuel initiatives has so far experienced limited success and called for more action to convince the energy industry to shift away from fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
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Former UN Official Calls for BHR Integration into "Climate Justice"
August 05, 2015
In a recent interview, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Ireland Mary Robinson called for the global human rights agenda, including the UN's agenda on business and human rights ("BHR"), to be the basis of immediate collaboration that will decrease the world's greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
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South African Stock Exchange Ramps up ESG Standards
August 05, 2015
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has announced a collaboration with London exchange FTSE Russell to push environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") reporting standards among its members using "internationally leading disclosure practices."
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KPMG Australia Acquires BHR Consultancy
August 04, 2015
As pressure rises from the UN and activists on financial and other companies to implement the global business and human rights ("BHR") agenda, accounting group KPMG Australia has purchased BHR and "social impact" consultancy Banarra in order to help advise its customers on human rights and social risks.
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