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UN Calls for Use of Trade to Develop "Green Economy"
April 28, 2015
The UN Environment Programme and the think tank The International Institute for Sustainable Development have released a handbook calling for countries to use international trade as a tool to advance the UN's environmental and sustainability agenda.
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UN Workshop Presses Businesses on Indigenous Rights
April 28, 2015
UN Global Compact recently held a workshop for business leaders and people from indigenous groups to press companies on the "business case" for respecting the UN's agenda on indigenous people's rights.
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AI Publishes Comprehensive NAP Proposal for U.S.
April 22, 2015
Amnesty International ("AI") has published a comprehensive proposal for a U.S. National Action Plan ("NAP") on business and human rights ("BHR"), calling for corporate due diligence requirements, removal of obstacles to extraterritorial liability, and U.S. participation in the formation of a binding BHR treaty.
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Letter: U.S. Should Require Business Climate Reporting
April 22, 2015
Reflecting pressure from activist groups to divest from fossil fuels, a letter from a group of institutional investors has called on the Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Mary Jo White to require energy companies to report the impact of climate change on their business models.
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UN Pushes Sustainability Agenda Among Gulf Businesses
April 22, 2015
The UN Global Compact ("UNGC") and the nongovernmental organization The Pearl Initiative recently held an event in Dubai seeking to press businesses in the Gulf Region to join the UNGC and promote the organization's global sustainability agenda.
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