Transnational Bodies

ISO Standard Targets Construction Impacts on Environment

August 24, 2017

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has created a new system of standards for builders worldwide to disclose a construction project’s lifelong “environmental footprint.”
Academic: US Encourages Decline of Multilateralism

August 23, 2017

Professor Daniel Drezner of Tufts University writes that the Trump Administration, through its skepticism of global governance institutions and withdrawal from international accords such as the UN's Paris climate pact, is giving cover to other countries that wish to leave cross-border institutions and reverse the global tide toward multilateralism.
OSCE Explains "Good Practices" in Lawmaking

August 22, 2017

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights hosted a conference for policymakers, officials, and nongovernmental organizations in Warsaw in June explaining "good practices" in lawmaking and how to prevent "systemic shortcomings" that lead to legislation in violation of the global human rights agenda.
OSCE Pushes Global Standards on Political Finance in Georgia

August 22, 2017

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights supported a conference in the Republic of Georgia in June on the effective regulation of money in politics "to ensure a level playing field for political parties" and candidates and on the creation of a "regional peer network" on the implementation of international standards on political finance.
OSCE Hosts Conference on Diversity in Ukraine

August 22, 2017

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organized a conference in Ukraine in June pushing government officials in the country to implement global standards on the treatment of national minorities and to discuss how to "implement policies that facilitate the integration of diverse societies."
OECD Applauds Belgium's "Redistributive Welfare State"

August 21, 2017

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) points to Belgium's "redistributive welfare state" as an important factor in the country's economic growth and calls on the Belgian government to commit to more active policies remedying labor-market disparities based on age and migrant status.
OECD Warns of Slow Global Progress on "Green Growth"

August 18, 2017

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a report in June rating countries on their policies promoting "green growth" and asserting that governments have moved too slowly in their efforts "to fully disconnect economic growth from fossil fuel use and pollutant emissions" to comply with the global climate agenda.
OSCE Conference Promotes "Gender Mainstreaming"

August 18, 2017

Highlighting its efforts to advance "gender mainstreaming" across all government policy areas, the Organization for Security Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) recently hosted a Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna promoting "systematic and concrete action" to ensure that "women and men are fully equal in all spheres of life."
WEF Pushes Government Clean Energy Investment

August 17, 2017

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced its support of the work of the "Mission Innovation" initiative, under which 22 governments and the EU pledged to double government "sustainable energy" investments by the year 2021, as part of WEF's efforts "to accelerate global clean energy innovation to address climate change."
ISO Resource Helps Companies Implement "Social Responsibility"

August 15, 2017

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new publication designed to help companies and other organizations “integrate social responsibility into their business” by creating a consistent approach to social issues across their management systems.