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Business and Human Rights Reflect a "Galaxy of Norms"
August 28, 2019
The authors of a recent article describe a Business and Human Rights Galaxy "consisting of numerous norms that take the form of measures such as statutes, regulations, reporting requirements, common law duties, private voluntary standards, corporate codes of conduct, NGO best practices, international organization handbooks and checklists, and other sources."
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Experts Urge Adoption of Global Tax Framework
August 26, 2019
To complement the work of tax policy experts seeking agreement to a minimum level of corporation tax to be overseen by the OECD, other experts have created a framework for identifying and evaluating the inequalities generated by hyper-competitive national tax policies.
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Nordic CEOs Pursue Collaboration with Governments on SDGs
August 22, 2019
At a meeting of the Nordic Council of Ministers, leading business CEOs from the Nordic region presented their vision for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through greater public-private sector collaboration and the transition to purpose-driven business practices.
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GRI Driving Corporate Action on SDGs
August 21, 2019
Global Reporting Initiative (“GRI”), an organization “that helps businesses, governments and other organisations understand and communicate their sustainability impacts” continues to collaborate with the United Nations and NGOs to increase SDG compliance reporting.
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OECD Considers Tax Apportionment Reform
August 20, 2019
The Tax Justice Institute is expressing progressive support for a shift to a global unitary corporate tax system, with apportionment of taxes being based on the location of a company’s employment and sales.
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