-
EC Body Seeks Exclusion of Coal, Nuclear Power from Finance Framework
June 26, 2019
The European Commission’s (EC) Technical Expert Group on sustainable finance has published recommendations calling on the EC to exclude coal and nuclear power projects from classification as sustainable investments.
-
UK Pledges Action for "Sustainable" Fashion
June 26, 2019
The UK Government has issued a response to a House of Commons Committee’s report on clothing consumption and sustainability pledging to use “regulatory and economic instruments” to address the environmental impacts of the fashion industry and to make producers responsible for the costs of disposal.
-
EU Agency Launches Toolkit on “Ethical” Migration Reporting
June 26, 2019
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has launched an “e-learning platform” to teach journalists how to properly report stories on migration, seeking “ethical reporting treating people fairly and with dignity,” and by “balancing accuracy” with other factors such as “impartiality and humanity.”
-
UN Agent Calls for Rights-Focused Regime for Spyware
June 24, 2019
Reuters reports that UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye has called for a global moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance software “until a human rights-compliant safeguards regime is in place” to prevent the use of such software to spy on journalists and government critics.
-
UN, NGOs Call for Substantial Carbon Emission Reductions
June 19, 2019
A coalition including the UN Global Compact network of companies committed to the “sustainable development” agenda has issued a press release aiming to avoid the “catastrophic consequences” of climate change by calling on businesses to set “science-based” targets for the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies