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South Africa Introduces Carbon Tax to Meet UN Climate Pledges
June 05, 2019
The saga of South Africa’s attempt to introduce a tax on greenhouse gas emissions, ultimately enacted at the end of May to help the country meet its pledges under the UN’s Paris climate deal, highlights producer concerns about the impacts of such taxes on energy prices.
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NGOs Call for China to Commit to “Green” Infrastructure in Amazon
June 05, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations and academic institutes have published a report calling on China, as it expands its economic partnerships in Latin America, to contribute to “greening infrastructure development” in the region to ensure the sustainability of the Amazon Basin.
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Report Criticizes Garment Companies’ Efforts Toward “Living Wage”
June 05, 2019
Researchers from the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute have published a report alleging that companies in the garment industry are failing to meet pledges to ensure workers in their supply chains receive a “living wage” and criticizing the “outsourcing” of these efforts to external initiatives.
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EC Touts Progress on Business and Human Rights
June 05, 2019
The European Commission (EC) has published a review of its progress promoting corporate social responsibility and implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, touting such initiatives as its Non-Financial Reporting Directive and promotion of “sustainable” business in developing countries.
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NGOs Force FIFA’s Hand on Expansion of 2022 World Cup
June 03, 2019
Human Rights Watch has published a press release celebrating the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) decision to halt plans to expand its 2022 World Cup tournament beyond Qatar to neighboring countries following an activist campaign declaring such a move inconsistent with FIFA’s human rights commitments.
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