-
Activists Release “Transparency Index” for Fashion Industry
May 31, 2019
The “global movement” Fashion Revolution has published a 2019 Fashion Transparency Index targeting companies it says do not share sufficient information with nongovernmental organizations that wish to scrutinize the human rights and environmental impacts of their supply chains.
-
ECJ Approves EU’s Global Investment Court
May 31, 2019
The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) recently held that the EU’s Investment Court System, set out in the EU-Canada trade deal to replace the more-flexible investor-state dispute mechanism as a model for all future trade deals, is compatible with EU treaties.
-
FIFA Agrees to Consult NGOs on 2022 World Cup Expansion
May 31, 2019
AP reports that, in April, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) agreed to consult with nongovernmental organizations about the human rights impacts of its decision whether to expand the 2022 World Cup tournament to Persian Gulf countries beyond Qatar.
-
World Bank, Chile Partner on “Market-based” Climate Solutions
May 30, 2019
The World Bank has agreed to work with Chile’s Ministry of Energy to help the country meet its pledges under the UN’s Paris climate accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through “market-based instruments” driving funding toward tackling global warming.
-
ISO Highlights Standards’ Pressure for Climate Action
May 30, 2019
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently published a press release on how two of its standards contribute to the fulfillment of the UN’s Paris climate agenda by seeking to harmonize how businesses and other organizations track and report their reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies