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NGOs Lament Lack of Action Under French “Vigilance” Law
March 07, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations has published a report criticizing the French government for failing to enforce meaningfully the country’s “duty of vigilance” law requiring companies to disclose plans for monitoring their supply chains to prevent human rights abuses.
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UNESCO Targets “Humanistic” Development of AI
March 07, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently hosted a conference promoting a “humanistic” vision for the development of artificial intelligence that seeks to embed “universally recognized rights and values” into AI technologies.
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UN Agency: People Must Change Diets to Achieve SDGs
March 07, 2019
The UN Environment Programme is calling for a global transformation of farming techniques and a shift in people’s diets to promote “human health and environmental sustainability,” demonstrating the extensive and personal reach of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate accord.
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World Bank Graphic Pushes for “Climate-Smart Mining”
March 07, 2019
The World Bank has produced an infographic explaining how governments need to push mining companies to employ “climate-smart” practices to reduce their impacts on global warming while they extract more minerals used in renewable energy processes.
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World Bank Conference Considers Best Practices in Carbon Taxation
March 07, 2019
The World Bank’s Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition recently hosted a conference in New Delhi bringing together researchers to determine best practices in taxing companies for their greenhouse gas emissions to advance the agenda to combat climate change.