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UN Pushes Global Standards for Chemical Production
March 14, 2019
The UN Environment Programme has published a report warning that the ongoing growth in global chemical production, including for pesticides, fertilizers, and sunscreen, will threaten human lives and the “sustainable development” agenda unless governments adopt and implement global standards on controlling chemical pollution.
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WEF Initiative Gains Influence over Indonesian Policies on Waste
March 14, 2019
In its first partnership with a national government, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Plastic Action Partnership, which includes businesses and nongovernmental organizations, has announced collaboration with the Indonesian government on a national plan to reduce plastic waste.
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NGOs Demand Rights Pledges from 2022 World Cup Co-hosts
March 14, 2019
A group of nongovernmental organizations has called for the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) to demand that any country selected to co-host the 2022 World Cup abide by “international human rights law and labour standards” and draft multiple action plans regarding how the country plans to prevent rights abuses.
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UK Pushes Contractors on Social, Environmental Agenda
March 14, 2019
The BBC reports that the UK government has announced a plan to require government contractors to take action on labor standards and “environmental sustainability” in their global supply chains.
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NGO: Western Business Models Lower Suppliers’ Labor Standards
March 14, 2019
The nongovernmental organization Ethical Trading Initiative has published a report asserting that multinational corporations are responsible, through business models that include maintaining competitive pricing in Western economies, for forcing down wages and labor standards of workers in their supply chains.
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