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UN, Banks Publish “Principles for Responsible Banking”
December 13, 2018
The UN Environment Finance Initiative and 28 banks recently launched in Paris a set of Principles for Responsible Banking, a framework under which the banking industry is intended to mainstream the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate deal in their operations.
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Paper Explores Global Approach to SDG Financing
December 13, 2018
Olaf Weber of the Centre for International Governance Innovation writes that, to provide adequate funding to the fulfillment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the banking industry must integrate the SDGs in the operations of its members, supported by SDG-oriented financial regulation by governments around the globe.
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ILO, EU, OECD Launch Asian Corporate Responsibility Initiative
December 13, 2018
The International Labour Organization (ILO), EU, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have launched a three-year initiative pushing for companies operating or engaging with suppliers in six Asian countries to comply with global social and environmental standards.
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UN Report Seeks Rights-Centered Corporate SDG Strategies
December 13, 2018
The UN Global Compact has published a report explaining how companies around the world must “adopt a principles-based approach that places human rights at the centre of their strategy” to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including through human rights “risk assessments” and supporting rights throughout their supply chains.
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NGO Database Pushes “Sustainability” Through BHR Agenda
December 13, 2018
The Danish Institute for Human Rights recently launched a database pushing businesses to align their operations with the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda by providing examples of how corporate BHR implementation contributed to the comprehensive targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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