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Paper Promotes “Green Bonds” to Combat Global Warming
February 05, 2019
The Centre for International Governance Innovation has published an article touting the benefits of “green bonds” for investors seeking “climate-aligned” financial vehicles and calling for clearer standards and regulations to ensure such bonds sufficiently promote the global climate change agenda.
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ILO Commission Seeks Global Framework for “Social Justice”
February 05, 2019
The President of South Africa and Prime Minister of Sweden, who were co-chairs of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Global Commission on the Future of Work, highlight how the Commission’s final report seeks a radical transformation of the economy in favor of worker rights and “social justice,” with an expansive role for government institutions.
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UN Seeks $2.5 Trillion in Financing for SDGs
February 05, 2019
The UN Global Compact recently issued a statement calling for businesses and governments to work together to close what it estimates is a financing gap of $2.5 trillion per year needed to cover the full cost of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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OECD, G20 Push for Global Rules on Taxing Digital Companies
February 04, 2019
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced progress among members of a joint framework of the OECD and the Group of 20 (G20) countries in agreeing a global set of rules on taxing the “digital economy.”
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Canadian Court Dismisses Lawsuit over Foreign Factory Collapse
February 04, 2019
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently applied Bangladeshi law to dismiss a class action lawsuit seeking damages from a Canadian supermarket chain over the fatal collapse of a factory used by its suppliers in Bangladesh.
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