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Businesses, Governments Endorse Supply Chain Reporting
August 15, 2018
Business representatives and government officials attending the Bali Process Government and Business Forum in Indonesia agreed to promote a set of recommendations labeled “Acknowledge, Act, Advance” pushing for legal requirements on businesses around the world to publicly report on labor conditions in their supply chains.
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NGO Coalition Produces “Warning System” for Asian Development Bank
August 15, 2018
The Coalition for Human Rights in Development has produced an interactive map intended as an “early warning system” to be used by communities seeking to hold accountable the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for the human rights and environmental impacts of the projects the development bank is financing.
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European Insurance Monitor Joins “Sustainability” Forum
August 15, 2018
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, which provides integrated European supervision of insurance and pensions, has joined the Sustainable Insurance Forum, a network of insurance supervisors and regulators committed to increase scrutiny of the risks posed by climate change to the insurance sector.
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UNFCCC Pushes Fashion Industry to Adopt Climate Goals
August 08, 2018
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) explains how it is pressuring the global fashion industry to contribute to the fulfillment of the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the UN’s Paris climate deal.
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English Soccer Club Joins UN “Climate Neutral” Initiative
August 08, 2018
The English soccer club Forest Green Rovers has become the first soccer club to sign up to the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative seeking commitments from global businesses and organizations to reduce and offset their greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the UN’s Paris climate agreement.
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