-
UN Chief Launches Task Force on FinTech Solutions for SDGs
December 19, 2018
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched a task force to develop recommendations on using financial technology to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by leveraging digitalization to direct capital flows into SDG-related projects.
-
OECD, UN, World Bank Push G20 on Green Investments
December 19, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UN Environment Programme, and the World Bank have released a statement calling on leaders of Group of 20 (G20) countries to support a “radical shift” of global investments into “climate-resilient infrastructure” that helps achieve the UN’s Paris climate accord.
-
ISO Creates Committee on “Sustainable Finance”
December 19, 2018
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently formed an “expert committee” charged with developing a global framework for aligning the world’s financial system with the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
-
Union Launches Legal Network for Global Worker Rights
December 18, 2018
The AFL-CIO’s global nonprofit arm Solidarity Center has launched a network called “International Lawyers Assisting Workers” to develop and share legal strategies to promote and protect the international labor rights agenda “against employer and government attacks” around the world.
-
NGO Seeks Appointment of Canadian Business Ombudsperson
December 18, 2018
The Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability has published a press release “denouncing” the Canadian government’s delay in appointing an Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, a post created over 10 months ago with the responsibility of investigating and recommending sanctions against companies that violate rights in their foreign activities.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies