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Google Partners with UN on Monitoring SDG Progress
July 30, 2018
NDTV reports that tech giant Google has agreed with the UN Environmental Programme to develop a platform enabling the public, through satellite and other technology, to track government and industry progress toward achieving environmental targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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NGOs Seek EU Labor, Forest Due Diligence Legislation
July 30, 2018
Reuters reports that, at a recent European Parliament hearing, policymakers and nongovernmental organizations called for the establishment of an EU framework forcing companies to perform due diligence to ensure their supply chains are not tainted by child labor and deforestation.
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UN Agency Seeks Broad State Efforts to Protect Forests
July 30, 2018
A recent report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization calls on national governments to adopt a comprehensive approach to restrain industries from engaging in deforestation and to maintain “healthy and productive forests” as part of global efforts to fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Sovereign Funds Push Companies to Consider Climate Risks
July 30, 2018
A group of six sovereign wealth funds, organized under an initiative established at the recent One Planet Summit in Paris, has announced that they will only invest in companies that consider risks related to climate change in their long-term strategies and account for the need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the UN’s Paris climate deal.
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Cement Group Prioritizes Fulfillment of Climate Agenda
July 30, 2018
The World Cement Association recently hosted a Global Climate Change Forum at which it urged industry members to ramp up their investments in new technologies to reduce their climate impacts and has announced plans to develop a “climate change action plan” for the industry.
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