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UK Seeks Data from Territories on Corporate Ownership
June 28, 2018
Liz Heron writes that the UK government has ordered overseas territories to publish registers of the beneficial ownership of companies within their borders before the end of 2020 to prevent corporate and individual tax avoidance.
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US Court Rejects City-Backed Climate Lawsuit
June 27, 2018
The New York Times reports that a federal US court has dismissed a lawsuit launched by San Francisco and Oakland seeking to force major energy companies to help them pay for costs caused by global warming, finding the legislative and executive branches the best-placed to deal with the inherently political issue of climate change.
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Study: Cite Health Risks in Climate Litigation
June 27, 2018
Researchers have released a study indicating that litigants' citation of public health risks in lawsuits seeking action by governments and corporations to counter global warming served as a significant factor in court decisions that adopted their climate policy recommendations.
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Paper Calls for EU-Driven AI Ethics Standards
June 27, 2018
EUobserver reports that the European Commission (EC) recently released a strategy paper calling for the EU to be at the forefront of developing ethical standards applicable to artificial intelligence (AI) technologies based on "EU values" and fundamental rights.
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NGOs Criticize Investments by UN Pension Fund
June 26, 2018
An investigation by The Guardian has prompted human rights and environmental activists to criticize managers of the UN's staff pension fund for investing in companies, ranging from energy company Shell to banks HSBC and Barclays, they say are involved in activities that are "incompatible with core UN principles and programmes" such as corruption and pollution.
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