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Observer Calls for Safeguards on Facial-Recognition Tech
September 05, 2018
Cynthia Wong of Human Rights Watch uses the Australian Parliament’s consideration of the expansion of law-enforcement reliance on facial-recognition technology to raise general concerns about the human rights implications of government and corporate use of such technology and the need for “explicit safeguards” regarding its implementation.
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NGOs, Businesses Form Alliances to Promote Climate Action
September 05, 2018
Environmental activist organization WWF has applauded the formation, under the banner “Alliances for Climate Action,” of networks in Japan, Mexico, and the US involving governments, businesses, and nongovernmental organizations committing to policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions to fulfill the UN’s 2015 Paris climate deal.
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Facebook Energy Pledge Aims to Fulfill UN Climate Agenda
September 04, 2018
Engadget reports on tech giant Facebook’s announcement that it will power its global operations with renewable energy by the end of the year 2020 and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent within that time frame, as part of a trend of ambitious climate commitments agreed by businesses since the signing of the UN’s 2015 Paris climate accord.
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NGO Demands More Action from Supermarkets on Plastics
August 31, 2018
The activist organization Greenpeace has applauded Kroger’s decision, under pressure from UN and environmental groups opposed to plastics production, to phase out the use of “single-use” plastic bags from its stores by the year 2025, while calling for the grocery giant to “build upon this effort” by cutting out all kinds of disposable plastics from its operations.
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ISO Publishes Standard for Measure “Carbon Footprint”
August 31, 2018
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new global standard to enable businesses to quantify, publicly report on, and reduce the level of their greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the global agenda against climate change.
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