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Transnational Institutions Launch Green Investment Call
May 07, 2018
Representatives from a broad group of transnational organizations, including the UN, the World Bank Group, and the European Commission, recently issued an Invest4Cities Call pushing investors around the world to shift their financing to low-carbon projects in an attempt to fulfill the UN's climate agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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EC Seeks to Avoid Sending Funds Through Low-Tax Systems
May 04, 2018
The European Commission (EC) recently issued a set of guidelines aimed at ensuring that EU external development and investment funds do not go through "non-cooperative tax jurisdictions," as EU institutions seek to ramp up pressure on countries accused of offering "unfair," low taxes to corporations.
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CPA Guide Seeks Corporate Action on SDGs
May 02, 2018
Showing the breadth of civil society's pressure on corporations to help fulfill the comprehensive UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants has published a guide describing how accountants should encourage corporate contributions to the SDGs, including through public reporting.
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Facebook Data Controversy Puts Spotlight on Regulators
April 26, 2018
Politico reports that the ongoing public uproar over Facebook's treatment of user data has resulted in widespread scrutiny over whether national data-privacy regulators in Europe and the US are sufficiently staffed and effectively enforcing data standards.
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Activists Applaud Climate Inquiry by Philippines Rights Body
April 26, 2018
Marking the Philippines Human Rights Commission's first public hearing on the human rights impacts of 47 global energy companies' contribution to climate change, a group of lawyers, rights advocates, and lawyers issued a statement supporting the Commission's inquiry as a "vital" step toward access to justice for the victims of global warming.
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