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OECD Seeks Climate-Focused Agricultural Reform
July 27, 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a report calling on national governments to reform their agricultural support policies to reduce distortions and to help farmers, among other things, “enhance environmental performance, especially in the context of a changing climate.”
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ISO Publishes Standards on “Sustainability” of Cities
July 26, 2018
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently released a new set of global standards guiding policymakers on “measuring and improving the performance of cities” to ensure they comply with the comprehensive targets contained in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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ISO Maps Food Standards onto SDG Targets
July 26, 2018
A press release from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) reveals the breadth of the ISO’s focus on providing a global framework, through over 1600 standards, to guide food production and reports on a project to map these standards onto the UN’s comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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ISO Standard Aims for Global Emissions Reduction
July 26, 2018
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a global standard aiming to help fulfill the UN’s Paris climate agreement and Sustainable Development Goals by providing a common framework for governments and businesses to consider policies for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Academic Questions Global Impact of “Social Bonds”
July 26, 2018
Professor David Kinley of Sydney University writes that, while “social bonds, which seek to encourage investment in “socially responsible” activity, are making an impact on global bond markets, they have so far failed to realize a substantial “halo effect” that leads to “sustainable” investing in other areas of these markets.
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