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UN Official Issues Broad Call for Corporate Rights Obligations
April 17, 2018
UN Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo calls on corporate leaders to "build universal human rights principles into core business strategies" and perform due diligence on potential human rights impacts with the goal of "sustaining fair and stable societies" and achieving the UN's sustainable development agenda.
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ISO Publishes Global Occupational Safety Standard
April 17, 2018
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently published a global standard for occupational health and safety, aiming to provide broad guidance to corporations and other organizations on establishing "a robust and effective set of processes for improving work safety in global supply chains."
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Norway Wealth Fund Pushes for Rights, Climate Reforms
April 17, 2018
An article by Sveinung Sleire outlines how Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund is targeting companies in which it invests across the globe with financial pressure to motivate reforms on environmental and human rights issues, including the ethical use of artificial intelligence technologies.
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US Appeals Court Refuses Rejection of Climate Lawsuit
April 16, 2018
In a case signaling the growing success of litigation challenging governments and businesses on climate policy, The Washington Post reports that a US court of appeals has rejected the federal government's request to dismiss a lawsuit brought on behalf of children and teenagers alleging that the government has violated the US Constitution by failing to halt global warming.
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NGO Seeks Exclusion of Tax "Avoiders" from Public Procurement
April 16, 2018
Paul Monaghan of the nongovernmental organization Fair Tax Mark reviews efforts across Europe toward excluding corporations that allegedly engage in "aggressive" tax avoidance from public procurement contracts and calls for the UK to pursue stronger measures to avoid forming procurement contracts with such companies.
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