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Australian Investors Ramp up Support for BHR, Climate Disclosure
March 19, 2018
The Brisbane Times reports that international efforts to advance the business and human rights (BHR) and climate change agendas are paying off in Australia in the form of growing investor support for shareholder resolutions requiring corporate disclosure of environmental, social, and governance issues.
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UN, Partners Launch Platform on Corporate Tax Collection
March 19, 2018
In February, the UN and other international organizations convened a conference pushing countries to strengthen their tax-collection systems to reduce corporate tax avoidance and fund the UN's "sustainable development" agenda, and also launched a Platform for Collaboration on Tax to coordinate international taxation efforts.
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Australian Body Launches Project on Rights in Technology
March 19, 2018
iTnews reports that the Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a project exploring how companies must embed priorities of the global human rights agenda in emerging technologies, including cutting-edge development in artificial intelligence and "big data."
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Ministers Counter EU Official's Criticism of Tax Policies
March 14, 2018
Politico reports that finance ministers recently called out European Commissioner for taxation Pierre Moscovici for publicly criticizing their governments' alleged facilitation of "aggressive" corporate tax planning, as EU officials ramp up their implementation of the global agenda against corporate tax avoidance to fund social and welfare programs.
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Consultancy Publishes BHR Guidelines for Law Societies
March 09, 2018
Spanish consultancy Sustentia Social Innovation has published guidelines for European law societies on how they and their attorney members should advocate a broad array of legal and other measures to contribute to the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (BHR).
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