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Think Tank Develops Framework for Ethics in AI
March 08, 2018
The British think tank Institute of Business Ethics has released a briefing setting out a framework of the values corporations should consider when developing and employing artificial-intelligence (AI) technology and calling on companies to engage in a "multi-stakeholder dialogue" to determine whether they are heeding ethical principles in their use of AI.
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UK Court Rejects Nigerian Oil-Spill Case
March 08, 2018
Reuters reports that, in a case with significant import to the liability of companies for the actions of their foreign subsidiaries, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled that two Nigerian communities accusing Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary of causing oil spills in their region could not pursue their claims against the parent corporation in British courts.
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UN Agency Launches Environmental Rights Initiative
March 07, 2018
UN Environment has launched an Environmental Rights Initiative aimed in part at pressuring businesses to "champion" a universal, enforceable right to a healthy environment, as part of the UN agency's efforts to "give environmental rights the same legal standing as human rights at the global level."
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Group Seeks to Spotlight Ill Effects of Tech
March 07, 2018
The New York Times reports that a group of former employees of internet giants Facebook and Google have set up a "union of concerned experts" labeled the Center for Humane Technology aimed at pressuring these companies to address the negative impacts of their tech platforms, including addiction and depression, on users around the world.
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Chinese Official Pushes for Bolstered Global Taxation Governance
March 07, 2018
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reports that, at a recent speech at UN Headquarters in New York, Director of China's State Administration of Taxation Wang Jun called for an enhanced focus in the global-governance system on clamping down on tax avoidance, including by corporations, in a push for greener economies and for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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