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WHO Meeting Promotes “Sustainable” Drug Pricing
August 09, 2017
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a closed-door meeting of government officials and other health policy stakeholders to discuss options for increased global governance over drug pricing to promote “fair” and “sustainable” pricing to ensure "universal access to essential medicines and other health technologies."
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Norway Fund Requires Bank Climate Disclosures
August 09, 2017
Reuters reports that Norway's sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, has announced that it will require disclosure by banks in which it invests of the extent to which their lending supports greenhouse gas emissions in violation of the global climate agenda.
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Chinese Industry Faces Blowback over Foreign Coal Projects
August 09, 2017
The Los Angeles Times reports that China, recently heralded by the UN and national leaders as a "global leader in climate action, is facing criticism from environmental activists both for being the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter and financing, through its state-owned companies, nearly 100 coal-powered projects throughout Asia.
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HRW Seeks BHR Investigator for Canadian Extractives
August 09, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch has published a submission to the UN Working Group on business and human rights (BHR) calling on the body to pressure Canada to appoint an independent ombudsperson to investigate and report on alleged, global BHR violations by Canadian oil, gas, and mining companies.
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ILO Develops Global Network on Labor Practices
August 09, 2017
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced the development of a Global Business Network on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking that will create tools for companies to use to combat forced labor and to push businesses to perform "due diligence" on labor practices in their global supply chains.
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