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G20 Panel Calls for Link Between Climate, Executive Pay
January 24, 2017
According to a report from the G20 group of countries' Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures led by former New York Mayor and climate activist Michael Bloomberg, energy companies should adopt policies informing shareholders how they are linking executive and board member pay to the management of climate change risks facing their industry.
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NGO Seeks Ramped-up Corporate Tax to End Poverty
January 23, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has published a report calling for broad efforts, including through global governance, to redistribute the revenues of corporations to reduce poverty and to ensure that "the proceeds of business activity" go to "society, workers, and local communities."
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Tech Group Protests Data Gathering on Migrants
January 23, 2017
The Verge reports that a group called the Tech Workers Coalition is participating in a campaign protesting the involvement of the software company Palantir Technologies in gathering and analyzing data on migrants in the US for federal authorities, voicing special concern about future Trump Administration policies toward illegal migrants.
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NGO Calls for "Ethical Trade" to Support SDGs
January 23, 2017
The nongovernmental organization Ethical Trading Initiative has published a report highlighting how it is integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the global business and human rights agenda with its "ethical trade" initiatives to push for comprehensive business action supporting the UN's social and environmental goals.
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UK Businesses Support Report on Fulfilling SDGs
January 23, 2017
A group of British companies have published a letter supporting a Business & Sustainable Development Commission report asserting that government measures focused on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will contribute to massive economic growth and create a world that is "comprehensively sustainable."
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