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OECD Warns of Agricultural Emissions in New Zealand
March 31, 2017
In its third Environmental Performance Review of New Zealand, while noting that "the country only accounts for a tiny share of global emissions," the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warns of increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the New Zealand agricultural sector and calls for expanded taxes on the industry to counter its impact.
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OECD Pushes "Green Growth" in South Korea
March 31, 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) latest Environmental Performance Review of Korea calls on the country to ensure its policies and taxes on the energy industry are in line with global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to use centralized government policies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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NGO Criticizes US Contractors on BHR "Due Diligence"
March 31, 2017
The nongovernmental organization NomoGaia has published an article criticizing contractors of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to communicate how they are complying with the business and human rights (BHR) agenda by performing "due diligence" regarding the potential rights impacts of their support of DHS border operations.
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Think Tank Pushes Banks on Rights Impacts of Finance
March 31, 2017
The think tank Royal United Services Institute has published an article placing pressure on banks and other financial institutions to do more to consult with nongovernmental organizations and engage in better monitoring of their transactions to ensure they do not fund projects and businesses associated with forced labor and human trafficking.
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Investors Increase BHR Pressure on Indian Business
March 31, 2017
An article by researcher Aruna Chandrasekhar highlights how decisions by large pension funds such as Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global to withdraw their investments in companies based or operating in India due to alleged human rights and environmental impacts are increasing pressure on Indian industry to adopt the global business and human rights (BHR) agenda.
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