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Companies Call on Trump to Support UN Climate Oversight
December 07, 2016
NPR reports that a group of companies has published a letter to US President-elect Donald Trump urging him to accept UN oversight of US actions reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate deal agreed by the Obama Administration earlier this year.
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Business Group Outlines Expanding Action on UNGPs
December 07, 2016
A report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development praises business implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights since their adoption by the UN Human Rights Council five years ago and analyzes trends toward BHR reporting and contributions toward the UN's "sustainable development" agenda.
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UN Pushes Businesses on "Climate Neutrality"
December 07, 2016
At the recent UN climate summit in Marrakesh, Morocco, officials of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change announced the merger of two initiatives that will pressure companies to achieve "climate neutrality" by reducing and offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions and spotlight climate-friendly corporate activities.
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NGOs Release "Foundational Guide" on BHR Agenda
December 07, 2016
Three nongovernmental organizations, with support from the Dutch Government, have produced a "foundational guide" based on interviews with corporate representatives and business and human rights (BHR) "stakeholders on how corporations should implement the BHR agenda in their operations.
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Microsoft Pledges End to Greenhouse Gas Impacts
December 07, 2016
In a new publication, technology giant Microsoft highlights how it is responding to pressure from activists and international organizations on reducing its climate impacts by pledging to go "beyond carbon neutral" by working toward a world in which there are no greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.
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