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EU Requires Pension Funds to Consider Climate
December 09, 2016
Reuters reports that legislation passed by the European Parliament, and set to be implemented in EU law, will require European pension funds to consider "environmental, social and governance risks," including the risk global climate policies pose to fossil fuels, when making investment decisions.
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UN Business Gathering Promotes "Resource Efficiency"
December 09, 2016
A recent meeting hosted by the UN Environment Programme's International Resource Panel of businesses, governments, and scientists on "the economic potential of resource efficiency" highlights the UN's efforts to use industry representatives to push their business colleagues to advance the organization's climate and "sustainability" agenda.
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World Bank Forms "Climate Business" Network
December 09, 2016
The World Bank Group's Climate Business Innovation Network, which will drive global climate funding toward "small and growing businesses" developing technology to help meet their countries' commitments under the UN's Paris climate deal, shows how international organizations are using private funding and businesses to support their agenda on global warming.
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WHO Candidates Propose Pressure on Medicine Prices
December 09, 2016
IP-Watch reports that two candidates for the position of Director of the UN's World Health Organization have both pointed to ways of placing pressure on pharmaceutical companies, through "social responsibility" measures and "price monitoring," to reduce the price of their medication around the world.
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Businesses Express Concern on Future of Swiss Tax
December 09, 2016
A survey by auditor KPMG reveals the concern of businesses operating in Switzerland that the country will lose its competitive edge as a favorable jurisdiction for corporate tax planning as it adopts global, harmonized tax standards developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU.
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