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OSCE Hosts Conference on Extractive Disclosure
November 09, 2016
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has announced its support of the global "sustainable development" agenda by sponsoring a conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, an organization that pushes extractive businesses to disclose the payments they make to governments, in Kazakhstan.
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UN Seeks Business SDG Action in Regional Forums
November 08, 2016
A recent meeting of representatives from businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and governments held by the UN Global Compact in Dubai demonstrates the international network's regional approach to pressuring businesses to help fulfill the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals for the year 2030.
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ILO Supports Greek Clampdown on "Undeclared Work"
November 08, 2016
Based on recommendations from the UN's International Labour Organization, Greek authorities have agreed to a roadmap to stamp out "undeclared work" - employment that is not reported to government authorities - in the country in an effort to increase the collection of taxes from businesses and individuals to bolster the country's "social transfer systems."
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UN Agent Intervenes in CETA Debate
November 07, 2016
Arguing that the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a "corporate-driven" treaty whose inclusion of an investment tribunal violates human rights, UN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas has called for a robust UN business and human rights treaty to counter the power of businesses to challenge regulations under treaties like CETA.
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Energy Companies Respond to Philippines' Rights Probe
November 07, 2016
Climate Home reports that some large energy companies are responding to the Philippines' Commission on Human Rights probe on whether their greenhouse gas emissions have violated human rights by suggesting a "cooperative" approach with governments and environmental activists to address climate change.
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