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OSCE Hosts CSR Discussion in Armenia
October 19, 2016
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe recently signaled its support for spreading the corporate social responsibility agenda in Central Asian countries by hosting a presentation on CSR principles in Armenia and supporting the publication of a guidebook on international best practices in the field of CSR.
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IMF Chief Paints Business Role in "Inclusive Capitalism"
October 19, 2016
In recent remarks to a "Conference on Inclusive Capitalism" in New York, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde promoted a robust role for businesses in advocating for social change and reducing economic inequality.
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NGOs Produce Expansive Corporate Crime Principles
October 19, 2016
The nongovernmental organizations Amnesty International and the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable have engaged a set of legal experts to produce principles encouraging the prosecution of multinational corporations for alleged overseas human rights abuses in line with the global business and human rights agenda.
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UN Agents Call for Global Body to Fight Tax "Secrecy"
October 19, 2016
Arguing that individuals and corporations avoiding taxes by storing money in offshore accounts are "effectively stealing from the public," a group of UN human rights agents has called for the creation of a UN body that would combat "tax haven secrecy" and "regulate the fiscal activities of offshore companies."
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UN Agent Raises Concerns with Yahoo Email Searches
October 19, 2016
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye has warned that internet company Yahoo's reported compliance with requests by US agencies to search the email accounts of hundreds of millions of customers raises "serious human rights concerns."
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