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GRI Report Calls for Business Monitoring of SDG Impacts
October 11, 2016
The Global Reporting Initiative and Business Call to Action have produced a report calling on governments to place pressure on businesses to monitor and report their impacts on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to help fulfill the Goals' comprehensive economic and social agenda.
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Politician Backs NGO Push for UN Tax Body
October 05, 2016
An article from President of Ecuador Rafael Correa echoes calls from global NGOs and activists for the creation of a UN tax body that puts an end to the "global financial conspiracy" of business and individual use of so-called "tax havens" and puts the funds toward reducing economic inequality.
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EU Committee Calls for Strengthened Tax Disclosure Law
October 05, 2016
The European Economic and Social Committee has called on the EU to broaden its corporate tax transparency proposals to require more EU businesses to disclose the amount of tax they pay and to mandate corporate disclosure of a comprehensive list of their operations outside the EU.
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MEPs Push "Social Dumping" Restrictions
October 05, 2016
During a recent session, Members of the European Parliament called for the bolstering of worker rights across the EU, seeking the prohibition of "exploitative practices" by European businesses seeking to avoid national regulations on minimum wages, benefits, and the "work-life balance."
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NGO Pushes BHR Agenda with Clinton, Trump
September 28, 2016
The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable has called on this year's US presidential candidates to commit to advancing the UN's business and human rights agenda, including implementing a comprehensive "national action plan" on BHR issues currently in development by the Obama Administration.
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