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NGO Calls for Preemptive Corporate Tax Reporting
August 26, 2016
Michael Solomon of the nongovernmental business transparency organization Responsible 100 writes that the solution for businesses facing activist complaints regarding their tax payments is to publicly disclose how "responsible" they are on taxes and to persuade the activists that they are paying their fair share.
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NGOs Pressure Development Banks on Tax
August 26, 2016
Matti Kohonen of Christain Aid reflects on how pressure from nongovernmental organizations has been partially successful in influencing World Bank and International Monetary Fund decisions to call for clampdowns on corporate tax avoidance but calls for more actions from these development banks on ensuring that businesses pay to reduce inequality.
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Kenya Rights Commission Scrutinizes Mining Sector
August 26, 2016
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has launched a probe of companies in the country's mining sector to investigate allegations that these businesses violate land, labor, and environmental rights of various stakeholders.
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World Bank Offers Course on Resource Governance
August 25, 2016
The World Bank and a group of nongovernmental organizations have introduced an online course to educate investment managers on best practices in the governance of natural resources in the oil, gas, and mining sectors.
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NGOs Seek Strict Global Aviation Emissions Deal
August 25, 2016
Reuters reports that environmental activists have warned the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization that proposals to "water down" a global deal to reduce aircraft emissions, to be agreed by October, by making participation in the plan voluntary for the first five years would be insufficient to fulfill the UN agenda on countering global warming.
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