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ILO Calls for Labor Provisions in Trade Deals
July 21, 2016
Placing partial blame for income inequality on "trade and investment liberalization," a report from the International Labour Organization argues that countries should include labor provisions in international trade and investment agreements to address this phenomenon and should permit "social partners" to take part in the negotiation process.
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World Bank Event Seeks Business Funding of Climate Efforts
July 20, 2016
At a recent forum in Vienna, the World Bank and 12 other groups published a guide called Principles for Dialogue on Climate Action that seeks pathways for governments to persuade businesses to invest billions of dollars in funding and collaborate in a variety of ways to implement the UN's agenda on climate change.
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G-20 Declaration Seeks Minimum Wage, Labor Rights
July 20, 2016
A press release from the International Labour Organization welcomes a "Declaration on Innovation and Inclusive Growth" produced by national labor and employment ministers at a recent G-20 summit in Beijing that calls for countries to bolster wage growth by increasing minimum wages and advancing collective-bargaining rights.
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UNGC, Business Group Sign Deal on SDGs
July 20, 2016
The UN Global Compact and the International Chamber of Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding pledging to work together to secure business participation in fulfilling the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
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Teachers' Fund Invests in Climate-Friendly Index
July 20, 2016
As activists increase pressure on investment funds to reduce their exposure to what they assert are risky carbon-emitting companies in the wake of the recent UN climate deal agreed in Paris, the California State Teachers' Retirement System has announced its decision to invest $2.5 billion of its funds in a "low-carbon index."
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