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Financial Body Develops Task Force on Climate Reporting
January 13, 2016
An article from the Centre for International Governance Innovation ("CIGI") explores what a Climate Disclosure Task Force created by the Financial Stability Board, an international body that makes recommendations regarding the global financial system, should do to improve accountability of businesses for their actions on the UN sustainability agenda.
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HRW Expresses Rights Concerns on TPP Trade Agreement
January 13, 2016
Human Rights Watch ("HRW") has published a list of potential human-rights violations it says could be facilitated through the Trans-Pacific Partnership ("TPP") recently negotiated between the US and other countries, many stemming from potential corporate behavior, including violations of labor rights, the right to health, and the right to online free expression.
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Former Australian Official Pushes Corporate Tax Transparency
January 13, 2016
In a recent article, former Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan applauds a transparency initiative publicizing how much corporations paid in taxes to Australia and echoes a common argument from human-rights campaigners that corporate tax transparency is needed to ensure that businesses pay governments for health, education, and development initiatives.
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Companies Struggle to Comply with India CSR Law
January 13, 2016
Amritha Pillay writes that 32 of the 50 top-listed Indian companies failed to comply with a national law mandating a certain proportion of spending on corporate social responsibility ("CSR") initiatives, as many of these companies reported that it was difficult to find a project on which to spend the money.
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NGOs Push UN Development Goals on Businesses
January 13, 2016
An article on Africa Green Media explains how academics and nongovernmental organizations ("NGOs") are pressuring businesses around the world to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals ("SDGs") in their operations, arguing that the SDGs represent a growth opportunity and that they cannot succeed without corporate funding.
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