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China is Becoming a Risk For Western Companies
April 05, 2021
Companies increasingly weigh the risk of doing business with Beijing as public concern mounts over human rights violations in the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
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Multiple Companies Attack Georgia’s new election laws
April 02, 2021
Multiple companies from Apple to Delta are attacking Georgia’s new election laws, calling them «unacceptable », but remain hesitant to speak out against China's human rights violations, where they continue to do business.
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Experts Suggest New Laws to Combat Surveillance Capitalism
March 31, 2021
A panel of academics met recently at the South by Southwest conference to discuss how laws addressing surveillance capitalism, in particular how much data can be collected, should be established in order to protect Americans.
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MIT Sloan Conference: Social Justice and Technology
March 31, 2021
Human rights experts meeting at a MIT Sloan Tech conference discussed technological advances and the responsibility companies have to discover the human rights implications of their work.
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SEC Moves Towards Exercising ESG and Climate Disclosure Powers
March 30, 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has taken a major step towards requiring companies to disclose information relating to ESG and climate impacts, forming a Task Force focusing on climate and ESG issues.