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IOI Bends to NGO "Due Diligence" Pressure

July 24, 2017

Activist organization Greenpeace demonstrates the power of nongovernmental organizations to force the hand of companies to perform "due diligence" of their environmental and human rights impacts by touting its influence on palm oil trader the IOI Group's decision to investigate such impacts and advising IOI supply chain partners to monitor the company's progress.
NGO: UN Climate Failure Would Bolster Terrorist Recruitment

July 17, 2017

In a report commissioned by the German foreign office, Berlin think tank Adelphi considers how climate change has "exacerbated" ongoing conflicts in Africa and the Mideast and predicts that the failure of the UN's ambitious agenda on halting global warming would contribute to security risks by bolstering resource-focused terrorist recruiting strategies.
NGOs Criticize Funding for "Extreme Fossil Fuels"

July 14, 2017

A group of environmental organizations has released a report warning that bank funding of "extreme fossil fuel" projects, such as coal mining and “dirty oil” extraction, will push greenhouse gas emissions beyond what is required under the obligations of the Paris Climate Accord.
Activist Seeks Global Governance for "Climate Justice"

May 26, 2017

In a recent speech at the UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum, former President of Ireland and environment campaigner Mary Robinson called for a new version of global multilateralism that focuses on, as its highest priority, "overcoming the existential threat of climate change while enabling sustainable development for all."
NGOs Criticize EU Progress on UN Climate Deal

May 12, 2017

A report published by a coalition of nongovernmental organizations examines the political progress of EU member states toward implementing the UN climate change deal agreed in Paris in 2015 and criticizes most of these countries for seeking "loopholes" in the bloc's climate legislation that will allegedly slow efforts toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
NGO Leader Calls for Global Governance to Achieve SDGs

April 19, 2017

Director general of the Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa Belay Begashaw has argued for increased global governance in the form of international peer-pressure and resource coordination to ensure that less-capable national governments do not fail to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
NGO Chief Calls for Global Agreement on “Modern Slavery”

April 05, 2017

Phil Bloomer of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has proposed a “Global Modern Slavery Agreement” that would set out international standards for “mandatory transparency, mandatory due diligence, incentives for action, and access to justice and remedy” required of businesses to combat forced labor around the world.
NGO: Countries Must Contribute More to "Climate Resilience"

March 30, 2017

Sven Harmeling of the nongovernmental organization CARE International has published a piece outlining mechanisms of the UN and Group of 20 (G20) countries whose upcoming meetings will place pressure on global policymakers to increase their financial contributions intended to reduce future impacts of global warming.
NGO Advocates Conservative Form of Global Governance

March 28, 2017

Benjamin Bull of ADF International has published an article describing the work of his nongovernmental organization to "reclaim international law" by working within global and regional organizations to expand the recognition of the Judeo-Christian roots of human rights, including conscience rights, and push a more conservative vision of global governance.
BlackRock Supports Climate Risk Disclosure

March 28, 2017

Reuters reports that asset manager BlackRock, facing pressure from environmental and human rights NGOs for not backing activist shareholder resolutions, has taken up the agenda of the Group of 20's (G20) Financial Stability Board by including among its top "engagement priorities" in 2017 disclosure of climate change risks and boardroom diversity.