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WEF Publishes Survey Results Relating to Corporate Ethical Cultures

January 08, 2020

The World Economic Forum’s Fourth Industrial Revolution Steering Committee for the Responsible Use of Technology has published the results of a survey it conducted of businesses regarding what factors contribute to positive corporate ethical cultures.
Lietz: Arctic Council and Germany Need Sustainable Approach to Arctic Development

December 31, 2019

In light of the increased accessibility to the Arctic region due to climate change, former EU MEP from Germany, Arne Lietz, describes how member states in the Arctic Council and Germany should cooperate for sustainable development of the region.
Buxton: Davos Manifesto Lacks Enforcement Mechanisms

December 23, 2019

At openDemocracy.net, Nick Buxton laments that the recently published Davos Manifesto on the purpose of a company proposes an entirely voluntary process that contains no "enforcement mechanisms, legislation or regulation to ensure companies abide by their commitments."
WEF's Schwab Publishes "Davos Manifesto" on Purpose of a Company

December 23, 2019

Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, has published Davos Manifesto 2020: The Universal Purpose of a Company in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, building on the emerging view that "the purpose of a company is to engage all its stakeholders in shared and sustained value creation."
Survey Results Reveal Global Concern over "Big Tech" Collection and Use of Personal Data

December 10, 2019

According to a recent survey of 10,000 people in nine countries conducted by YouGov on behalf of Amnesty International, seven in ten people (73%) want governments to do more to regulate Big Tech, with a clear majority (71%) worried about how tech companies collect and use their personal data.
UNESCO and UNODC Publish Guide to Promote Rule of Law Through Education

November 22, 2019

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO") and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ("UNODC"), working in partnership, have developed a guide to assist policy-makers in developing policies and programs that promote the rule of law through education.
International Trade Union General Secretary Seeks Treaty Restraints on Corporations

October 30, 2019

In a Social Europe op-ed, Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation, a legally-binding global instrument on business and human rights would help remedy "the power and greed of huge corporations [that] have captured governments" and "are acting against the rights and interests of their own workers."
New Resolution Promoted Global Universal Health Coverage

October 23, 2019

In an action supported by the World Health Organization, The global Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has adopted a Resolution on achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, which calls on parliaments and parliamentarians to “take all possible measures to achieve UHC," and stresses the need for robust legal frameworks and the need to allocate adequate resources.
Jamestown Foundation: OSCE May "Democratize" Russia's Occupation in Eastern Ukraine

October 15, 2019

According to the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to hold local elections in Russian-controlled territory in Eastern Ukraine and accept the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's ("OSCE") monitoring and assessment of the democratic validity of the elections.
UNCTAD to Facilitate Redistribution of Digital Economy's Gains

September 06, 2019

Reflecting global efforts to re-distribute the rapidly expanding digital economy's gains, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its first-ever Digital Economy Report 2019 that maps the flow, data, and funds in the world's digital economy.