Sustainable Supply Chain Summit 2016
2016 is bringing the best, the most innovative and inspiring brands in supply chain excellence with 3 main themes on driving supplier collaboration, working with procurement and managing risk beyond...
View ArticleBusiness, Conflict & Human Rights Course
Learn and exchange about challenges and best practices for responsible business in conflict contexts. Course Topic What is needed for businesses to operate responsibly in volatile areas? The course...
View ArticleChine : 500 manifestations quotidiennes contre la pollution, surtout contre...
« En Chine, 500 manifestations quotidiennes contre la pollution », 19 juillet 2016 La pollution de l’air, qui provoque des ravages en Chine, suscite de plus en plus la colère de la population. Des...
View ArticleClimat : L’Oréal et Continental concrétisent l'accord de Paris par les...
« Climat : Comment les entreprises peuvent-elles concrétiser l’accord de Paris ? », 18 juillet 2016 C’est un fait établi. Depuis la COP21, les entreprises jouent un rôle essentiel dans la mise en œuvre...
View ArticleDaelim signs $2 billion MOU to improve Isfahan Oil Refinery
"Iran oil industry increases cooperation with France, S. Korea" ... Managing director of Isfahan Oil Refinery said the facility has signed an MoU with South Korea's Daelim Company for improving...
View ArticleUSA: President challenges companies to address global refugee crisis
"FACT SHEET: White House Launches a Call to Action for Private Sector Engagement on the Global Refugee Crisis," 30 Jun 2016 Today the White House is announcing a Call to Action for the U.S. private...
View ArticleHonduras: Allanamiento de oficinas del MADJ; roban información de abusos a...
“Honduras: Roban evidencia e información clave del caso Berta Cáceres”, 19 de Junio de 2015 …El Observatorio para la Protección de los Defensores de Derechos Humanos expresa su grave preocupación...
View ArticleMéxico: Misión de Observación denuncia abusos en consulta previa sobre...
“Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación ordena consulta sobre transgénicos y empresas ligadas a Monsanto acarrean a pobladores: ONG”, 13 de Julio de 2016 La Misión de Observación de la Consulta...
View ArticleNicaragua: Indigenous & Afro-descendant peoples oppose grand canal project,...
“We do not consent! The indigenous struggle against the grand canal of Nicaragua”, 15 Jul 2016 The Southern Autonomous Region of Nicaragua is home to 9 indigenous and afro-descendant communities...
View ArticleDominican Rep.: Solid Waste Management Co. workers protest for better labour...
“Dump workers protest again”, 12 Jul 2016 Even as workers from the Beetham landfill downed tools yesterday morning to protest the non-payment of arrears, Public Utilities Minister Ancil Antoine assured...
View ArticleGuatemala: UN-backed body investigation results in arrest of Camino Real...
“Guatemala arrests prominent executive on suspicion of tax fraud”, 10 Jul 2016 Guatemalan police have arrested the head of one of the country's biggest hotel chains on suspicion of tax fraud,...
View ArticleVI Foro empresarial de Pacto Mundial en América Latina y el Caribe:...
Las anteriores ediciones del Foro Empresarial se han realizado en México, Perú, Colombia, Argentina y Chile respectivamente. Cada año el Centro Regional trabaja con aliados estratégicos del país...
View ArticlePerú: Indígenas amazónicos deciden expulsar pacíficamente de sus territorios...
“Perú: Wampis expulsarán de su territorio a mineros ilegales” Sin el respaldo del Estado, el Gobierno Territorial Autónomo de la Nación Wampis, ubicado en las regiones Amazonas y Loreto, ha decidido...
View ArticleWebinar: Sistema de Monitoreo a las operaciones del BNDES en América Latina
Objetivo: Socializar con organizaciones de la sociedad civil interesadas en el monitoreo de las entidades que financian proyectos de infraestructura en la región amazónica, la propuesta del Barómetro...
View ArticleTransparency Intl. report says Chinese firms are most opaque & Indian firms...
"Transparency International slams ‘pathetic’ findings of report on 100 companies in 15 nations, which also include India, Brazil, Mexico and Russia and says big multinational companies must do more to...
View ArticleUnder the EU's new deal only a small number of companies will have to check...
"Why the EU's new deal on responsible mineral sourcing is a missed opportunity", 11 Jul 2016 EU officials have reached a “political understanding” on a new law intended to clean up the European...
View Articleresponse by Euro Sko
Euro Sko Norge AS is positive to contribute to an international campaign such as Change Your Shoes (CYS). It is good to put the spotlight on how the industry works to improve social and environmental...
View ArticleArticle proposes "just transition" framework for US fossil fuel industry...
"A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers", 6 Jul 2016 Both parts of this climate stabilization program will produce large-scale impacts on the employment opportunities for working...
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