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Read here the conclusions and recommendations from the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. In this report the Special Rapporteur, John H. Knox, describes the importance of ecosystem services and biodiversity for the full enjoyment of human rights and… Read More
Video: ecotourism provides alternative to oil exploration in Virunga Virunga National Park in DR Congo is at a crossroads: should the Congolese people choose to invest in sustainable development, or in oil exploration? In a newly launched video, produced by IUCN NL, local communities and park management weigh the pros and cons. . Emmanuel… Read More
Virunga: The real price of energy August 2, 2013 – Author: Hughes Belin . In 2010, the Congolese Government of Kinshasa granted concessions to European companies to exploit oil near the border with Uganda. Exploration is only starting now in a context of civil war. But the area includes one of the world’s most exceptional… Read More
Prince Charles: ‘We must take care of our environment’ This week, HRH the Prince of Wales revealed how the prospect of being a grandfather has sharpened his anxieties about Nature. Here, he argues that it would profit us all to show it more respect. One of the gravest misconceptions of the modern age, and one… Read More
Corporate respect for human rights: Sustainability’s new black? Human rights used to be seen as a government issue, but with new UN standards, how can corporate support be sustained? The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights means that companies have a responsibility to avoid human rights abuses resulting from their own activites or… Read More
Extract from Amnesty International’s last report on Mining and Human Rights in Katanga. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world’s most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade the extraction of these resources has been linked to conflict, human rights abuses and corruption. In the southern province of Katanga, people’s… Read More
By Grace Segran | July 26, 2008 Mary Robinson remains an uncompromising voice for human rights. The former Irish president and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights asserted the central importance of human rights in achieving a more just and sustainable future at the Net Impact conference here on sustainable prosperity, and explored with some 400 participants… Read More
Environment The UN Global Compact’s environment principles are derived from the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development The three principles are: Business should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility, and; Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.* Business commitments The Global Compact and BASD Business days in the run… Read More
Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is by: Bill McKibben Illustration by Edel Rodriguez If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven’t convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard… Read More
HRH Prince of Wales: “..we need a Revolution of Capitalism to balance return on financial, natural and social capital” July 2012 Speaking at St James’s Palace, the Prince told delegates: “As many of you will know, the daunting challenge of building a better world that provides for a better life for everyone, all within the… Read More
Africa: UN Experts Call for More Protection of Human Rights of Vulnerable Groups Affected By Business Activities 4 NOVEMBER 2012 A United Nations expert body has called on States and business enterprises to address the heightened risk of vulnerability, discrimination and marginalization of groups and communities whose human rights are affected by business activities across… Read More
New Global Witness’ report, “The art of logging industrially in Congo”, teachs us many valuable lessons: How business is conducted in DRC; How permits issued by government officials breach DRC’s own laws and regulation; How the widespread abuse of logging permits is contributing to the destruction of DRC’s natural resources; How companies who want to… Read More
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