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Stop Oil Exploration in Africa's Oldest National Park
What does nature provide for your business? Find out more: http://www.pitchfornature.org This video is available in many languages. Click the “Captions” button to find yours! Natural Capital is the value of nature. It can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets that we benefit from. Natural Capital matters because every single business in… Read More
“Dialogue Congolais”: Intimidating behavior on the part of the SOCO-ICCN coalition #1 Source: On Behalf of IDPE
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
OIL GOVERNANCE: FOLT’S PERSPECTIVE ON OIL IN TURKANA but what if the best and only solution will be to: KEEP THE OIL IN THE SOIL? Looking back at 2013-2016 (SV) The recent oil discovery in Turkana has been termed as a historic discovery and is seen to be a boost to the country’s economy which… 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
Shareholder responsibility could spur shift to sustainable energy Allowing shareholders to be held liable for the damages that companies cause to the environment and people could help transform the world’s energy system towards sustainability, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). . The research carried out at IIASA… 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
WWF has called on French oil company Total to refrain from exploration in Virunga National Park. At a meeting of Total shareholders and investors Friday, WWF hosted a demonstration and published an open letter to the company president. Total has been granted an oil concession that includes a portion of the World Heritage Site, which… Read More
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