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The Times they are A-Changing
Anders Dahlbeck, ActionAidIn 2008, ActionAid started campaigning to remove biofuels targets that are having a detrimental effect on poor and marginalised communities around the world. We did so in response to calls from communities and partners we work with in the global south, for whom the impact of biofuels production was becoming untenable. Countless cases of land grabs by multinationals to produce industrial biofuels for export to rich countries were the main issue. more[...]
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Study Shows how Easy it is to Set Up Untraceable Companies
Dennis LohmannA new study, published by the inter-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF), highlights the danger coming from shell companies. These companies without real employees and offices could have legitimate uses but are used although by money launderers, financiers of terrorism, sanctions busters and tax evaders. more[...]
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The Private Sector Solutions (Interview Film With Claus Stig Pedersen)
Lisbet Bræmer-Jensen, Grundfos & ‘Act NOW‘The Author
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World Bank President Calls for “Solutions Bank” to Meet Global Challenges
World BankWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today told the Bank’s shareholders he wants the institution to become a solutions Bank that can work with partners and help “bend the arc of history” to eliminate extreme poverty. more[...]
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Global Compact International Yearbook 2012
Dr. Elmer LenzenWith over 8,700 corporate participants and other stakeholders from over 130 countries, the UN Global Compact is the largest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world. „I hope these diverse expressions of support for the UN’s global mission will inspire many more businesses to follow this path and bring corporate sustainability to true scale“, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in the 2012 edition of the Global Compact International Yearbook. Edited by the German publishing house macondo the new yearbook offers insights to political as well as sustainability issues. more[...]
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Enabling the graduation of LDCs: Enhancing the role of commodities and improving agricultural productivity
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe world financial and economic crisis has reversed recent growth trends in the world’s poorest nations, dampening the prospects that half of the 48 least developed countries (LDCs) will be able to “graduate” from that status by the end of the decade, as called for by last year’s international conference on LDCs, UNCTAD research shows. The present study, which is the outcome of ongoing work by the UNCTAD secretariat on LDCs, assesses the challenges, opportunities and prospects for meeting the criteria for graduation, particularly by enhancing the role of commodities and improving agricultural productivity. more[...]
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Rethinking the Role of the State in Finance - Global Financial Development Report 2013
World BankThe worldwide financial crisis brought into relief the role of financial systems in economic development and poverty reduction. The World Bank’s first-ever Global Financial Development Report contributes to the policy debates on this topic, building on new datasets, surveys, research and country experience, emphasizing the perspective of low- and middle-income countries. The report re-examines a basic question highlighted by the crisis: what is the proper role of the state in financial development? more[...]
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The Sustainable Potential in Energy Efficiency
Lisbet Bræmer-Jensen, Grundfos & ‘Act NOW‘
GrundfosThe human race is facing one of its biggest challenges, and if ignored, it could potentially spiral out of control. Over the past century, the rising global population has triggered a massive growth in industry development, leading to a bottleneck effect where existing resources are disappearing and the challenge to discover new energy sources has become a top priority. According to the US Energy Information Administration, the world’s energy consumption has increased on average 1.4 percent every year since 1990. It is forecasted to continue, which will result in a 49 percent increase in energy consumption from now until 2035. more[...]
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Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights from the United Nations
Esq. Amol Mehra, International Corporate Accountability RoundtableThe Author
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Preparing Airports for Disasters
Susanne Meier, Deutsche Post DHL
Joachim Keppler, Deutsche Post DHL
Deutsche Post DHLDeutsche Post DHL has committed itself to continuously support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. Equally, Deutsche Post DHL undertakes actions in support of broader UN goals and issues, especially as they relate to disaster management and humanitarian assistance. In this approach Deutsche Post DHL closely cooperates with the United Nations to amplify the efforts of other contributors. more[...]
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