Today’s Stories from GFI: Heads of UN, World Bank, WHO explicitly reference Illicit Financial Flows as Part of Develeopment Solutions

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  July 13, 2015 Latest GFI Blogs GFI Engages, Second Quarter 2015 Norway Latest Country to Adopt Public Registry of Beneficial Ownership Illicit Flows in the Poorest of Places What’s Going to Happen to the FIFA Forfeiture Money? Can FIFA Victims Sue for Damages? FIFA: The Bribery Case with No …

At UN meeting in Geneva, Ban spotlights trade as driver of global sustainable development

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

1 October 2014 – The critical role played by international trade in lifting economies out of poverty is an invaluable one but must remain consonant with the objectives enshrined in the sustainable development goals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today in an address to the world trade organization (WTO). Speaking at …

Sustainable Development Update – 11 September 2014 – OWG Report to be “Main Basis” for SDGs in Post-2015 Agenda

Jay OwenSustainability News

OWG Report to be “Main Basis” for SDGs in Post-2015 Agenda 10_September 2014: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has decided that the proposal of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “shall be the main basis for integrating sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda.” This …

BSR is abuzz as we confirm speakers, finalize sessions, and approve the details for meals, networking receptions, and our mobile app for the BSR Conference 2014,

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

PROGRAM      SPEAKERS      NETWORKING BSR is abuzz as we confirm speakers, finalize sessions, and approve the details for meals, networking receptions, and our mobile app for the BSR Conference 2014, taking place November 4-6 in New York. The event is just two short months away, and an even closer deadline is …

New UN forum seeks to set the stage for future global development agenda

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Trendspotting

30 June 2014 – As countries ramp up their efforts to achieve the set of anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 deadline, a new United Nations forum seeks to spur them on as well as to help them create the foundation for new …

ENB Vol. 32 No. 8 – Eighth Session of the Open Working Group of the UN General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals – Summary & Analysis

Jay OwenSustainability News

A Reporting Service for Environment and Development Negotiations PDF format French version Back to IISD coverage Volume 32 Number 08 – Monday, 10 February 2014 SUMMARY OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPEN WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 3-7 FEBRUARY 2014 The eighth session of the …

Helio International: Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Resource Efficiency, Greentech

  Monitoring Progress on Energy and Ecodevelopment Website 2.0 helio International would like to welcome all of our members to visit the redesigned website! Rediscover the NGO’s guiding principles and mission, consult our most recent publications, and gain insight into the set of TIPEE indicators that are currently implemented in the Energy, Ecodevelopment and Resilience in …

iisd: Earth Negotiations Bulletin

Jay OwenSustainability News

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The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Click here to visit the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase.   A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 9 September 2013 SD Policy Update The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes by Pamela S. Chasek, Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin [ENB], IISD Reporting Services (US) As_part_of the discussions on …