Briefing Note of the ECOSOC Integration Meeting on Achieving Sustainable Development

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

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Inrate and Covalence to enter strategic collaboration

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

       Media Release Development in the ESG market Inrate and Covalence to enter strategic collaboration Zurich and Geneva, April 9th, 2013 – Swiss agencies Inrate and Covalence announce their strategic collaboration in the field of environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis of stock-quoted companies. The cooperation gives Inrate access to …

Invitation to the Media: UN Global Roundtable on markets stability and sustainable finance

kristyReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release Washington D.C./Geneva, 11 October 2011 – With the drive for economic recovery topping the US and global political agenda, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is organizing a landmark summit on financial sustainability and market stability in Washington, D.C. The 2011 Global …

ITUC Calls on UN Human Rights Council to Adopt Principles on Business

kristySRI/ESG News, Global Citizen

INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 112/250511 ITUC Calls on UN Human Rights Council to Adopt Principles on Business Brussels, 27 May 2011 (ITUC OnLine): The UN Human Rights Council should adopt “Guiding Principles” on business and human rights, as set out in a report from UN Special Representative John …

Cooperation for a Green Economy

kristyEarth Systems Science

Latest News – 11 May 2011 Featured Guest Article Cooperation for a Green Economy by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) As_the_Commission on Sustainable Development convenes in New York, the thoughts of an increasing number of nations are turning towards next year’s Rio+20 Conference in …