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Il y a 17 years 6 months. . Civil Society and Industry Representatives Agree on Good Overseas Practices
What: Groundbreaking Report on Canadian Mining, Oil and Gas Companies Released
Who:
Tony Andrews – Executive Director, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Gerry Barr – President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Catherine Coumans – Research Coordinator, MiningWatch Canada
Gordon Peeling – President-CEO, Mining Association of Canada
When: Thursday, March 29th at 10.00 am
Where: Charles Lynch Room, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
The final report from the National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries will be released at a press conference on Thursday, March 29 at 10:00 am.
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Il y a 17 years 6 months. . NOUVELLES RÉCENTES concernant LES INSTITUTIONS FINANCIÈRES INTERNATIONALES
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Il y a 17 years 6 months. Human rights, IFI accountability. UN Special Representative explores human rights obligations of financial institutions
There is growing consensus that human rights rank high among the pressing challenges that face both the private sector and its financiers. On February 16, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, John Ruggie, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights convened a consultation on human rights and the financial sector in Geneva. The meeting included representatives from a number of export credit agencies (ECAs), the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, several Equator Principle banks, academia and civil society.
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Il y a 17 years 7 months. Human rights. For pdf version, click here.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,
in Cooperation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises
Consultation on Human Rights and the Financial Sector
February 16, 2007, Geneva
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Il y a 17 years 7 months. Corporate accountability.
Help Stop Canadian Human Right Violations and Environmental Disasters Abroad!
SIGN OUR PETITION and voice your demand to regulate the activities of Canadian mining, oil and gas companies overseas.
Do YOU care about Canada’s image abroad? Believe that companies should be more accountable? We need your help.
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Il y a 17 years 7 months. Government of Canada policies and positions, IFI accountability. January 31, 2007
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
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Il y a 17 years 7 months. IFI accountability. OECD knocks Britain over corruption
This month over 140 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) warned the UK government of the “irreparable harm” the move may cause to the country’s reputation as an anti-corruption champion. British NGOs Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) and Corner House have signaled their intention to initiate a judicial review of the SFO decision to drop the inquiry.
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Il y a 17 years 8 months. Government of Canada policies and positions, IFI policies and positions. January 12, 2007
The Honourable James Flaherty
Minister of Finance
Department of Finance Canada
140 O’Connor Street
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Il y a 17 years 9 months. . NOUVELLES RÉCENTES concernant LES INSTITUTIONS FINANCIÈRES INTERNATIONALES
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