Fossil fuel subsidies hit a record $7 trillion last year (7% of global GDO) according to the IMF.
In other news...
Economists expose costs of emissions: the damage caused when publicly traded companies emit #greenhouse gases is equivalent — on average — to about 44% of their operating profits.
#climatedisclosure #CSRD #freeriders #corporateaccountability #climatechange
#greenhouse #climatedisclosure #csrd #freeriders #corporateaccountability #climatechange
Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
#WashingtonPost #BernieSanders #AmazonLaborPractices #SenateInvestigation #WorkerRights #CorporateAccountability #Politics #News
#washingtonpost #berniesanders #amazonlaborpractices #senateinvestigation #workerrights #corporateaccountability #politics #news
EU lawmakers adopt due diligence rules position ahead of key plenary vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-lawmakers-adopt-due-diligence-rules-position-ahead-of-key-plenary-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climateprotection #Companies #corporateaccountability
#climateprotection #companies #corporateaccountability
EU lawmakers adopt due diligence rules position ahead of key plenary vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-lawmakers-adopt-due-diligence-rules-position-ahead-of-key-plenary-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climateprotection #Companies #corporateaccountability
#climateprotection #companies #corporateaccountability
EU lawmakers adopt due diligence rules position ahead of key plenary vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-lawmakers-adopt-due-diligence-rules-position-ahead-of-key-plenary-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #climateprotection #Companies #corporateaccountability
#climateprotection #companies #corporateaccountability
EU Parliament excludes ‘use’ from due diligence rules before committee vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-parliament-excludes-use-from-due-diligence-rules-before-committee-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Companies #corporateaccountability
#companies #corporateaccountability
EU Parliament excludes ‘use’ from due diligence rules before committee vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-parliament-excludes-use-from-due-diligence-rules-before-committee-vote/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Companies #corporateaccountability
#companies #corporateaccountability
🚀 TODAY #WikiRate is celebrating its public #launch after a successful beta phase.
Along with the 1.0 launch, we've got a fresh #newlook: slick icons, bold colors, and a killer logo!
Check it out at https://wikirate.org and share your thoughts with me below.
#productlaunch #opendata #opensource #companydata #corporateaccountability #transparency #wiki #community #sdgs #esg #api #opendataset #teaching #crowdresearch #supplychaintransparency #companyreports #modernslaveryact #openclimatedata
#wikirate #launch #newlook #productlaunch #opendata #opensource #companydata #corporateaccountability #transparency #wiki #community #sdgs #esg #api #opendataset #teaching #crowdresearch #supplychaintransparency #companyreports #modernslaveryact #openclimatedata
January 6th-
Here's some good accounting on what companies said in regards to their donations for congressional members who voted in step with the insurrectionists, and if they've actually kept their word.
https://popular.info/p/the-january-6-corporate-accountability
#Jan6th #January6th #insurrection #receipts #corporateaccountability
#jan6th #January6th #insurrection #receipts #corporateaccountability
Friendly reminder that your favorite policymaker — be they local, regional, national, or transnational — can hold accountable the sociopath arsonists burning our world and threatening to bring about our collective extinction just so they can make even more money. Why? Because we can then fund at scale the #ClimateSolutions we already have for the #ClimateCrisis. Here’s how: https://liabilityroadmap.org
#MakeBigPollutersPay #PollutersPay #EndFossilFuel #CorporateAccountability #mapoli #bospoli
#climatesolutions #climatecrisis #makebigpolluterspay #polluterspay #endfossilfuel #corporateaccountability #mapoli #bospoli
Government ministers from France & Germany are trying to drastically water down the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) - excellent piece in EU Observer https://euobserver.com/opinion/156491n
#JusticeNotProfit
#Sustainability
#CorporateAccountability
#JusticeNotProfit #sustainability #corporateaccountability
I got an email from Xcel Energy that claims they pass natural gas price increases to their customers without marking them up further.
A) Is this true? Obviously, higher prices should lead to increased wages for their workers, so I wouldn't count raises against this claim.
B) How could more corporations be encouraged to do the same?
#CorporateAccountability #PriceGouging #Capitalism
Here's a link to the Xcel Blog post - https://stories.xcelenergy.com/ArticlePage/?id=8af0e8a9-2b65-ed11-9562-000d3a341325
#capitalism #pricegouging #corporateaccountability
Finally getting round to an #introduction toot....
I'm an Assistant Prof. of Public International Law at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Working on the #humanrights responsibilities of businesses that develop and/or deploy #artificialintelligence.
Proud mummy of my son and slightly obsessed with my pets 🐕 🐱
#bizhumanrights #corporateresponsibility #corporateaccountability #digitalrights #lawandtech #AI
#AI #lawandtech #digitalrights #corporateaccountability #corporateresponsibility #bizhumanrights #artificialintelligence #humanrights #introduction
@juddlegum You write one of the best newsletters out there! Thank you for all your work. #democracy #politics #corporateaccountability
#corporateaccountability #Politics #Democracy