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Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations

The Environmental Blog

Approximately twenty years after the publication of UNESCO’s Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations, the need to protect the earth for the future generations has finally received a significant consideration in the field of ethics. 3. Application of Ethics.

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New Report ‘Ringing the Alarm Bell’ for Climate Advocacy Conflict of Interest

DeSmogBlog

“We recognize it is not uncommon for these large firms to have diverse client bases, but do expect them to maintain their ethical obligation to avoid any conflicts of interest,” she wrote in an email. PoliticalWorks and Onward Energy did not respond to requests for comment from DeSmog.

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The Business Roundtable’s statement of purpose, one year on

GreenBiz

And that anything businesspeople might do otherwise would be part of "the socialist view that political mechanisms, not market mechanisms, are the appropriate way to determine the allocation of scarce resources to alternative uses.". To the extent that the statement gave political cover to CEOs that had been reticent to jump in, great.

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Transparency Watchdog Calls on EU to Strengthen its Lobbying Rules After DeSmog Investigation

DeSmogBlog

Consumer Choice Center – a US-based group which has links to the Koch fossil fuel network – has lobbied against green policies in the EU through social media adverts and articles in influential publications without being registered as a lobby group. But the plans have been accused of being “unsatisfactory and not ambitious enough” by MEPs.

Europe 69
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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

DeSmogBlog

At least a million Uyghurs have been forced into detention camps over the past six years, where they are subjected to beatings, torture, forced sterilisation and political re-education. government has described China’s actions in Xinjiang as a form of genocide. and the West, who attempt to use Xinjiang to contain China.”

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SDG16: Six top tips for delivering peace, justice, and strong institutions

Business Green

But from anti-corruption measures and sustainable supply chain management to progressive lobbying efforts and labour policies, green and responsible businesses can play a key role in maximising the chances of this vital global goal being met. However, this is a more sensitive topic, says Smith. Think global.

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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

Revelations about high-level and systemic failures of oversight — both private and public — come at a time when historic federal investments in renewable energy are threatening a constellation of fossil fuel interests and political coalitions vying to preserve profits as the U.S. economy is increasingly rocked by climate chaos.