Business The Case for Growth Better technologies and management practices are key to promoting sustainable and equitable growth, according to award-winning economist John Van Reenen. John Van Reenen, London School of Economics, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt, Svenskt Näringsliv och Laura Hartman, LO.
Environment, Climate and Energy Environmental economist: Tackle opposition to wind power with planning reforms and revenue sharing
Environment, Climate and Energy SNS Research Brief 84. Is NIMBYism Standing in the Way of the Clean Energy Transition?
Business The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – shaping legal developments and market expectations
Business The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – shaping legal developments and market expectations The UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights were unanimously endorsed in 2011. It was the first time the UN had issued official guidance to states and firms on their respective duties and responsibilities in relation to business and human rights and the principles were placed into the domain of “soft law”. The expectations set out in the UNGPs are now informing the development of national and supranational hard law requirements in a growing number of jurisdictions. Caroline Rees, president and co-founder of Shift.
Business Sustainable investing Interest in sustainable investing continues to grow, and the pressure is on from end-clients and regulators for investment organizations to move toward a sustainable investing model. Georg Kell, chef UN Global Compact 2000–2015.
