In late 2022, the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including marine litter, was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay. At the conference, UNEP’s Executive Director, Inger Andersen, called for a broad, inclusive and science-driven agreement that provides adequate resources for developing countries. “We…(Read more)
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Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Highlighted at UN Forum
Late last year, representatives of the US-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its award-winning Fair Food Program presented their model of worker-driven social responsibility to the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. As Greg Asbed, a CIW co-founder said, at the core of the model are three elements: “wall to wall worker education”…(Read more)