The Harm Reduction International Conference

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Apr
Harm Reduction International is thrilled to be holding HR23 in Melbourne, Australia, on 16-19 April 2023.The Harm Reduction International Conference, convened by Harm Reduction International in a different city every two years, attracts over 1,000 international delegates and has been held in almost every region of the world.
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Huge support for EU law to make companies accountable for the climate crisis

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Apr
Polling reveals majority of Europeans across Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and Spain want companies operating in the EU to be compelled to reduce emissions Over 200 civil society organisations and individuals sign open letter calling for greater corporate climate accountability along global supply chains
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UN: New green industrial age can be the breakthrough for Sustainable Development Goals

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 17Apr
UNITED NATIONS, 5 April 2023 – Amid growing food and energy crises, an uncertain global economic outlook, and the escalating impacts of climate change, the UN today said that a sustainable industrial transformation is needed to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Country Profiles on SDG localization (BY UCLG)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13Apr
The Country Profiles on SDG localization present a brief analysis of the national strategies, coordination mechanisms and reporting processes related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Most importantly, they highlight the involvement and, in many cases, the leading role of local and regional governments towards the localization of the SDGs.
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Workers at DRC’s industrial cobalt mines pushed further into poverty

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 13Apr
New research on the “living wage” released today reveals that Congolese workers at the world’s largest industrial cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo who are labouring for the energy transition are being pushed further into poverty. Cobalt is considered an essential mineral in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs).
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Local2030 Coalition for the Decade of Action (By Stockholm Enviroment Institute)

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Apr
This report introduces the Local2030 Coalition, a United Nations-led platform and network designed to support and accelerate local-level delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Breaking: Civil society denounce leaked joint instrument on EU-Mercosur deal as blatant greenwashing

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 12Apr
Brussels, 22 March 2023 – Documents leaked [1] from a confidential source reveal that the EU-Mercosur deal’s proposed annex, supposedly intended to safeguard the environment, climate and human rights, does nothing to achieve this.
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New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Apr
MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in combating money laundering, terrorist financing and evasion of sanctions in the EU.
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Over 100 civil society & trade union organisations launch campaign calling on EU to issue a strong due diligence law

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Apr
No more exploitation, no more environmental destruction, no more unjust business practices by European companies. Those are the demands of the “Justice is Everybody’s Business” campaign, launching today in Brussels by over 100 civil society and trade union organisations.
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Global Citizen Now Returns With a New Agenda for Urgent Action

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Submitted by Simone Galimberti 07Apr
The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Rajiv J. Shah joins Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, Climate Justice Activist Vanessa Nakate, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to champion reforms needed to close the financing gap for SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.
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