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International mining companies commit to uphold fundamental human rights and respect cultures, customs and values. GLOBE-Net, May 27, 2013 – Earlier this month, the International Council on Mining and Minerals (ICMM) Council of CEOs approved an Indigenous Peoples and Mining...

 Canada continues to tread water as a mid-level performer in science, technology, and innovation GLOBE-Net, May 24, 2014 – A major report released this week by Canada’s Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC) has concluded that Canada continues to tread...

  GLOBE-Net, May 15, 2013 – There have been many calls for reform of the subsidies and incentives provided to the energy sector. A report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released last month urged policymakers the world over to reform subsidies for products...

  GLOBE-Net, May 6, 2013 – Renewable energy sources can drive Canada’s low-carbon future says a recent report from the Trottier Energy Futures Project. Canada will have access to enough renewable energy by 2050 to achieve the deep greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions...

  GLOBE-Net, May 2, 2013 – The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation has issued a series of practical recommendations to the top environment officials of Canada, Mexico and the United States to do more to move North...

  GLOBE-Net, April 25, 2013 – Six countries – the US, Japan, UK, France, South Korea and China have been named by KPMG International as the most active in using tax as a tool to drive sustainable corporate behavior and achieve green policy goals. The finding is...

  GLOBE-Net, March 22, 2013 – It’s a question asked often in the building industry, Does green building pay off, and if it does, for whom? A new comprehensive report released from the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) may have the answer to that question....

  GLOBE-Net, February 19, 2013 – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) released a three-year progress report on its Strategy for Partnerships and Innovation (SPI), at the Business Innovation Summit 2013: Innovation for the Corporation....