How Do Legal Strategies Advance Social Accountability? Evaluating Mechanisms in Colombia
This theory-building paper argues that there are four mechanisms by which legal strategies can enhance accountability. The courts can help those affected by policy failures to overcome the collective action problem. The courts can provide civil society with access to information about rights violations, malfeasance, ...
Posted on 15/05/21
Global SDG/ESG Rankings – USA
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development establishes 17 goals adopted by UN member states as the action plan to achieve sustainable development. Each country must establish its action plan on implementing the UN SDGs and the integration of sustainable development in policymaking at the national level. Environmental, ...
Posted on 24/03/21
Is the EU Council Agreement Aligned with the Green Deal Ambitions?
The EU budgets for 2021-27 aim to boost recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and advance EU societal objectives, including the European Green Deal. The €1.8 trillion package reflects a 30% climate target on all EU spending, the EU 2030 emissions reduction target, halving the Just Transition Fund (JTF). It turns the Euro ...
Posted on 24/03/21
Tax or Subsidy? Optimal Carbon Emission Policy: A Supply Chain Perspective
Governments should adopt a supply chain tax policy where the cost of greening or subsidizing the negative impact of carbon emission is high. While firms decide on the greenness level of the product, governments decide on the adoption of a supply chain tax policy (taxation or subsidy) to maximize the welfare of society ...
Posted on 24/03/21
3 Ways Blockchain Can Accelerate Sustainable Development
Blockchain technology recasts conventional approaches to sustainable development and accelerates SDG progress – if deployed responsibly. The three areas where blockchain could be an SDG game changer are (1) building resilient and transparent supply chains; (2) creating stronger and more accountable public institutions ...
Posted on 24/03/21
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