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A growing number of studies and reports reveal the complex relationship between the existing competition rules and sustainability, arguing that Competition law as a product of the neoliberalism, based on the assumptions of rational self-interested individual agents seeking profit maximization: (i) has significantly shaped modern global supply chains and led to massive imbalance of power, …

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While not limited to agriculture, GIs play a crucial role in the agricultural sector. By way of example, in the European Union (EU), where farmers can continue to compete on international markets only relying on quality rather than price, the worldwide sale value of the GIs is estimated at € 54.3 billion (OriGIn, 2018) The …

FAO: Geographical indications (GIs) is one of the ways to enhance the provision of public goods – such as food heritage, landscapes, traditional knowledge and the rural economy at large Read More »

The research by the WBCSD explores the board’s role in creating long-term value and pays special attention to how environmental and social risks and opportunities affect the corporate governance process. The Report addresses the common misconception that the duty of directors is to solely maximize shareholder value and how this ideology has led to short-termism. …

Corporate and Business Sustainability: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new research exploring the state of corporate governance across twelve jurisdictions Read More »

The UN General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight “to celebrate each year at the international level the beginning of the space era for mankind, reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing …

Deploying Outer Space for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing Agenda 2030. Space governance for Sustainable Development. Read More »

If national and international financial systems don’t change, the Sustainable Development Goalswill not be achieved, says a new 2019 UN Financing for Sustainable Development Report, prepared jointly with more than sixty international organizations, including the IMF, the World Bank Group and World Trade Organization. This report is the basis for discussions at the ECOSOC Forum …

UN: If national and international financial systems don’t change, the Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved Read More »

The recent White paper by the World Economic Forum “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a New Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution” suggests that major shifts underway in technology, geopolitics, environment, and society give birth to a new phase of globalization – Globalization 4.0 – whose trajectory will depend on how multilevel governance …

WEF: A strengthened framework of global cooperation is needed to accelerate progress on shared challenges and lessen tensions among and within countries Read More »