Ireland Resilience System

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Fri, 2013-08-16 14:57 — mdmcdonald

The Ireland Resilience System working group if focused on the development of Resilience Systems and Resilience Networks to improve the health and human security of Irish citizens and the resilience and sustainability of their communities.

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It's the Law: Big EU Companies Must Report on Sustainability

Thu, 2014-04-17 18:23 — Kathy Gilbeaux

greenbiz.com - April 17, 2014

Wednesday was a historic day in Europe, where a new law will require its biggest companies to include sustainability factors as part of their annual financial report.

In a 599-55 vote, the European Parliament passed the law, which applies to publicly traded companies with more than 500 employees. They must address "policies, risks and results" in relation to "social, environmental and human rights impact, diversity and anti-corruption policies" in their annual reports.

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Global Reporting Initiative - About Sustainability Reporting

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EU Moves to Ban Most Plastics By 2020

Sat, 2014-01-18 23:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

European Parliament - ecowatch.com - January 15, 2014

The most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted yesterday. The EU should also introduce binding plastic waste recycling targets, Members of European Parliament (MEPs) add.