ADVANCING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH RESEARCH AND POLICY

Corporate governance in emerging economies will have to change
According to WHO (2020), the private sector may play a critical role in the preparedness and response activities for COVID-19 locally and globally. The impact of COVID-19 on global corporate governance is also addressed in the recent report published by the OECD (2020). The costs and benefits of the adoption and implementation

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
In June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued the first two standards, IFRS S1 (General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information Standard) and IFRS S2. These Standards reflect the redeliberations of the ISSB, which were informed by extensive feedback from stakeholders and aim to establish a comprehensive

COP29 United Nations Climate Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan: Will the newly elected leaders commit to the global climate actions?
COP29, the United Nations next climate conference in 2024, is scheduled for November 11-24 in Baku, Azerbaijan, which is located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia. Azerbaijan chose Ecology Minister Mukhtar Babayev to lead the COP29 event. The previous COP28 event, held in United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Head of Center for Sustainability and Climate: COP29 to become excellent platform for discussion
The Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held this year in Azerbaijan. The decision to hold COP29 was made at the COP28 plenary meeting in Dubai last December. The holding of COP29 can be considered one of the most significant events