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Har åpenhetsloven hatt effekt?

Forrige undersøkelse fra 2019/2020 viste svært lav kjennskap til OECDs retningslinjer for ansvarlig næringsliv blant norske næringslivsledere og at få bedrifter gjennomførte aktsomhetsvurderinger i tråd med OECDs retningslinjer. Den viste også at

Ansvarlighet i urolige tider

Det var blant tilbakemeldingene til Kontaktpunktet fra deltakerne på årets dialogmøte på Litteraturhuset 19. april 2023. Det er storkrig i Europa. Vi står midt i en klimakrise. I flere vestlige land utfordres demokratiet. Vi er sårbare i vår

Final Statement in specific instance related to shipyard accident in Korea – the Martin Linge Project

The case concerned due diligence, remedy and disclosure related to a crane accident in Korea at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard on 1 May 2017. The accident occured during the construction of an oil platform module for the Martin Linge

Fønix AS, autismeteamet

Fønix AS er en arbeids- og inkluderingsbedrift i Vestfold som tilbyr arbeidsrettede tiltak på oppdrag fra NAV. NAV Vestfold har satt av 10 tiltaksplasser til personer med diagnoser innenfor autismespekteret. Dessuten har enkelte kommunale NAV

World leaders meet at climate summit to address tropical deforestation

World Leaders from 26 countries and the EU came together at the UN Climate summit (COP27) to launch the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP). The Partnership will help to deliver the commitment made at last year’s summit in Glasgow by

Slutterklæring i enkeltsak knyttet til ulykken på skipsverft i Korea – Martin Linge-prosjektet

Saken gjaldt aktsomhetsvurdering, oppreisning og offentliggjøring av opplysninger i forbindelse med en kranulykke som fant sted 1. mai 2017 på Samsung Heavy Industries’ verft i Geoje i Korea. Ulykken skjedde under byggingen av en oljeplattformmodul

Nye arbeidsmåter for fremtidens løsninger

Direktoratet for forvaltning og IKT (Difi) inviterer til frokostseminar 1. desember hvor Ruter# vil fortelle om hvordan de jobber for å tilpasse seg fremtiden. Hvilke metoder bruker de og hvordan organiserer de arbeidet for å levere løsninger som

How carbon markets done right help stop deforestation

To have the desired effect, carbon markets need to provide incentives for governments to transform land use governance and tackle the fundamental drivers of deforestation. They need to respect countries’ sovereign right to decide how this should be

Stor verdi, liten risiko

Artikkelen er fra Kontaktpunktets årsrapport for 2022. Velkommen til lansering 19. april! Mer informasjon her. Påmelding her. Tekst: Marianne Alfsen Mekling førte til avtale i sak mellom fire fagforeninger og NBIM. Fra venstre: Massimo Frattini (IUF

The Amazon Fund is re-activated

Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Espen Barth Eide and President-elect in Brazil, Lula da Silva. At COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh, November 2022. Photo: Jon Berg/Ministry of Climate and Environment. Presidential decrees to reopen the Amazon

Letter to the European Commisson on temporary border controls

Dear Vice-President, dear Commissioner,

Opening remarks by Prime Minister Støre at the Global Leadership Council´s meeting in New York

The challenge is of course to leapfrog the carbon-intensive economic model. The technology exists. But the costs are prohibitive for many developing countries. Hardware may be too expensive. Financing may not be available, and business models may be

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre GLC meeting in New York

Minister Huitfeldt’s address to ambassadors

Address at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for ambassadors to Norway, 16 May 2023.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Hotel Continental, Oslo

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson's statement at a meeting with diplomats in Oslo 15 March.

By State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson Oslo, 15 March

Welcome address at Nordic youth camp

Welcome address by Minister for Nordic Co-operation, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, at Nordic youth camp at Utøya arranged by Nordic Youth in Sustainable Communities (NUBF).

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Utøya 6 May

Informal Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Oslo: Speech by Prime Minister Støre at the Memorial Event for the 22 July 2011 Acts of Terrorism

The most important safeguards are to be found within each and every one of us - individually, and as communities. Our resistance - individually, collectively - to intolerance, hatred and extremism - and our support for equality, diversity and human

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Plenary Session III: Creating Sustainable Blue Economies

Remarks by Minister of International Cooperation Anne Beathe Tvinnereim at Our Ocean Palau, 13 April 2022. The speech was delivered by ambassador Bjørn S. Jahnsen.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

The United Nations’ General Assembly: High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development

- Tax revenues are the cornerstone of long-term social progress. Collected and spent sustainably they are an investment for generations to come, said Prime Minister Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre New York

Prime Minister Solberg congratulates Prime Minister Misjustin

Letter from Prime Minister Erna Solberg to Russias new Prime Minister Mikhail Misjustin.

Norway's statement at the United Nations General Assembly

President, Secretary General, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen. We live in challenging times. As a global community we face dire consequences from war, climate change, the pandemic, food insecurity and inequality.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre New York, USA