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Global progress towards previous targets agreed under the UN CBD framework has been very limited (with Scotland failing to meet most of the 2020 'Aichi' targets).
Proposed future business At its next meeting, on 26 October, the Committee expects to continue to take evidence on the Social Security (Scotland) Bill.
COP26 Outcomes
The Committee agreed that the UN Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow (COP26), its possible outcomes, and their likely impact on net zero policy in Scotland, should be another focus of early evidence sessions.
The Committee agreed, as part of its Business Planning Day, to visit the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Paisley on the afternoon of Tuesday 26 August.
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) Reforming FoISA will positively impact on Scotland’s delivery of the UN’s 31 ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ (UNGPs), setting out the state’s duty to 112 protect human rights and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
SNIB – explanation of the £34.6m CDE figure in 2025-26 ABR position The total block grant settlement for financial transactions (FT) at the time the 2025-26 Scottish Budget was set was £167.4 million.