Results for July, 2014
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July 31, 2014- Food and drink manufacturers reap rewards of water reduction
- Cargill to cut off suppliers who don't provide deforestation-free palm oil
- Gender diversity and the ‘leaking pipeline’ in Asia
- Luxury cruise line accused of offering ‘environmental disaster tourism’ with high-carbon footprint Arctic voyage
- UK energy firms accused of profiteering after profit margins predicted to double next year
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July 30, 2014- Qatar World Cup stadium workers earn as little as 45p an hour
- IBM offers free supercomputing power to sustainability researchers
- SOAS becomes first UK university to join growing divestment movement
- Business ethics breaking down, says Ecclesiastical report
- UK councils want 'Tesco tax' on big supermarkets
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July 29, 2014- Report: Company executives putting higher priority on sustainability
- Sainsbury’s agrees green loan to support its sustainability investments
- GE ramps up wind energy investment with Indian development deal
- Largest coal mine in Australia: government gives Carmichael project go-ahead
- Bee research tainted by corporate funding, MPs say
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July 28, 2014- Obama criticises US firms for becoming 'magically Irish'
- P&G studying smallholder practices to ensure deforestation-free palm oil
- Beijing to stop polluting industries from further expanding in the city
- United Airlines offers carbon offsetting tool for cargo customers
- US investor sues three banks over silver price
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July 25, 2014- UK MPs call for an end to the ‘throwaway society’
- Corporate giants join forces to harvest more sustainable crops
- Africa 'missing out on biotech green revolution'
- New platform matches community projects with corporate sponsors
- ASIS International develops new standard for operational risk
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July 24, 2014- Jobs and social security needed as income inequality widens, UNDP warns
- Hovis unveils sugarcane-based bread bag
- Greenpeace forecasts China’s energy plans to worsen climate change
- India announces the planting of two billion trees along its highways, creating jobs for youths
- Illinois supports start-ups with new Clean Energy Fund
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July 23, 2014- Better Cotton and Ikea Report shows growth in sustainable cotton
- Bangladesh: $150 million cost and 18 months to make factories safe
- Kao becomes first in Asia to go forest-friendly
- UK and Germany hold majority of Europe's ‘Dirty 30’ coal plants
- Majority of Americans would support carbon tax, poll finds
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July 22, 2014- Report: Brands 'not trusted' yet to deliver on socially responsible products
- Leading companies call for standardised green energy label
- China food scandal spreads, dragging in Japanese chains
- Google and EDF join to expose gas leaks under US streets
- Grants and loans to boost climate change adaptation in East Africa
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July 21, 2014- Report: 'Box-ticking' approach compromises sustainable business
- Majority of businesses have ‘zero visibility’ of supply chains
- Ben & Jerry turn ice cream into energy
- US approves plan to open Atlantic to oil reserve surveys
- China and India must cut their emissions ‘or else’
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July 18, 2014- Germany named most energy efficient major economy
- Study: Improved food systems could feed 3 billion more people
- Call for US tax change hits shares in Shire
- Green bonds bloom as growth of $40 billion forecast for this year
- UNEP targets British universities to develop future stars of sustainability