Results for January, 2016
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January 29, 2016- Bangladesh fashion factory safety work severely behind schedule
- Thousands of Syrian refugees working illegally in the Turkish garment industry
- Report: Five sustainable market opportunities in 2016
- Report: UK families lose £60 to food waste per month
- ExxonMobil targets biofuels with new partnership
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January 28, 2016- 31 countries sign OECD agreement on tax transparency
- UN urges business leaders to double investment in green energy by 2020
- Automotive sector scores high in 2016 Most Controversial Companies report
- Google AI algorithm defeats human professional for first time
- Brexit would damage UK environment, say experts
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January 27, 2016- Report: Companies blind to climate risks in half their supply chains
- Yahoo Japan sold 12 tons of elephant ivory in two years, activists claim
- Cruise lines team up with NGOs to help improve ocean health and wealth
- Report: At least six billion people locked in poverty by public sector corruption
- Research: Solar panel costs predicted to fall 10 percent a year
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January 26, 2016- World's largest palm oil trader criticised for lack of progress on deforestation
- Eleven companies lead the Global Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare
- Tesco to be censured by supermarket watchdog over conduct with suppliers
- Apple made more diverse hires in 2015 than any other year
- New study tracks nitrogen footprint of international trade
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January 22, 2016- New global commission puts business at heart of sustainable development
- European companies continue to dominate ‘Most Sustainable’ ranking
- Global food waste campaign launched at Davos
- Oil-rich Persian Gulf looks to renewables to avert water crisis
- HSBC CEO warns of consequences of abandoning the oil, gas and coal industry
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January 21, 2016- Report: Most praised and criticised companies in the world
- Walmart CEO in Davos: Ignore climate sceptics
- To fight ‘superbugs,’ drug makers call for incentives to develop antibiotics
- Gates Foundation accused of “dangerously skewing” aid priorities
- 2015: Hottest year in historical record
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January 20, 2016- Climate change fails to top list of threats for business leaders at Davos
- Increasing number of Asian businesses linking growth with corporate responsibility
- Plastics industry failing to capture $120 billion re-use opportunity
- Report: overfishing causing global catches to fall three times faster than previously thought
- Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week keeps momentum from COP21 surging
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January 19, 2016- 16 multinationals, including Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, accused of child labour by Amnesty International
- UK ethical spending increasing despite retail brands' ‘disappointing’ trading performances
- False emissions reporting undermines China's pollution fight
- Weak EU tests for diesel emissions are ‘illegal’, say lawyers
- Feeding the world's cities: a critical challenge for sustainable development
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January 18, 2016- Asset managers fear Morningstar ESG rating could cost them billions
- Richest 62 people as wealthy as half of world's population, says Oxfam
- Report: Rapid switch to renewable energy can put Paris climate goals within reach
- Facebook in the “awkward position” of deciding what counts as a tragedy
- Chipotle to close all stores for all-staff meeting on food safety