Results for October, 2018
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October 31, 2018- No deal Brexit will spell £16-a-tonne carbon tax
- SP Group unveils green energy trading marketplace
- ASDA pledges to switch to 100 per cent sustainable soy
- UK public sector to oppose Ryanair chairman
- South Africa’s top Court rules that mining company cannot evict local farming community
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October 30, 2018- Tobacco industry accused of flavour capsule 'tricks' to lure young smokers
- Britain to tax non-recycled plastic packaging from 2022
- United Utilities rolls out AI across its network to reduce energy usage
- Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister calls on ASEAN policies to integrate gender perspective
- Tesco and Nestlé sign up to Global Ghost Gear Initiative
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October 29, 2018- Bolsonaro says Brazil will stay in the Paris Agreement
- Investors challenge 55 companies over commitment to climate change
- MSC launches £1 million fund to boost sustainable seafood
- Business giants join Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global commitment to eradicate plastics pollution
- Nespresso, Starbucks, Lin-Manuel Miranda Partner to revive Puerto Rican coffee sector
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October 26, 2018- New York sues Exxon Mobil, saying it deceived shareholders on climate change
- Sir Philip Green named as man at heart of 'UK #MeToo scandal'
- U.S. appeals court revives Nestlé child slavery lawsuit
- Plastic producers pool $90 million to tackle ocean pollution
- Australia urged to model economic effects of 1.5C and 2C climate increases
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October 25, 2018- Big-name businesses jointly pledge $500,000 to spur action on SDGs
- Anti-plastic focus 'dangerous distraction' from climate change
- $2.3 trillion of Asian investors join Climate Action 100+
- BlackRock launches ETFs 'to take ESG mainstream'
- Philippines to roll out ‘comply or explain’ sustainability reporting guidelines
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October 24, 2018- Uber to introduce clean air fee to all London rides
- Tech companies are profiting off ICE deportations, according to report
- World's pension funds vulnerable to climate risks, study reveals
- Investors turning attention to deforestation risks, says Ceres
- World Cement Association launches 2C climate action plan
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October 23, 2018- 'Insurance gap' threatens disaster-vulnerable nations, warns Lloyd's
- US-China trade war spills into Green Climate Fund
- Miscarrying at work: the physical toll of pregnancy discrimination
- Home Office tells business: open up on modern slavery or face further action
- ACCA urges governments and businesses to support communities in enforcing judicial decisions
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October 22, 2018- ESG reporting standard setters urged to agree ‘unified agenda’
- US agencies sign joint agreement to address food waste
- Ikea and HP join Dell’s NextWave Plastics coalition
- Barbie launches ‘Dream Gap Project’ to empower and inspire
- Report: 46,000 new green jobs could be created in North of England by 2030
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October 19, 2018- Lithium miners’ dispute reveals water worries in Chile’s Atacama desert
- PinkNews, Stonewall and more back trans community in Metro advert after anti-trans ad controversy
- Industrial plants in northern China to cut output amid pollution alerts
- UK plastics recycling industry under investigation for fraud and corruption
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen pulls ‘racist’ #CurryWars campaign video
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October 18, 2018- PwC commits to source 100% renewable electricity for global operations
- EU lawmakers to back 35 percent CO2 cut for trucks by 2030
- UK restaurants and cafes bin 320 million fresh meals a year, data shows
- Bribery probe leaves one of Southeast Asia's biggest projects in limbo
- BMW Group, Northvolt, Umicore to develop closed-loop system for EV batteries