Results for 2019
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December 09, 2019- California power firm to pay $13.5bn to wildfire victims
- Tesco commits £10m to combat deforestation from soy production in Brazil
- Uber passengers reported over 3,000 sexual assaults last year, report says
- Corporate supply chains could deliver a gigaton of carbon savings
- Oceans losing oxygen at unprecedented rate, experts warn
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December 06, 2019- GRI launch the first global standard for tax transparency
- New app predicts water-related conflict up to year in advance
- Ford and McDonald's to turn coffee waste into car parts
- Customers clinch victory as Co-op Bank recognises ethics campaign
- 'Set legally binding net-zero target now', investors urge EU leaders
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December 05, 2019- Major brands found failing to help Thai seafood sector tackle slavery
- Google partners with Ellen MacArthur Foundation to tackle plastic pollution using tech
- Peloton exercise bike ad mocked as being 'sexist' and 'dystopian'
- Red Bull fits air filtration technology in new company cars
- Iceland puts well-being ahead of GDP in budget
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December 04, 2019- One in three transport companies aligning with Paris Agreement as investor pressure mounts
- UK businesses poised to deliver on the SDGs
- M&S launches digital viscose map to boost fashion supply chain transparency
- COP25: Youth ‘leadership’ contrasts with government inaction, says UN chief
- Android 'spoofing' bug helps targets bank accounts
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December 03, 2019- Hedge fund TCI vows to punish directors over climate change
- UK firms urge Brazil to stop Amazon deforestation for soy production
- Disabled workers paid 12 percent less, 'damning' UK official figures show
- FaceApp may pose 'counterintelligence threat' says FBI
- Huge surge in number of companies targeting 100 percent renewables by 2030
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December 02, 2019- COP25 talks open as 'point of no return' in sight
- Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate action
- EU antitrust regulators say they are investigating Google's data collection
- Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover
- Japan activists push to halt sexual harassment of job-seeking students
Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs
December 02, 2019Investment bank Goldman Sachs is offering prospective parents in its workforce up to $20,000 to cover the costs of extracting eggs or purchasing donated eggs, as part of its latest efforts to boost equality and close the gender pay. It […]
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Halifax and HSBC add to the list of banks tackling gambling addiction
December 02, 2019November saw both HSBC and British bank Halifax announce that they are helping customers to self-exclude their bank cards from spends on gambling. The function allows customers to block their cards being used at bookmakers and gambling websites, helping to […]
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Apple commits $2.5 billion to ease California’s housing problem
December 02, 2019In November, tech giant Apple announced a $2.5 billion plan to address the housing crisis in California, becoming the latest big tech company to devote money to a problem that local lawmakers and economists believe it helped create. The […]
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November 29, 2019- Black Friday: Majority of Black Friday buys get binned according to Green Alliance thinktank
- Green Friday: Retailers championing sustainability over spending for Black Friday
- EU parliament declares climate emergency
- Sale of ‘.org’ domain to private equity firm sparks battle over internet freedom
- 12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance