Results for October, 2020
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October 30, 2020- BlackRock pushes for global ESG standards
- Walmart pulls guns from display over 'civil unrest' concerns
- P&G and Electrolux among corporate members of major new water security alliance
- City charter pushes business to bring through senior black executives
- EU set to deny gas power plants a green investment label
Public faith in sustainability reports grows, but lack of trust overall remains
October 28, 2020 How the latest report from Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and GlobeScan reveals that 49% of respondents do not believe companies report sustainability honestly. Read more >
Twitter’s “Birdwatch” looks like a new attempt to root out propaganda and misinformation
October 28, 2020 How crowdsourcing opinion, where users warn each other about false information, is the latest attempt by the platform to combat untruths. Read more >
FCA holds Google to account on scam ads, as banks partner with tech firms to fight deepfake fraud
October 28, 2020 Usually associated with large-scale deception and posing a threat to democracy, deepfakes are now fabricating content targeting individuals. Read more >
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October 28, 2020- Banks lent $2.6tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019, says report
- South Korea to put new net-zero by 2050 climate target in law, while Australia avoids setting targets
- Uber sued by drivers over ‘automated robo-firing'
- Facebook removes Trump campaign ads claiming it was election day
- Unilever claims it is on track to halve its plastic waste by 2025
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October 27, 2020- BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projects
- WBCSD launches net-zero criteria for new and existing business members
- Forestry finance market could soar to $800bn as net-zero goals multiply, says PRI
- Disabled workers could face Covid jobs crisis
- AB InBev pilots blockchain to boost transparency and traceability
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October 26, 2020- Oil and gas lobby moves to embrace green investors
- Brazil prosecutors accuse BHP and Vale of colluding to reduce disaster victims pay-outs
- Businesses across UK pledge to provide free school meals over holidays
- WSP to halve carbon footprint of engineering designs and advice by 2030
- Exports of used cars are a pollution problem, UN warns
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October 23, 2020- Estée Lauder tracks vanilla production with new tech
- Uber and Lyft 'likely broke law' by classifying drivers as contractors, court rules
- Walmart sues US government to pre-empt possible DoJ opioid lawsuit
- Common Agricultural Policy to remain part of EU's biodiversity funding, despite criticism
- Swapping tenth of meat intake for veg could free up land size of Germany, says study
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October 22, 2020- Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement
- Global energy networks join forces to boost renewables rollout
- Electric cars 'as cheap to manufacture' as regular models by 2024
- Dentsu International sets 2030 net-zero target
- Crackdown on UK gambling ads expected to ban use of celebrities