Results for 2020
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November 30, 2020- Swiss firms narrowly avoid 'Responsible Business' liability as vote divides nation
- UN decries police use of racial profiling derived from Big Data
- More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows
- Johnson urged to match Biden’s clean energy goals
- Sustainability leaders craft 10-point plan to revamp corporate purpose
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November 27, 2020- Illegal tampering by diesel pickup owners is worsening pollution, EPA says
- WWF vows to 'do more' after human rights abuse reports
- Yanis Varoufakis calls for Black Friday boycott of Amazon
- Food giants are greenwashing and not addressing their climate impact, according to CDP
- Rein in advertising to help tackle climate crisis, report urges
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November 26, 2020- General Motors supports California's tough emissions rules in U-turn
- Mining industry making headway on zero emissions truck fleet
- Amazon and Apple 'not playing their part' in tackling electronic waste
- Canada pension funds ask companies to standardise ESG reporting
- City group seeks to loosen public school grip on top jobs
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November 25, 2020- Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to nation's opioid crisis
- US and China stay atop EY's renewables market attractiveness ranking
- MAS launches world's first grant scheme for green and sustainability-linked loans
- G20 urges preparedness to tackle climate crisis in light of the pandemic
- Mayors vow all-out drive against gender inequality in pandemic
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November 24, 2020- CO2 hits new record despite COVID-19 lockdowns
- John Kerry named as US President-elect Biden's new climate tsar
- UNICEF to ship 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines to poor nations in 2021
- Half of big businesses are using AI to cut their climate impacts, according to Capgemini
- UK companies seen missing sustainability targets due to COVID-19
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November 23, 2020- Investors step up pressure on companies over use of antibiotics
- Germany agrees ‘historic’ mandatory boardroom quota for women
- New rule clears Indonesia’s protected forests for agribusiness
- Vodafone brings forward net-zero commitment to 2040
- Kellogg's and Britvic attack plan to ban junk food ads online
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November 20, 2020- Asia overtakes United States in corporate climate disclosure, Arabesque says
- Megaprojects risk pushing forests past tipping point – report
- Apple and Facebook trade accusations over data privacy
- UKRI doles out £8m to innovative plastic packaging waste projects
- E.ON: 7 in 10 Brits want air pollution information in daily weather forecasts
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November 19, 2020- Food firms neglecting climate resilience in supply chains, CDP warns
- Apple to pay $113m to settle iPhone 'batterygate'
- Canada set to table landmark net zero legislation
- Just 3 in 10 European businesses are properly disclosing their climate impact
- One in five people in UK in lower-status jobs than parents, according to study
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November 18, 2020- Morningstar formally integrates ESG into its analysis of stocks, funds, and asset managers
- UK Government announces 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
- Unilever sets €1bn sales target for plant-based food alternatives
- ESG falls down the investment agenda
- 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions – study
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November 17, 2020- Indian factory workers supplying major brands allege routine exploitation
- Palm oil industry failing to honour 2020 no-deforestation pledges
- Jeff Bezos unveils first cohort of recipients of $10 billion Earth Fund
- Biden urged to protect US digital rights
- Bank of England needs more powers to decarbonise economy, say experts