Results for 2020
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November 16, 2020- UK set to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030
- Investors tell European firms to reveal 'missing' climate costs in their accounts
- New skills programme risks excluding 1.4m workers
- Toshiba to stop taking new orders for coal-fired power stations
- Ministers accused of using pandemic as excuse to delay food waste reporting
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November 13, 2020- Global corporate net zero drive 'resembles Wild West', BNEF warns
- Top business groups urge government to plot 'just transition' to net zero
- Almost half Goldman Sachs’ new partners are women or minorities
- Charity sector faces £10bn funding shortfall and 60,000 job losses
- EU launches LGBT protection strategy as homophobia rises in east
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November 12, 2020- Government funds five 'state of the art' circular economy R&D centres
- Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after Covid
- UK Government ramps up social value requirements
- Investors target French companies over lack of women in top jobs
- Top $5 trillion investor group pushes firms to cut out thermal coal
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November 11, 2020- 10,000 companies worldwide disclosed environmental data in 2020, according to CDP
- UK to ban all online junk food advertising to tackle obesity
- Gender pay gap narrows only marginally in Europe
- Renewables will overtake gas and coal globally in 2024, IEA predicts
- Lockdown has made Brits more aware of fashion's environmental impact
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November 10, 2020- UK to make climate risk reports mandatory for large companies
- COVID-19 vaccine: wealthy countries must not hoard supplies
- McDonald's to introduce plant-based burgers and fast food
- Australia state unveils $23 billion energy roadmap in renewables push
- EU bank supports projects linked to human rights violations, NGOs claim
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November 09, 2020- Joe Biden could bring Paris climate goals 'within striking distance'
- New report highlights the financial advantage of ethics
- Standard Life Aberdeen to toughen engagement process after Boohoo scandal
- Schroders launches impact fund to aid Covid-hit emerging markets
- Half of UK businesses 'have not prepared for climate risks', survey finds
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November 06, 2020- Boohoo, H&M and Nike deny Uighur forced labour allegations
- Development bank group lent $197 billion in green finance in 2019: report
- Cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent, scientists say
- Bentley to stop making petrol cars by 2030 and go fully electric
- Major investors back satellite monitoring to police corporate deforestation
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November 05, 2020- Singapore eateries that use sustainable palm oil asked to carry 'haze-free' signage
- UK health professions call for climate tax on meat
- China's forest carbon uptake 'underestimated'
- Consumer goods makers trail on plastic recycling
- Google launches phones and thermostats with recycled plastics
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November 04, 2020- Global investor group urges United States to re-join Paris climate accord
- Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online
- GSK commits to net zero climate and net positive impact on nature by 2030
- Boeing commits $1.3 million to support indigenous communities across the United States
- BHP signs up for responsible copper production framework
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November 03, 2020- BAME appointments stall on boards of biggest UK companies
- History made as millennial wins lawsuit against superannuation fund for not doing enough on climate change
- L'Oréal unveils 'world's first' plastic bottles made from captured carbon
- Businesses making eco-friendly claims to be vetted by watchdog
- 6 in 10 UK SMEs believe net-zero and the green recovery is good for business