Results for March, 2021
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March 31, 2021- Reckitt partners with WWF, pledging £10 million donation
- China’s Xiaomi to launch electric car business with $10 billion investment
- Major US airlines commit to carbon neutrality by 2050
- UK Government proposes making tobacco firms pay for litter clean up
- Forest destruction surged in 2020 even as global economy slowed
Will Tesla make the grade to join the S&P 500 ESG Index?
March 31, 2021 Despite specialising in “green” products, Tesla’s sustainability disclosure and performance scores need to shift significantly. Read more >
SFDR: Europe’s first step to combatting greenwashing in financial services
March 31, 2021 With asset managers and others offering financial products in the EU now having to disclose the reality of their sustainability claims, the mandatory indicators still fall short. Read more >
UK accounting regulator calls on companies to make reports more accessible
March 31, 2021 How the plans for extra information tailored to non-expert readers will help make corporate reporting more agile and relevant. But uniform reporting remains unlikely. Read more >
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March 30, 2021- One-third of the UK's biggest businesses signed up to 'Race to Zero'
- Volvo is set to give all employees 24 weeks of paid parental leave
- Vanguard commits to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
- Global warming could cut over 60 countries' credit ratings by 2030
- Amazon hit with series of allegations over workers’ rights
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March 29, 2021- BlackRock and dozens of big-name investors join Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
- US President invites 40 world leaders to virtual climate crisis summit
- Asda to compensate workers after UK Supreme Court backs equal pay demands
- MUFG and Sumitomo face climate votes at AGMs as activism grows in Japan
- EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label
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March 26, 2021- UK Government considers bringing forward businesses’ mandatory TCFD requirements to 2022
- Tesco launches 'climate manifesto' to accelerate net-zero transition
- Big Oil lobbyist throws weight behind carbon pricing
- Canada votes to collect data to document 'environmental racism'
- #MeToo sexual harassment cases have big impact on company market value
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March 25, 2021- Big banks provided over $3trn in finance for fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
- Net-zero emissions targets adopted by one-fifth of world's largest companies
- Key UK financial regulators mandated to consider climate issues
- Northern Gas Networks and Hitachi UK launch green bonds
- Trade unions call for greater regulation on AI use in the workplace
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March 24, 2021- Climate Action 100+ benchmark shows companies not evidencing net-zero ambitions
- Aviva Investors refuses to invest in Deliveroo amid concern over riders' rights
- Unilever sets out net zero plans for shareholder vote at upcoming AGM
- Europe and US could reach 'peak meat’ in 2025 with 1 billion tonnes of CO2 savings
- Green groups angered at UK Government’s £16bn oil and gas sector 'bailout’
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March 23, 2021- Tech giants form Circular Electronics Partnership to tackle e-waste
- EU considers labelling gas as sustainable in investor rule book
- Starbucks targets carbon-neutral coffee and water-efficient farms
- Amazon workers go on strike in Italy over labour conditions
- Sweden plans to increase airport fees for high-polluting planes