Results for May, 2021
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May 28, 2021- ExxonMobil suffers major shareholder rebellion over climate
- Tesco admits labour abuses found in India garment supply chain
- Unilever forges fungi partnership to scale up plant-based protein
- Nature-based climate solutions require $8.1trn over next 30 years
- Recruiters need to tackle exploitation via ‘umbrella companies’
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May 27, 2021- Dutch court orders Shell to accelerate emissions cuts in landmark case
- Australia has legal “duty of care” not to harm children in new coal projects
- Manufacturing giants unite on £1 million flexible plastic recycling fund
- Thousands of hospitals sign up to UN-backed Race to Zero campaign
- Microsoft joins 1.5◦C Supply Chain Leaders greener business group
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May 26, 2021- US companies appoint more Black directors after social justice protests
- Dutch court to rule on world-first case targeting Shell's climate strategy
- Amazon Flex, Bolt & Ola fail to ensure minimum wage for gig workers
- Biden doubles FEMA programme budget to prepare for natural disasters
- Indonesia paper giant APRIL's expansion plan raises deforestation fears
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May 25, 2021- Investors reject record number of US executive pay packages
- Extreme climate displaced more people than conflicts in 2020
- British banks finance 805m tonnes of CO2 production a year
- European groups pump money into Swedish ‘green steel’ start-up
- Firms are dialling back on video calls to avoid ‘Zoom fatigue’
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May 24, 2021- Bank of England sets rules for greener corporate bond portfolio
- G7 nations set targets for power sector to reach net-zero in 2030s
- HP sets diversity goals with gender parity in leadership roles by 2030
- Wells Fargo launches $1 billion ‘Inclusive Communities and Climate Bond’
- UK Government plans £166 million green industrial transformation
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May 21, 2021- Co-op & Hubbub partner with community fridges to fight hunger
- Deutsche Bank speeds up sustainability push as lenders go green
- Biden orders federal strategy to curb climate change risk to economy
- Uniqlo shirts blocked at US border on China forced labour concern
- Absolut moves away from plastics in paper-based bottle development
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May 20, 2021- WWF study reveals rising demand for sustainable products
- Twitter AI bias cropping Black people & men from photos
- Ikea, BrewDog and others back green pensions commitment
- UK announces series of environmental protection action plans
- Boohoo links executive bonuses to supply chain issue resolution
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May 19, 2021- Food giants accused of links to illegal Amazon deforestation
- Google & Microsoft among firms tracking clean energy 24/7
- Shell faces shareholder rebellion over fossil fuel production
- EU Parliament approves €5 billion green transition fund
- Aldi launches in-store recycling scheme for problem plastics
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May 18, 2021- Wells Fargo launches banking inclusion plan for underserved communities
- Washington State tells businesses to eliminate GHG emissions by 2050
- Five-hundred global firms put disability inclusion on boardroom agendas
- Unilever reduces its waste footprint with recyclable toothpaste tubes
- Half of global single-use plastic waste traced to 20 petrochemicals firms
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May 17, 2021- UK plastic waste in Turkey dumped, burned & polluting waterways
- BP shareholders show growing support for tougher climate targets
- Starbucks signs renewable energy deal for NY stores & communities
- UK water sector outlines £2.8 billion green recovery plan & support
- Adidas & Allbirds unveil running shoes with 'lowest recorded' footprint