Results for November, 2022
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November 16, 2022- Egypt initiative launched for nations to drive sustainable food systems
- Campaigners step up calls for ‘Paris Agreement for nature’
- Walmart announces $3.1bn plan to settle opioids lawsuits
- EU finance watchdog opens fact-finding dive into ‘greenwashing’
- Solar power saves $34bn in fossil fuel costs for Asian countries
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November 15, 2022- Google to pay $391m in its biggest data privacy settlement
- Retailers accelerate shift to forest-friendly fibres at COP27
- KFC says a third of hires will be disadvantaged youth by 2030
- Global corporations costing governments $316bn in tax abuse
- Methane emissions from 15 meat & dairy companies rival EU
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November 14, 2022- IKEA Foundation to deploy €600m for climate solutions by 2025
- UK B Corp community almost doubles to welcome 1,000th member
- MARS: UN unveils plans to track methane emissions from space
- Minority ethnic Britons’ educational success not reflected in pay
- Half of trees planted to restore degraded Asian forests don’t survive
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November 11, 2022- UN and standard setter ISO launch net-zero guidelines
- Elon Musk tells Twitter staff remote working policy will end
- Almost all companies could miss net-zero targets by 2030
- Executives should get below-inflation pay rises, say investors
- UK retailers not passing on tampon tax savings to women
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November 10, 2022- Adaptation Agenda seeks to support world’s climate-vulnerable
- Much of biopharma industry yet to set climate impact targets
- Carmakers to build 400m vehicles than climate target allows
- Chevron, Mitsui to study CO2 transportation from Singapore
- Two-thirds of LGBT+ staff feel they have to ‘act straight’
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November 09, 2022- Over 400 scientists call on Hill+Knowlton to drop fossil fuel clients
- UK unveils disclosure framework for net-zero transition plans
- Group accuses search engine of illegally using biometric data
- S&P launches carbon intensity assessment for fuels
- COP27: UK signs up to join Global Offshore Wind Alliance
Flexible working: why boundaries matter
November 08, 2022What are the potential risks that flexible working exposes employees to? Expectation to ‘always be online’? Blurring the lines between work and personal life? Or limiting opportunities for traditional learning & development and peer support?
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Menopause leave, or women will
November 08, 2022 With the private and public sectors understanding the importance of education and support, women’s wellbeing is considered at the forefront of learning & development. With many companies now including paid leave for women who experience painful menstrual symptoms, it looks like women are starting to be heard. Read more >
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November 08, 2022- Over 50 top firms pledge to align lobbying activity with Paris Agreement
- LEAF: corporate spending commitments reach $1.5bn at COP27
- CDP to incorporate ISSB climate disclosure into questionnaires
- WBA: financial sector’s approach to climate change “fragmented”
- Survey: lack of female executives in UK boardrooms ‘appalling’
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November 07, 2022- COP27 summit kicks off with deal to discuss climate compensation
- TNFD launches latest beta for nature-related financial disclosure
- Billionaire emissions found to be million times higher than average
- TUC finds the disability pay gap has widened to 17.2% in UK
- FCA threatens BNPL firms with jail time over financial promotion