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April 07, 2021- Goldman Sachs and Starbucks among organizations pledging to close racial wealth gap in U.S.
- BNP Paribas Asset Management tightens green bond criteria to combat greenwashing
- UK public companies fail to report adequately on climate risks
- NHS director calls for tax on gambling firms to fund addiction treatment
- Danone-owned dairy giant unveils lifetime carbon emissions for its products
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April 06, 2021- US investors set to test companies’ handling of coronavirus
- World Bank revises climate policy but stops short of halting fossil fuel funding
- Zurich Insurance to require investee companies to set Paris-aligned climate targets
- China’s Longi, the world’s biggest solar company, joins the hydrogen market
- H&M launches initiative highlighting sustainable fashion processes and innovation
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April 01, 2021- Investors ditching fossil fuel stocks as value drops by billions of dollars
- Consumer goods giants plot course to deforestation-free supply chains
- Biden unveils $2 trillion investment plan with focus on green infrastructure and jobs
- Google, BMW, Volvo, and Samsung back WWF’s call for ban on deep-sea mining
- Germany allows carbon tax exemptions for industry, with strings
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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
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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