Results for Deforestation
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June 16, 2021- FTSE Russell threatens to expel 208 ESG offenders from FTSE4Good
- Legal & General drops AIG and others from funds over climate
- Small price increase in palm oil based products could save forests
- Swiss citizens reject carbon tax in world's first 'CO2 referendum'
- More China coal investments cancelled than authorized since 2017
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June 08, 2021- Half of UK fashion giants failing to support supply chain rights
- UK tells businesses to phase out carbon or lose out on contracts
- Chinese banks urged to divest from firms linked to deforestation
- Investors call for ethical approach to facial recognition tech
- Waitrose and Aldi to use ocean-bound plastics for packaging
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June 02, 2021- G7 nations commit billions more to fossil fuel than green energy
- Sustainable business certifier B Lab launching in Southeast Asia
- Amazon warehouse workers injured at higher rates than peers
- Brazil is finalizing rule to pay farmers to prevent deforestation
- Kingspan signs for €700 million sustainability-linked loan
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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 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 06, 2021- UK food giants threaten to boycott Brazilian suppliers over deforestation
- Unilever says majority of shareholders voted in favour of climate action plan
- US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines to boost access
- Mars’ brand Sheba unveils 'world's largest' coral reef restoration programme
- Germany increases its ambition in its new carbon emissions targets
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April 23, 2021- Nations commit to new climate targets following Earth Day climate summit
- Amazon's net-zero The Climate Pledge passes 100 corporate signatories
- GSK and Unilever among businesses joining $1 bn deforestation pledge
- UK and Irish supermarkets fight 'period poverty' with free sanitary products
- NYC sues Exxon, Shell, BP for ads calling products ‘cleaner’
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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 12, 2021- Nike sets fresh diversity targets for 2025 and ties them to executive compensation
- Goldman Sachs to invest $10 billion over 10 years to support Black women
- France’s biggest insurer dumps German power giant over coal
- Shipping industry backs ambitious $5 billion decarbonisation project
- UK Government launches £150 million rainforest protection push