Results for Sustainable Development
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November 18, 2019- European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
- More than half of corporates not meeting 'basic requirements' on human rights
- Consumer goods giants won't meet 2020 'net-zero' deforestation targets
- Green Climate Fund expands support to more than 100 developing states
- Halifax joins HSBC in letting customers block cards from gambling
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November 08, 2019- Green bonds exceeding expectations according to Moody’s
- Google launches incubator for SDG-aligned start-ups
- BHP hit by shareholder revolt over membership in industry lobby groups
- Electrification and manure offer competing paths to decarbonise HGVs
- UK reneges on green pledges in guidance to regulators
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October 23, 2019- WBA launches first of its kind global benchmark ranking seafood companies on their UN SDG impact
- Huge finance gap leaving millions without access to electricity and clean cooking, report warns
- UK to use finance meant for green energy to support fracking in Argentina
- Thai seafood giant invests in insect protein innovator Flying Spark
- Instagram posts by three reality stars banned for promoting weight loss brands
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October 18, 2019- Global business chiefs pledge to boost sustainable development
- Chinese cities can undercut grid with solar power, report finds
- Sustainable debt issuances hit $1 trillion 'milestone'
- Banks warned over Saudi Aramco by environmental groups
- Aid agencies accused of failure to make good on Oxfam abuse scandal pledges
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October 16, 2019- New IMF chief vows 'relentless' focus on gender equality
- Advertising watchdog bans ‘misleading’ Andrex wet wipe advert
- Adidas launches trade-in project for old sneakers and clothes
- Government unveils new net-zero support for buildings and 'every single mode of transport'
- Extinction Rebellion protesters defy London ban
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October 14, 2019- IMF: Global carbon tax 'single most powerful way' to tackle climate crisis
- Enel targets clean energy and climate action with €2.5 billion SDG-linked bond
- Cargill, Maersk Tankers and Mitsui & Co team up on 'over-the-shelf' emissions technology for shipping
- Fourteen mayors sign declaration to promote sustainable food policies in their cities
- ‘Nature prescriptions’ would be cheap way to improve country’s mental health, study finds
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October 09, 2019- Corporations told by Mark Carney to draw up climate rules or have them imposed
- Standard Chartered in Singapore offering 'sustainable deposit' with 1.9 percent interest rate to retail customers
- BlackRock launches first circular economy fund, teaming up with Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- PepsiCo prices $1 billion green bond to assist with plastics phase-out
- C40: 30 cities have reached peak emissions
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September 26, 2019- Markets face major risks over lax climate forecasts, top investors warn
- The Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved if refugees continue to be excluded
- Filmmaker Richard Curtis assembles ‘Business Avengers’ to promote action on the SDGs
- Barbie toymaker Mattel creates gender-neutral dolls
- Net-zero not possible without circular economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation finds
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September 12, 2019- Climate change and inequality derailing global goals, scientists tell U.N.
- Clean Growth Strategy to be overhauled to help meet net zero goal
- Environmentalists urge better labelling of sustainable palm oil
- Air New Zealand faces boycott over trademark bid for Maori phrase
- Hubbub and Starbucks invest in circular economy for coffee cups
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August 22, 2019- UK bosses earn 117 times average worker despite pay cut
- Twinings partners with WaterAid to improve sanitation in tea supply chains
- Amazon under fire for new packaging that cannot be recycled
- Poll: Concerns over climate change hit record high
- Jair Bolsonaro claims NGOs behind Amazon forest fire surge – but provides no evidence