Results for Sustainable Development
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October 22, 2018- ESG reporting standard setters urged to agree ‘unified agenda’
- US agencies sign joint agreement to address food waste
- Ikea and HP join Dell’s NextWave Plastics coalition
- Barbie launches ‘Dream Gap Project’ to empower and inspire
- Report: 46,000 new green jobs could be created in North of England by 2030
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October 19, 2018- Lithium miners’ dispute reveals water worries in Chile’s Atacama desert
- PinkNews, Stonewall and more back trans community in Metro advert after anti-trans ad controversy
- Industrial plants in northern China to cut output amid pollution alerts
- UK plastics recycling industry under investigation for fraud and corruption
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen pulls ‘racist’ #CurryWars campaign video
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September 28, 2018- Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
- UK commits £160 million of climate finance for developing countries
- Business Council of Australia faces negative ad blitz over criticism of 45 percent emissions target
- Malaysia to ban single-use plastics
- BrewDog cancels deal with US beer firm Scofflaw over plan to offer free drinks to Trump supporters
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September 26, 2018- Report: Corporate sponsorship diverts research and distorts public policy
- UK business giants commit to 'world-first' Roadmap to halve food waste
- Chile shuts down polluting industries, declaring health alert in Valparaiso towns
- Investor Alliance for Human Rights calls on jewellery manufacturers & retailers to source responsibly
- International Fair Trade Charter defines vision for a fairer world
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September 25, 2018- RE100 members outperforming peers on key financial indicators
- The World Benchmarking Alliance launches to rank businesses on SDGs
- European tech companies call on EU to toughen regulations
- JPMorgan widens blockchain payments to more than 75 banks
- Heathrow Airport launches peatland restoration project to offset emissions
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September 21, 2018- Exxon, Chevron first US companies to join Oil and Gas Climate Alliance
- Research shows that more companies should treat diversity as part of business strategy
- 2018 SDG Pioneers announced
- Circulate Capital Incubator Network to accelerate ocean plastic solutions in Asia
- Primark expands Sustainable Cotton programme to Pakistan
Let’s stop playing SDG bingo
September 18, 2018 Progress is patchy towards addressing the Global Goals, says Mike Tuffrey. Companies need to embrace the logic of the business case and stop their pick-and-mix approach. Read more >
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September 18, 2018- Oxfam claims pharmaceutical companies are avoiding significant tax liabilities
- IMF boss says it should be politically incorrect for firms not to have senior women
- US trumps Europe in a sustainability league table dominated by emerging markets
- Saudi Wealth Fund to invest $1 billion in Tesla's rival Lucid
- The UPS Foundation pledges $1 Million to Hurricane Florence relief efforts
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August 28, 2018- Rise of human trafficking & forced labour in Europe
- Johnson & Johnson receives Gender Fair certification
- China to prosecute former Bright Food chairman for graft
- UK summer 'wind drought' puts green revolution into reverse
- Chrysler joins forces with No Kid Hungry to help end childhood hunger
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August 23, 2018- LGIM backs call for IOSCO to foster harmonised climate risk reporting
- Australia bans Huawei 5G rollout over security fears
- Global sustainability projects receive $100,000 each to advance SDGs
- Woolworths workers claim alleged AU$1 billion in underpayments
- Report: Global food waste set to rise a third by 2030 without ‘aggressive’ action