Results for Sustainable Development
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January 09, 2018- BBC faces human rights probe over gender pay gap
- Google sued amidst claims of discriminating against conservative white men
- More than half of Singaporeans want sustainable supply chains
- Apple investors call for action to prevent iPhone addiction in children
- Olam CEO named chair of World Business Council for Sustainable Development
SDGs versus Trump: Who will triumph?
December 14, 2017 Can the SDGs, and the progressive and collaborative mind-set they represent, successfully bridge a fractious political landscape? Fiona Roberts writes. Read more >
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November 03, 2017- Hotels must cut carbon footprint by 90 per cent to meet Paris goals, industry admits
- Canopy releases viscose producer deforestation progress
- UN forum closes with the spotlight on entrepreneurs for sustainable development
- SC Johnson honoured with Global Conservation Hero Award
- UK environment body outlines plans to address post-Brexit 'governance gap'
Unlocking the power of companies through capital markets and society
October 25, 2017 The World Benchmarking Alliance represents a new opportunity to measure and compare corporate performance on the SDGs. Gerbrand Haverkamp outlines the transparent and dynamic approach the index is taking to its development to ensure it’s relevant and credible. Read more >
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October 18, 2017- The majority of listed companies fail to report comprehensively on tax
- Greenpeace: Tech giants neglecting environmental responsibility
- Rabobank with U.N. launch $1 billion fund to boost sustainable farming
- PRI threatens to strip members of signatory status in 'greenwashing' purge
- US charges Rio Tinto and former chiefs with fraud
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October 16, 2017- Shell buys European electric vehicle charging pioneer NewMotion
- California to require broad disclosure of chemicals in cleaning products
- Australia: Shareholder resolutions call for listed companies to act on social and environmental issues
- Super-sized chocolate bars to be driven out of hospitals to tackle obesity
- Gold Standard offers 'one click' access to carbon credits
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October 13, 2017- Top UK firms given four years to appoint ethnic minority directors
- How carbon pricing is becoming 'the norm' for large corporates
- Google unveils job training initiative with $1 billion pledge
- Apparel and textile industry giants unite around SDGs
- Almost 90% of edible tomatoes thrown away based on appearance in Australia
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September 26, 2017- UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste
- Top carmakers must make 'rapid changes' or face billions in emissions fines
- Printer firms 'build in obsolescence'
- Refurbishing offices could save $1.5tr, Philips Lighting tells business
- Sixth mass extinction of wildlife also threatens global food supplies
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September 22, 2017- Uber denied London licence for “lack of corporate responsibility”
- Tesco agrees pioneering deal with suppliers to halve food waste
- Uncle Ben's orders up 100% sustainable rice
- Singapore firms' palm oil use: thousands of emails show people care
- UN forming an accelerator to make its SDGs a reality
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September 21, 2017- UN backs Aviva project to rank global companies on sustainability
- WWF: 70% of brands in Malaysia and Singapore don't disclose palm oil use
- Taking aim at food waste, companies plan to simplify expiration labels
- HP launches HP School Cloud to improve education access in developing world
- Facebook moves to block offensive terms from targeted advertising campaigns