Results for Human Rights
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April 23, 2018- Report: Unilever, Tesco, Diageo top in Modern Slavery Act compliance study
- UK set to force companies to reveal ratio of CEO pay to workers
- Michael Bloomberg to write $4.5 million cheque for Paris Climate Agreement to cover decrease in funding from US
- Lyft says every ride will be carbon neutral with clean-air plan
- Bola Adesola, Standard Chartered – Nigeria, and Paul Polman, Unilever, appointed UN Global Compact Board Vice-Chairs
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April 06, 2018- Apple, Google, Ikea among biggest corporate advocates for climate policy
- Lendlease joins Prince Charles in effort to create Great Barrier Reef refuges
- Recruiters order Sri Lankan women to take birth control before working in the Middle East
- Google is now buying more renewable energy than it uses
- Thai businesses must act to curb human rights abuses at home and abroad, says UN
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March 29, 2018- Pharma company investors set to vote on executive pay and drug pricing
- Walmart urges Chinese suppliers to cut CO2 by 50 million tonnes per year
- Report: Mexico private security boom has increased corruption and use of force
- UK reverses opposition to tough EU recycling targets
- Facebook to limit use of data brokers for ad targeting
Confronting root causes of forced labour: promising avenues for change
March 22, 2018 Current government and industry initiatives have proved insufficient for governing labour standards. Joined-up thinking between stakeholders and a global worker movement point to a way forward, writes Genevieve LeBaron and Penelope Kyritsis. Read more >
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March 22, 2018- McDonald’s sets approved science based target to reduce emissions across supply chain
- Starbucks offers $10 million for ideas on a better cup
- UN asks Samsung to explain reports of worker “intimidation”
- Norsk Hydro apologises for toxic spill into Brazilian river
- Facebook, Twitter & Google express concern over Singapore plan to fight fake news
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March 20, 2018- BlackRock spells out what Larry Fink’s letter to CEOs meant
- Report: Amnesty International accuses Shell and Eni of negligence in cases of Nigerian oil spills
- One in seven EU companies have moved supply chain out of UK
- Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy and frees staff from secrecy orders
- Report: Environment & sustainability profession outstrips UK average for job satisfaction, pay and employment
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February 23, 2018- H&M, C&A, 3M investigate China prison labour report
- Most large UK businesses have not published their gender pay gap
- Ex-Google engineer, critical of infamous anti-diversity memo, is suing Google for firing him
- Chinese government seizes control of Anbang Insurance
- UEFA and the European Commission join forces for sustainability
Human Rights: Apple’s dilemma
February 22, 2018 Corporations have a multi-faceted role to play in advancing the human rights agenda, but to what extent should this extend to taking a stand against authoritarian regimes? Peter Truesdale writes. Read more >
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February 22, 2018- Report: Facebook’s ad revenue to be heavily impacted by new European privacy rules
- Amnesty International accuse Trump of ushering in “a new era of human rights regression”
- Florida teachers union presses state pension to sell shares in gun manufacturers
- UK Government loses latest court case on reducing air pollution
- German federal court to decide on potential ban on diesel cars in German cities
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February 14, 2018- Ethisphere Institute announces “World's Most Ethical” companies list
- eBay founder’s fund raises $23 million to combat forced labour
- Chile wages war on unhealthy foods
- Heineken sets new science-based goals, carbon pricing scheme
- Uber to set up a five-driver advisory board in every UK city