Results for Human Rights
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May 15, 2020- World heading for 'climate lockdown' unless firms get prepared, top investment body warns
- BP calls on governments to ‘press ahead’ with climate push
- UN labour agency warns Indian states on scrapping of workers' rights
- Flights that use non eco-fuels should be more expensive, says Heathrow chief
- Chinese official hails 'incomparable' improvement in air quality as virus hits industry
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May 14, 2020- Renewable energy is poised to eclipse coal in U.S. for first time
- Fidelity, Vanguard and JPMorgan accused of ignoring human rights
- EU's live export trade puts welfare of millions of animals at risk – report
- UN warns of global mental health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Carbon Trust launches cross-sector investigation into prospects for flexible energy system
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April 24, 2020- Coronavirus: Biogas industry moves to tackle spike in food waste
- WRI: Number of people affected annually by flooding set to double by 2030
- Facebook censors Vietnamese dissident posts
- Barclays and HSBC blasted over £158bn fossil fuel financing
- Proposed sale of .org web registry sparks fears for non-profits
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April 14, 2020- Coronavirus: EU weighs new requirements for firms against biodiversity, pandemic risks
- Coronavirus: Co-op hopes to raise £30m for people hit by Covid-19 lockdown
- McDonald's faces class action over 'pervasive sexual harassment'
- BlackRock to advise EU on environmental rules for banks
- Child labour on the rise in cocoa supply chains
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March 26, 2020- Coronavirus: Banks under fire for loan tactics
- Coronavirus: Industry sees chance to undo plastic bag bans
- Investors write to businesses calling for action on human rights
- Business giants including Coca-Cola pledge to deliver 'net-positive' water impact
- England could face droughts in 20 years due to climate breakdown
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March 23, 2020- Coronavirus: World's most vulnerable in 'third wave' for support, warn experts
- Coronavirus: Twitter bans 'unsafe' advice about the outbreak
- Costco, Prada and Starbucks challenged on human rights disclosures
- Only a third of firms measure climate impact of IT operations
- UK's carbon footprint 21% below peak levels, latest Government figures show
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March 11, 2020- Coronavirus: Banks to allow customers to defer mortgage payments
- Human rights activist 'forced to flee DRC' over child cobalt mining lawsuit
- Ecosystems the size of Amazon 'can collapse within decades'
- Comprehensive net-zero strategy could increase UK green jobs by 85%
- Iceland slashes plastics packaging by almost one-third in two years
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March 02, 2020- Plastic Leak Project launches new measure for plastic pollution across corporate value chains
- Norway wealth fund could blacklist four major climate culprits
- ANZ pays Cambodian families hurt by project it funded
- OVO teams up with Mini to offer EV drivers up to '5,000 free green miles'
- Irish energy giant ESB signs loan linked to CO2 and renewables goals
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February 25, 2020- Apple may be forced to disclose censorship requests from China
- World's largest mining firms 'selectively reporting' on positive sustainability progress
- UK’s top pension scheme tackles Barclays on climate change
- Alphabet faces investor backlash over human rights policies
- Green finance first touches down in the aviation industry
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February 21, 2020- UK watchdog to scrutinise how companies and auditors calculate climate risk
- Germans divided over plans for Tesla electric car factory
- Delta Air Lines, Aldi, HSBC lead way in Stop Slavery Award
- UK Government to extend dormant accounts scheme to insurance
- Every country on Earth failing to provide world fit for children, landmark report warns