Results for Human Rights
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August 30, 2022- Moderna accuses BioNTech/Pfizer of covid vaccine plagiarism
- BHP shareholders seek consistent climate policy, submit resolutions
- Indonesia investigates claims fruit pickers indebted in UK
- Anglo-Australian venture plans to plant 100 million trees by 2024
- Florida bans ESG investing across $228 billion state pension funds
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August 25, 2022- British Gas to donate 10% of profits to struggling customers
- Climate activists take UK government to court over food strategy
- Vietnam tells medical departments being LGBTQ is ‘not an illness’
- Britain imports no energy from Russia for first time on record
- California plans to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2035
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August 24, 2022- Fossil fuel advertising ban comes into force in France
- World Bank backs carbon credit blockchain for investors
- UK & US banks biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs’
- Grain firms report record profits amid global food crisis
- Qatar deports migrant workers following wage protest
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August 23, 2022- Ceres calls on world’s largest investors to respond to water crisis
- Ben & Jerry’s loses attempt to block ice cream sales in West Bank
- Walmart expands abortion coverage for its 1.6m US employees
- Goldman Sachs’ long-running gender bias lawsuit set for June 2023
- Apple workers launch petition over firm’s return-to-office stance
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August 22, 2022- P&O Ferries not to face criminal proceedings for mass sackings
- Singapore ends ban on gay sex, enshrines heterosexual marriage
- City of Sydney to ban fossil fuel advertising on public property
- Number of unemployed over-50s in the UK surges by 10%
- EU watchdog backs ESG ‘quality label’ for market benchmarks
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August 04, 2022- Apparel brands linked to abuse under Myanmar’s military rule
- Tesco, Waitrose Sainsbury’s back $11m deforestation drive
- Unilever stops paying Ben & Jerry’s board members in Israel dispute
- Chile's Codelco reports accident at mine where worker died
- Australian pension divests A$191m in oil, gas stakes in net-zero drive
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July 18, 2022- M&S to remove ‘best before’ labels from 300 fruit & veg
- Court of Appeal overturns Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ ruling
- Aviation sector supports new net-zero transition strategy
- Brazilian court recognises Paris Agreement as human rights treaty
- One in five cases of ESG risks linked to greenwashing
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July 15, 2022- Facebook-owner Meta releases its first human rights report
- Microsoft signs 10-year carbon removal deal with Climeworks
- Asda employees ‘skipping meals’ due to monthly payroll errors
- Pensions minister opens taskforce to scrutinise ‘S’ in ESG investment
- SEC moves to soften filing thresholds for shareholder proposals
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June 27, 2022- Businesses tread caution after Supreme Court abortion ruling
- NHS Property Services pledges all-electric fleet on road to net-zero
- Co-op funds new projects aimed at tackling farming emissions
- Progress stalls on global biodiversity deal to halt nature loss
- Anti-ESG laws pushed up cost of borrowing for Texas municipalities
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June 21, 2022- US ban on cotton from Xinjiang, China comes into force
- UK pensions required to disclose 1.5°C investment alignment
- New UK regulation proposed for buy now pay later schemes
- Blockchain scheme launched for business flights
- UK Institute of Directors pushes for voluntary code of conduct