Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
November 17, 2020- Indian factory workers supplying major brands allege routine exploitation
- Palm oil industry failing to honour 2020 no-deforestation pledges
- Jeff Bezos unveils first cohort of recipients of $10 billion Earth Fund
- Biden urged to protect US digital rights
- Bank of England needs more powers to decarbonise economy, say experts
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November 10, 2020- UK to make climate risk reports mandatory for large companies
- COVID-19 vaccine: wealthy countries must not hoard supplies
- McDonald's to introduce plant-based burgers and fast food
- Australia state unveils $23 billion energy roadmap in renewables push
- EU bank supports projects linked to human rights violations, NGOs claim
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November 06, 2020- Boohoo, H&M and Nike deny Uighur forced labour allegations
- Development bank group lent $197 billion in green finance in 2019: report
- Cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent, scientists say
- Bentley to stop making petrol cars by 2030 and go fully electric
- Major investors back satellite monitoring to police corporate deforestation
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October 16, 2020- Governments urged to reform food systems as part of Covid-19 green recovery efforts
- Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films
- Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea
- Fashion brands accused of exploiting workers at risk of layoffs
- BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer
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October 15, 2020- Investor rebellion at Procter & Gamble over environmental concerns
- Singapore launches first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development
- Aid watchdog ranks UK efforts to end modern slavery as unsatisfactory
- Amazon workers say ‘Prime Day’ rush breaks virus safety vows
- Pandemic casts shadow on off-grid solar sales in poorer nations
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September 30, 2020- Blackrock's circular economy fund has raised $900m in its first year
- Two-fifths of plants at risk of extinction, says report
- World Bank announces $12 billion plan for poor countries to buy Covid vaccines
- Half of rubber trade agrees new policies to cut deforestation and human rights abuses from supply chains
- Tesco to increase sales of meat alternatives by 300% to reduce environmental impact of products
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September 22, 2020- Airbus unveils futuristic designs for zero-emission hydrogen planes
- General Electric will stop building coal-fired power plants
- Big businesses face mandatory digital modern slavery reporting
- Walmart aims to become a regenerative company
- Global banks seek to contain damage over $2 trillion of suspicious transfers
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September 04, 2020- Biggest banks sustain coal financing despite defunding drive
- Apple commits to freedom of speech after criticism of China censorship
- German parliament launches inquiry into fraud scandal at Wirecard, with government in crosshairs
- HS2 rail project work begins with pledge of 22,000 jobs
- 'War on plastic' could strand oil industry's £300bn investment
Tech giants pledge millions to BLM movement in push for racial equity
August 20, 2020 Tech companies have begun to take a public stance on racial injustice, making pledges and taking action in an acknowledgement of how tech products and services can deepen racial divides. Read more >
Daily Briefing
August 17, 2020- Selfridges unveils vision to 'reinvent retail' as it commits to new sourcing standards
- Makers of M&S sandwiches faced pay dock if they self-isolated, says union
- Just Eat to stop using gig economy workers
- Tree planting can help tropical forests ‘recover 50% faster’ from logging
- National Grid kick-starts UK's first trials of grid-injected biomethane from cow manure