Results for Human Rights
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January 21, 2020- PwC poll reveals concerns about climate change has “soared up the CEO agenda”
- Climate refugees can't be returned home, says landmark UN human rights ruling
- Half a billion people struggle to find adequate paid work
- Global resource use smashes past 100 billion tonnes
- PayPal teams up with U.S. group to combat human trafficking
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December 23, 2019- Fund manager defends backing blacklisted Chinese surveillance firm
- FTSE leaves coal and oil firms and G4S on ethical investment list
- Landmark ruling that Holland must cut emissions to protect citizens from climate change upheld by supreme court
- Tesco suspends Chinese supplier after suspected prisoner message
- Geothemal energy market heats up with Climeon and Geo40 partnership
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December 17, 2019- Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
- Germany to raise carbon price to 25 euros in 2021
- Major companies pledge jobs and education for refugees
- Shell links $10bn credit facility to low-carbon progress
- Apple shareholders set to vote on human-rights policies
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December 12, 2019- Saudi Aramco becomes world’s most valuable company despite climate fears
- Under 10 percent of UK CEOs are paid to tackle climate change
- Top hotels sued for 'industry-wide failures' to prevent U.S. sex trafficking
- Multinationals get behind SDG food drive in UK
- OVO secures approval for £500m SSE Energy Services deal to drive net-zero strategy
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December 10, 2019- British power plant promises to go carbon negative by 2030
- Deadly factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers
- Shipping firm MSC joins list of top 10 EU polluters
- Climate change is most important issue for 18-25 year olds globally
- Europe to sell avocados with an edible coating for the first time
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December 05, 2019- Major brands found failing to help Thai seafood sector tackle slavery
- Google partners with Ellen MacArthur Foundation to tackle plastic pollution using tech
- Peloton exercise bike ad mocked as being 'sexist' and 'dystopian'
- Red Bull fits air filtration technology in new company cars
- Iceland puts well-being ahead of GDP in budget
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November 27, 2019- 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows
- Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery
- IKEA to pump €200m into assembling a 'climate positive' business
- Audi to cut 9,500 jobs to fund electric car push
- UK to take back 42 containers of plastic scrap illegally shipped to Malaysia
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November 19, 2019- The Investment Association launches ESG definitions
- UK cutting carbon emissions far too slowly to meet net zero goal
- Charity fund manager moves to tackle modern slavery
- FTSE companies silent on parental leave on their websites
- One in five voters say environment trumps economy
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November 18, 2019- European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
- More than half of corporates not meeting 'basic requirements' on human rights
- Consumer goods giants won't meet 2020 'net-zero' deforestation targets
- Green Climate Fund expands support to more than 100 developing states
- Halifax joins HSBC in letting customers block cards from gambling
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November 13, 2019- Fairbnb launches, offering help for social projects
- Formula 1 launches a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030
- Xinjiang cotton sparks concern over 'forced labour' claims
- Temasek sets 2030 target for its portfolio to halve greenhouse emissions
- Socially-conscious funds’ assets to top $2tn by 2025, PwC says