Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
June 05, 2020- Bank of America pledges $1 billion over 4 years to fight racial inequality
- World’s largest rooftop farm to open in Paris
- Ribena launches hunt for climate resilient blackcurrants
- Swiss to vote on companies' global liability for human rights abuses
- Indonesian activists condemn jailing of indigenous farmer in conflict with paper giant APP
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June 03, 2020- Brands criticised for 'hypocritical' support for the Black Lives Matter movement
- Pandora vows to ditch mined silver and gold for its jewellery by 2025
- Open for feedback: Social transformation draft methodology and proposed indicators
- Google in $5bn lawsuit for tracking in 'private' mode
- Pristine rainforest the size of football pitch destroyed every six seconds last year
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June 01, 2020- Corporate voices get behind ‘Black Lives Matter’ cause
- Investors, scientists urge IEA head to take bolder climate stance
- U.S. Treasury unveils rules for carbon capture tax credits
- Trafigura investigated for alleged corruption, market manipulation
- World leaders warn coronavirus could roll back progress for women
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May 27, 2020- Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
- Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine
- Food waste start up Apeel Sciences snags $250m backing
- CORONAVIRUS: Pakistan garment workers fight for rights amid Covid-19 crisis
- Copenhagen Airport spearheads green hydrogen project for transport fuel
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May 18, 2020- More than one million citizens back calls for EU green investments to spur Covid-19 recovery
- Tesco's slavery review reports abuses in Malaysia and Thailand
- NGOs call on businesses to break off deals with APP after poison sprayed on villagers’ crops
- Large areas of London to go 'car-free' as Mayor plots green Covid-19 recovery
- Pernod Ricard moves single-use plastics phase-out forward to 2021
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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