Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
August 16, 2021- Calls for laws on UK workers’ right to disconnect amid ‘overtime epidemic’
- Shell to pay $111 million to Nigerian farmers over decades-old oil spills
- Samsung phones to feature recycled parts and plastic-free packaging
- Asian finance sector perceived as lacking sustainability leadership
- New York's pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments
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July 30, 2021- New body consults on credibility of global carbon offsets
- EU sets checklist for 'climate proof' infrastructure projects
- Co-op to turn plastic bottles from festivals into uniforms
- TotalEnergies and Amazon partner on renewable energy
- US customs urged to probe Goodyear over worker abuse
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July 27, 2021- G20 sets climate targets but stumbles on coal & fossil fuels
- Vodafone trials UK's ‘first' smart 5G electricity substation
- UK Government ponders sustainable aviation fuel mandate
- India's DNA data law seen to harm minorities and privacy
- Child labour rampant in Bangladesh’s leather industry
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July 22, 2021- US bans China solar material imports tied to forced labour
- Bank of England admits shortcomings in promoting diversity
- UK carbon capture sector eyes £41bn investment by 2030
- Extreme weather led to insurers’ biggest payout in 10 years
- Hong Kong anti-doxing bill to allow blocking of social media
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July 16, 2021- SBTi increase minimum target-setting requirements by 2022 to 1.5C
- Shell & Scottish Power submit plans for floating offshore windfarms
- More than 150 companies urge US Congress to pass voting rights act
- Insurers plan sustainable replacements for car & property write-offs
- Net-zero Statement of Support signed by 14 major UK pension funds
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July 14, 2021- UK Government unveils its Transport Decarbonisation Plan
- NatWest launches a carbon footprint tracker for customers
- China plans July launch of national emissions trade scheme
- India states draft two-child policy & sterilisation incentives
- Moody’s launches small & medium enterprise ESG score tool
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July 09, 2021- Global carbon offsetting governance body to be formed by end of 2021
- Lab-grown meat producer Aleph Farms raises $105 mn to go to market
- 'World's largest' sustainability-linked bond three times oversubscribed
- Britain must engage the public on net-zero climate goals for 2050 target
- US government adds more Chinese companies to blacklist over Xinjiang
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June 21, 2021- Brussels court rules Belgium’s climate failures violate human rights
- IKEA and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1 billion for clean energy
- Porsche sets up joint venture to reduce car battery charging times
- BSI launches accounting standard measuring natural capital impact
- IMF suggests global $75 per tonne price for carbon dioxide emitters
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June 10, 2021- Multi-trillion dollar investors call for bolder national climate plans
- Airbus and Air France want EU green funds used for jet incentives
- Child labour worldwide has increased for the first time in 20 years
- US-Canadian Keystone XL pipeline project has been terminated
- Supermarket Morrisons faces investor heat over unhealthy food
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June 01, 2021- Vote passed for HSBC to phase-out global coal financing by 2040
- Four-day working week could slash UK’s carbon footprint
- UK companies face pressure over links to Belarus regime
- China to tighten environmental approval for polluting projects
- Women could add $280bn to e-commerce in Southeast Asia