Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
October 04, 2016- UN airline emissions accord depends on massive scale-up of biofuels
- Canada to impose carbon tax from 2018 in bid to hit Paris goals
- Study: Trade unions a blunt tool in reducing inequality
- British Gas helps more than one million people fight fuel poverty
- Amnesty urges compassionate overhaul of refugee response
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October 03, 2016- World Bank renews drive against inequality
- India cracks down on illegal mica mines after exposé reveals child deaths
- Power dressing: smart fabric generates electricity from sun and wind
- H&M & WWF launch kids’ collection for endangered species
- EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fine expected
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September 06, 2016- UK ministers back country-by-country tax disclosure plan
- Study finds too few banks in Asia Pacific looking at climate change risk
- Coca-Cola accused of funding Colombian death squad
- Sports Direct to improve worker conditions
- Australia sues Chinese company over damage to Great Barrier Reef
Public Procurement: the next frontier in the fight against Modern Slavery
September 01, 2016 A proposed amendment to the UK’s Modern Slavery Act could see the rules tightened on companies bidding for government contracts. Francis West explains why this could be a significant global step. Read more >
Using risk to prioritise supply chain investigation
September 01, 2016 How can you know the unknowable? Tim Wilson introduces the concept of risk mapping in complex supply chains. Read more >
Good working conditions: not just good for employees, but also your bottom line
September 01, 2016 In recent months, a number of companies have been criticised for providing insecure, low-paid work. Such behaviour harms not just employees but business success, writes Stephanie Caun. Read more >
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August 22, 2016- H&M factories in Myanmar employed 14-year-olds on long hours
- Shareholder advisers take aim at ‘male, stale and frail’ US boards
- Rise in UK women facing discrimination on taking maternity leave
- New online trawler tracking tool aims to help end overfishing
- ISO sustainable procurement draft open for public comment
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August 19, 2016- GSK, IDE and GE lead Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ list
- Survey: Shoppers expect business and government to make food fairer
- Hermes couriers say they were pressured by bosses while caring for sick relatives
- Uber's $100 million settlement with drivers rejected by judge
- UN admits role in cholera epidemic in Haiti
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August 04, 2016- Apple reports improving racial and gender diversity among employees
- Virgin Media hails 'biggest carbon reduction ever' following major efficiency drive
- Report: Anticorruption efforts in listed firms in Southeast Asia not sufficient
- New UK pensions code of practice “huge boost” for responsible investment
- British anti-slavery database gets sluggish response from business
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August 03, 2016- “Blood mica”: Deaths of child workers covered up to keep industry alive
- Most banks failing to deliver on UN human rights principles
- Research: Corporate reputation is key to recruitment
- Massachusetts bars employers from asking applicants’ salaries
- UN officer: Silence on social issues could be the “kiss of death for brands”