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Lessons in modern slavery – what we learned at the Trust Conference 2017
December 13, 2017 Companies including Walmart, Mondelēz and Apple spoke at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Trust Conference about their efforts to tackle modern slavery in supply chains. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
December 12, 2017- ExxonMobil bows to shareholder pressure on climate
- Surveillance firms spied on campaign groups for big companies, leak shows
- Meat tax "inevitable" as governments strive to meet Paris Agreement requirements
- Former Facebook executive: social media is ripping society apart
- Penzance hailed as UK's first 'Plastic Free' community
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December 11, 2017- Brexit progress good news for green economy, say campaigners
- World’s first human rights investigation into corporate responsibility for climate change intensifies
- London to welcome its first electric black cabs
- Workers in flexible jobs are more likely to face unwanted sexual behaviour, survey finds
- US farmers can 'switch from tobacco to stevia'
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December 08, 2017- Primark and Sports Direct named for underpaying staff
- France's war on waste makes it most food sustainable country
- Australian tax office says 36% of big firms and multinationals paid no tax
- UK pension fund body warns members on climate risk
- G-Star RAW unveils first-ever “Cradle-to-Cradle” certified denim
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December 07, 2017- UN commits to stop ocean plastic waste
- Report: environmental regulations can drive growth
- French banks stride ahead of European peers in fight against climate change
- Australia needs new watchdog to tackle slavery, parliamentary inquiry says
- Chinese ban on plastic waste imports could see UK pollution rise
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December 05, 2017- Coca Cola, Walmart among global firms joining forces for women’s equality
- Google pledges 10,000 staff to tackle extremist content
- Patagonia to sue Trump over rollback of national monuments
- Conserving forests could cut carbon emissions as much as getting rid of every car on earth
- Report finds British employers withholding billions from workers
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November 24, 2017- State Street to Work with Arabesque to Measure ESG Risks
- HSBC accused of breaking EU sanctions rules by co-financing Vietnam coal plant
- LME probes cobalt supplies after complaints over child labour links
- Thames Water to shut Cayman Islands subsidiaries under new chairman
- Malaysia, Indonesia Say EU Palm Resolution Will Affect Millions
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November 22, 2017- Uber concealed massive hack that exposed data of 57m drivers and users
- Report: Facebook still allowing the buying of discriminatory housing ads
- Apple’s iPhone X assembled by illegal student labour
- Russia warns Google over comments about downranking government-linked news sites
- UK water firms admit using divining rods to find leaks and pipes
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November 21, 2017- Report: UK foundations and businesses giving more to charity
- Backpackers and migrants “chronically underpaid” in Australia
- Pioneering climate fund for developing world gets a boost at UN talks
- Niger Delta oil spills linked with infant deaths
- NHS overcharged by millions for key drug, says watchdog
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November 16, 2017- Growing number of global insurance firms divesting from fossil fuels
- KnowTheChain and Thomson Reuters Foundation Join Forces
- Supreme Court backs Scottish minimum alcohol pricing
- Mellody Hobson says the time for corporate diversity is now
- Volkswagen announces $11.8bn electric vehicle plan in China