Results for Human Rights
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July 24, 2018- Mastercard has ‘bold’ science-based target approved
- Mary Robinson launches new feminist fight against climate change
- Fossil fuel industry spends ten times more on climate lobbying than clean energy
- Australia called out as willing to undermine human rights for digital agenda
- UK MPs insist new post-Brexit green watchdog must have legal powers
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July 12, 2018- Report: Robot workers predicted to lead to a surge in slavery in south-east Asia
- EU urged to draft law on child labour, deforestation in coffee and cocoa
- Report: Airbnb benefits US local economies but mainly in white neighbourhoods
- Big name companies launch new natural capital metric
- Mayor of London launches new £500 million energy efficiency fund
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July 04, 2018- Barnes & Noble fires CEO without severance but doesn’t explain why
- Banks leaving it late to secure post-Brexit EU future
- Australia proposes “modern slavery” law
- US state to sue oil companies over climate change impacts
- UK heatwave helps solar power reach record weekly highs
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June 12, 2018- Report: Two-thirds of top UK auto-enrolment pension providers lack policy against chemical weapon investments
- Citigroup issues stark warning on automation of bank jobs
- Mondelēz to use 100% sustainably-sourced wheat in EU
- Hotel sector unites under International Tourism Partnership to tackle forced labour
- Dow Chemical Company generates £90 million from natural capital projects
Tackling modern slavery: Working with the hotel industry
April 26, 2018 As an industry where modern slavery is highly prevalent, Sian Lea discusses the role the hotel industry must play in tackling the human rights abuses that exist within their complex and multi-tiered supply chains. Read more >
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April 23, 2018- Report: Unilever, Tesco, Diageo top in Modern Slavery Act compliance study
- UK set to force companies to reveal ratio of CEO pay to workers
- Michael Bloomberg to write $4.5 million cheque for Paris Climate Agreement to cover decrease in funding from US
- Lyft says every ride will be carbon neutral with clean-air plan
- Bola Adesola, Standard Chartered – Nigeria, and Paul Polman, Unilever, appointed UN Global Compact Board Vice-Chairs
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April 06, 2018- Apple, Google, Ikea among biggest corporate advocates for climate policy
- Lendlease joins Prince Charles in effort to create Great Barrier Reef refuges
- Recruiters order Sri Lankan women to take birth control before working in the Middle East
- Google is now buying more renewable energy than it uses
- Thai businesses must act to curb human rights abuses at home and abroad, says UN
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March 29, 2018- Pharma company investors set to vote on executive pay and drug pricing
- Walmart urges Chinese suppliers to cut CO2 by 50 million tonnes per year
- Report: Mexico private security boom has increased corruption and use of force
- UK reverses opposition to tough EU recycling targets
- Facebook to limit use of data brokers for ad targeting
Confronting root causes of forced labour: promising avenues for change
March 22, 2018 Current government and industry initiatives have proved insufficient for governing labour standards. Joined-up thinking between stakeholders and a global worker movement point to a way forward, writes Genevieve LeBaron and Penelope Kyritsis. Read more >
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March 22, 2018- McDonald’s sets approved science based target to reduce emissions across supply chain
- Starbucks offers $10 million for ideas on a better cup
- UN asks Samsung to explain reports of worker “intimidation”
- Norsk Hydro apologises for toxic spill into Brazilian river
- Facebook, Twitter & Google express concern over Singapore plan to fight fake news