Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
August 24, 2017- Chile launches National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights
- Johnson & Johnson unit speaks out at planned death row drug use
- UK company sells lead to last place on Earth where leaded petrol is legal
- Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining
- Borough Market to phase out plastic bottle sales with free fountains
Daily Media Briefing
August 14, 2017- Ford, General Motors, Hormel, Marriott, Michael Kors step up to stop supply chain corruption
- UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights launch consultation on human rights defenders
- Commonwealth Bank's first climate policy attacked by environmental groups
- Palm Oil Free Certification programme launches in UK and Australia
- Digital trainings to boost textile industry's workers’ rights performance
Daily Media Briefing
August 10, 2017- Migrant crisis triggers heightened risk of slavery in EU supply chains, say analysts
- Interest in sustainable investing is growing, Morgan Stanley survey finds
- Latin American renewables sector enjoys twin funding boost
- Amazon sued by transgender woman and husband for workplace harassment
- Airbnb cancels accounts linked to white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
Fighting the good fight – standing up against forced labour
July 18, 2017 Addressing forced labour right across company supply chains can seem like a daunting task. The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and its members have now published a set of actions that highlight how the consumer goods industry is fighting against forced labour, writes Didier Bergeret. Read more >
Human rights – a tipping-point for business transparency
July 18, 2017Investor initiatives on human rights mark a new chapter for transparency, writes Charlie Ashford. Businesses must seize the opportunity.
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Daily Media Briefing
June 27, 2017- Electronic industry coalition launches initiative to address forced labour
- Arconic ends sales of panels used at Grenfell Tower for high-rises
- UK private sector not doing enough to reduce CO2 emissions
- Germany to demand costly recall of 12 million diesel cars
- Energy giants launch 'Make Power Clean' campaign to cut subsidies for polluting plants
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June 22, 2017- Mondelēz International ramps up forest protection efforts in West Africa
- Singapore unveils new rules to curb packaging waste
- Sovereign investors tweak portfolios for environmental risk
- Consumer Goods Forum shares best practices to eradicate forced labour from global supply chains
- Queen's Speech: Petrol stations to go electric
Daily Media Briefing
June 21, 2017- Harris Poll: Consumers split on companies' social responsibility motivations
- Research identifies everyday products at risk of modern slavery links
- EU moves to restrict hormone-disrupting chemical found in plastics
- New carbon-negative mattress unveiled
- Nutella maker wins court battle over rival's 'illegal' palm oil claims
Daily Media Briefing
June 19, 2017- Swedish pension fund sells out of six firms it says breach Paris climate deal
- India commits to global pacts on eradicating child slavery
- Sweden passes net zero emission climate law
- Greene King serves up zero waste to landfill target
- Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists
Daily Media Briefing
June 09, 2017- Scientists make biodegradable microbeads from cellulose
- Interface unveils carbon negative carpet tile
- Timberland recognized for innovative partnership with Thread
- E.ON and Gorillaz are powering music with sunshine
- Diplomatic Backlash Against Qatar Imperils Workers