Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
May 28, 2021- ExxonMobil suffers major shareholder rebellion over climate
- Tesco admits labour abuses found in India garment supply chain
- Unilever forges fungi partnership to scale up plant-based protein
- Nature-based climate solutions require $8.1trn over next 30 years
- Recruiters need to tackle exploitation via ‘umbrella companies’
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May 21, 2021- Co-op & Hubbub partner with community fridges to fight hunger
- Deutsche Bank speeds up sustainability push as lenders go green
- Biden orders federal strategy to curb climate change risk to economy
- Uniqlo shirts blocked at US border on China forced labour concern
- Absolut moves away from plastics in paper-based bottle development
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May 13, 2021- EU to protect public health with air and water pollution targets
- Instagram and Twitter blame glitches for deleting Palestinian posts
- Sustainability bonds accused of failing to address human rights
- Asian cities face greatest environmental pollution & climate risks
- Businesses urge leaders to prioritise climate and nature at G7 Summit
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April 29, 2021- Business giants press EU to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
- US solar industry unveils guidelines to free supply chain of forced labour
- Chanel and CISL partner Pushto champion sustainability solutions in business
- Air pollution disproportionately affects non-white communities in the US
- UK Office for National Statistics says nature contributes £12 billion to tourism spending
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April 28, 2021- Investors urge big brands not to ditch Bangladesh Accord on workers’ rights
- Redington and Fidelity align investment advice and strategy with net-zero
- Timberland, Vans, The North Face developing regenerative rubber supply chain
- UK MPs warn Treasury over lack of plan to manage fossil fuel tax loss
- Calls grow to end bosses’ bonuses for zero workplace deaths
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April 26, 2021- Fashion giants join Textiles 2030 pledge to halve climate impacts
- UK solar projects using panels from firms linked to Xinjiang forced labour
- UBS tightens lending criteria to coal, Arctic drilling, oil sands
- Activist investor warns Exxon faces ‘existential’ risk over fossil fuel focus
- UK public shows support for green taxes to achieve net zero
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March 19, 2021- UK MPs criticise companies over Uighur forced labour in China
- Rio Tinto endorses resolutions pushing for emissions cuts targets
- Total ties customers’ emissions reductions to executive bonuses
- Nomad Foods launches nature-positive partnership with WWF
- Facebook cracks down on the spread of political disinformation globally
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March 18, 2021- BlackRock increases focus on 'natural capital' ahead of AGM season
- Government proposes plan to make UK fashion firms pay more towards textile recycling
- Funding boom for faux meat and dairy start-ups
- Almost half of UK businesses linking executive pay to ESG targets
- UN reaches target as Sudan becomes fiftieth country to sign treaty against forced labour
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March 05, 2021- German cabinet backs law to protect human rights in global supply chain
- Bank of England given new mandate to buy ‘green’ bonds
- Burger King to phase out all single-use plastic by 2025 in the UK
- China’s new 5-year plan to cut energy intensity but removes energy consumption cap
- eBay UK launches Certified Refurbished hub in circularity push
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February 18, 2021- Big businesses failing to protect human rights amid Covid-19
- BP and Chevron back geothermal pioneer Eavor Technologies
- Maersk aims for first carbon-neutral container ship in 2023
- Facebook will debunk myths about climate change
- Asda and Aldi expand plastic-free packaging efforts