Results for Human Rights
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June 07, 2016- Abolish tax havens, say finance chiefs
- GRI reveals next tranche of modular sustainability standards
- John Oliver buys and forgives $15m worth of medical debt
- Nearly 60% of Qatar population live in 'labour camps'
- Ignoring scientists, Poland begins logging famous primeval forest
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June 06, 2016- Chiquita executives must face claims over Colombian torture
- Companies ignoring climate deal could face increased bankruptcy risk, economists warn
- Norway becomes first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation
- Report: Illegal mining of Afghanistan’s “blue treasure” fuels Taliban
- IEA: There are now more than one million electric cars on the world’s roads
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June 01, 2016- France rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted
- Human Rights Watch calls for legally binding rules for business
- Airbnb targeted by group alleging racism
- Make building standards top priority for tackling climate change, says IEA chief
- Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
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April 29, 2016- 'Invisible' women brick-kiln workers in India demand their rights
- Denmark says Danes are ‘ethically obligated’ to eat less beef
- Workers face 'epidemic of heat-related injuries' due to climate change
- For one group of women, the gender wage gap keeps getting worse
- Great Barrier Reef bleaching made 175 times likelier by human-caused climate change, say scientists
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April 15, 2016- Ruggie Report: FIFA must protect human rights or move world cup from Qatar
- Mars Food launches global Health and Wellbeing Ambition; will label “everyday” and “occasional” foods
- Shareholders revolt against boardroom excessive pay packages
- GreatFire activist urges western firms to help end Chinese censorship
- World's biggest wealth fund excludes 52 coal-related groups
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April 12, 2016- Goldman Sachs to pay $5bn for its role in the 2008 financial crisis
- Two-thirds of Europeans support ban on glyphosate, says Yougov poll
- Israel to levy new taxes on Google, Facebook in policy shift
- EU regulators demand greater tax transparency from multinationals
- Corporate human rights benchmark launches
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March 31, 2016- Apple says supply chain now 100% audited for conflict minerals
- Qatar 2022: 'Forced labour' at World Cup stadium
- Kenyan law brings in breastfeeding stations in offices
- Atlantic oil prospecting to go ahead despite Obama ban
- Sea levels set to 'rise far more rapidly than expected'
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February 19, 2016- Top food companies join new WWF Institute to feed nine billion
- Ruggie: Fifa reform could be human rights landmark
- Malaysia signs deal with Bangladesh to hire 1.5 million workers
- UN Global Compact launches search for local SDG pioneers
- Calvert Investments launches Water Research Index
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February 05, 2016- Corporate Human Rights Benchmark announces companies for pilot ranking
- Report: Investor push urged to help secure indigenous land rights
- Norway’s oil fund sells 73 stakes on sustainability concerns
- Obama to propose US $10-a-barrel oil tax to fund “clean transportation” projects
- Morocco unveils a massive solar power plant in the Sahara