Results for Human Rights
Daily Media Briefing
October 04, 2021- Whistleblower accuses Facebook of misleading public and investors
- Net-A-Porter launches its most extensive fashion resale offering yet
- Asian companies lag behind in the adoption of sustainable palm oil
- GM speeds up renewable energy goal & sets carbon tracking initiative
- California to require garment industry to pay hourly wages to workers
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September 28, 2021- Exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe
- Boohoo to sign safety pact with Bangladesh garment workers
- EIB backs ArcelorMittal’s activities to decarbonize steelmaking
- Australia PM undecided on attending crucial COP26 summit
- WHO tightens maximum safe levels of key air pollutants
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September 17, 2021- Italy to require all workers to show 'green pass' Covid certificate
- Just one country on course to meet 1.5C target, new research warns
- SAP launches solution to assess and improve product carbon footprint
- UK fashion group ASOS ties exec pay to new environmental goals
- Texas’s largest companies stay silent on state abortion ban
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September 08, 2021- Human rights group accuses European retailers of profiting from Xinjiang cotton
- WWF urges action to prevent societal costs of plastic hitting $7trn by 2040
- Climate impact of a transatlantic flight could cost global economy $3,000
- Investors call for private firms to disclose more environmental data
- Siemens Gamesa produces world's first recyclable wind turbine blades
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August 16, 2021- Calls for laws on UK workers’ right to disconnect amid ‘overtime epidemic’
- Shell to pay $111 million to Nigerian farmers over decades-old oil spills
- Samsung phones to feature recycled parts and plastic-free packaging
- Asian finance sector perceived as lacking sustainability leadership
- New York's pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments
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July 30, 2021- New body consults on credibility of global carbon offsets
- EU sets checklist for 'climate proof' infrastructure projects
- Co-op to turn plastic bottles from festivals into uniforms
- TotalEnergies and Amazon partner on renewable energy
- US customs urged to probe Goodyear over worker abuse
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July 27, 2021- G20 sets climate targets but stumbles on coal & fossil fuels
- Vodafone trials UK's ‘first' smart 5G electricity substation
- UK Government ponders sustainable aviation fuel mandate
- India's DNA data law seen to harm minorities and privacy
- Child labour rampant in Bangladesh’s leather industry
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July 22, 2021- US bans China solar material imports tied to forced labour
- Bank of England admits shortcomings in promoting diversity
- UK carbon capture sector eyes £41bn investment by 2030
- Extreme weather led to insurers’ biggest payout in 10 years
- Hong Kong anti-doxing bill to allow blocking of social media
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July 16, 2021- SBTi increase minimum target-setting requirements by 2022 to 1.5C
- Shell & Scottish Power submit plans for floating offshore windfarms
- More than 150 companies urge US Congress to pass voting rights act
- Insurers plan sustainable replacements for car & property write-offs
- Net-zero Statement of Support signed by 14 major UK pension funds
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July 14, 2021- UK Government unveils its Transport Decarbonisation Plan
- NatWest launches a carbon footprint tracker for customers
- China plans July launch of national emissions trade scheme
- India states draft two-child policy & sterilisation incentives
- Moody’s launches small & medium enterprise ESG score tool