Results for Human Rights
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June 17, 2019- Drugmakers sue to stop rule requiring prices in TV ads
- Amazon and other large companies accused of lack of transparency on climate impact
- Major companies found using courts to avoid Brazil's slave labour 'dirty list'
- Costa joins UK Government-led pledge to halve food waste by 2030
- Global plastics boom fuelled 2018 CO2 emissions rise
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June 13, 2019- Sustainable Living Brands delivered record 69% of Unilever's 2018 turnover growth
- Top food firms spot supply-chain risks to forests in real time
- Investors urge support for Swiss human rights due diligence law
- UK manufacturers reap cost savings with sustainability, despite Brexit challenge
- The Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal, study finds
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May 30, 2019- Millions at risk of child labour in manufacturing hubs, says new research
- Toyota to pilot blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading
- Public EV charge points outnumber petrol stations in the UK
- Bill Gates and the EU launch €100 million clean tech investment fund
- Ted Baker, Farfetch and FW pledge to tackle fashion waste
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May 10, 2019- Supermarket giants rank among top UK businesses for modern slavery compliance
- Delta Air Lines hinders employee unionization efforts
- University of Cambridge to open research centre to develop radical ways to repair Earth's climate
- UN Secretary-General calls for end to new coal plants after 2020
- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for its break-up
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May 07, 2019- UN’s landmark biodiversity report generates response from global governments
- Official petition calls for jet fuel to be taxed
- Brunei halts gay sex death penalty
- Kraft Heinz to restate earnings as accounting probe widens
- Sustainability rating for space debris to be created
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May 01, 2019- Social mobility in UK 'virtually stagnant' since 2014
- Chase criticised for 'mocking' customers' spending habits
- Shell faces pressure on gay rights over Brunei venture
- US renewables production outstrips coal for first time ever
- Beverage giants to help scale up world's first enzyme-based plastics recycling technology
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April 30, 2019- Staff of Samsung biopharmaceutical unit are accused of destroying evidence
- US companies face shareholder votes over #MeToo concerns
- Bangladesh jobs website aims to curb abuse of migrant workers
- 'Biodegradable' plastic bags survive three years in soil and sea
- UK government advisers to recommend net zero emissions by 2050
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April 29, 2019- Report accuses companies of aiding Amazon destruction
- JPMorgan bans staff from Brunei-owned hotels over laws against homosexuality
- Google worker activists accuse company of retaliation against employees that speak out
- US opens criminal probe into Ford emissions certification
- Fund managers worth $10.2 trillion urge oil firms to align with Paris Agreement goals
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April 26, 2019- UK braced for tougher e-waste policies as impacts on human food chains revealed
- Ford announces $500 million investment in US electric vehicle pioneer Rivian
- UK anti-slavery hotline uncovers more cases but triggers few probes
- Six years after Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster, fashion brands urged to pay more
- Draft Environment Bill 'severely downgrades' environmental laws from EU standards, MPs warn
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April 15, 2019- Guinness maker, Diageo, removes plastic from multipacks
- The World Bank accused of dodging 'no-coal' pledge by funnelling billions of dollars into fossil fuels
- Tea brand, Typhoo, joins Britain's 'big six' in fight against modern slavery
- Environmental NGO urges closure of Chinese hotel ‘spewing raw sewage’ on Cambodian resort island
- McDonald's hopes biofuel boost can help fight the 'fatbergs'