Results for Human Rights
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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
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February 16, 2021- Jaguar to switch to fully electric vehicle portfolio by 2025
- BNP Paribas strengthens policy on beef and soy-driven deforestation in Brazil
- UK oil major Essar Oil backs new waste-to-jet-fuel plant
- Norway’s sovereign fund will push firms to put more women on boards
- Nestlé and Mondelēz among chocolate giants facing child slavery lawsuit over supply chain practices
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February 05, 2021- ClientEarth warns business giants' climate disclosure 'clearly inadequate'
- Kirin beer company cuts brewery ties with Myanmar military over coup
- TikTok will strengthen age policy enforcement in Italy after death of 10-year-old girl
- Sainsbury's outlines science-based targets to slash emissions on the path to net-zero
- UN urges rich countries to update financial vows to tackle climate crisis
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January 19, 2021- First electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
- Mining firms face probe over environmental damage and human rights abuses
- Ineos gives Oxford £100 million to set up antibiotic research institute
- Bank of France to exit coal and cap oil and gas investments
- Nuveen to acquire specialist renewables investor Glennmont Partners
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January 18, 2021- France’s Total quits powerful US oil lobby over climate policy
- US retailers told to target forced labour in China after cotton import crackdown
- 2020 was hottest year on record by narrow margin
- Facebook to ban ads promoting weapon accessories, protective gear in US
- Mars and DHL plot £350 million UK logistics hubs to slash one million road miles
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January 12, 2021- Britain tightening laws on imports linked to Chinese human rights abuses
- Corporate America pulls political donations after Capitol assault
- Unilever and Alibaba launch 'world first' AI-powered closed-loop recycling system
- Boris Johnson promises £3 billion of climate finance for nature by 2026
- OnePlanetCapital launches specialist green economy investment fund
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January 08, 2021- CEOs and business groups condemn US Capitol Hill riot
- China prepares to launch its first emissions trading scheme
- M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China's Xinjiang
- Air Protein raises $32 million to spur commercialisation of lab-made meat
- Circular economy businesses outperform those linear economy businesses, says survey