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July 13, 2018- UK consumers prefer products from firms powered by renewables
- Nevada execution blocked after drugmaker protests use of its sedative
- Johnson & Johnson told to pay $4.7 billion in talcum powder case
- Ireland to become first country to divest from fossil fuels
- Apple announces $300 million China clean energy fund
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July 04, 2018- Barnes & Noble fires CEO without severance but doesn’t explain why
- Banks leaving it late to secure post-Brexit EU future
- Australia proposes “modern slavery” law
- US state to sue oil companies over climate change impacts
- UK heatwave helps solar power reach record weekly highs
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June 26, 2018- Amazon faces staff backlash over work with US government
- Google criticised for push against EU copyright reform
- Wilmar acts over “unethical” palm oil suppliers
- US court dismisses climate change lawsuits against top oil companies
- Morrisons’ paper bag switch is bad for global warming, say critics
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June 05, 2018- Apple’s new software to deal with screen addiction
- Big investors urge G7 to step up climate action
- Hawaii signs law to become climate neutral by 2045
- Lush removes #SpyCops posters from some shops after “intimidation from ex-police officers”
- US appeals against ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers
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May 30, 2018- Starbucks closes 8,000 stores in US for racial-bias training
- RBS cuts lending to new coal and Arctic oil projects
- Ben & Jerry’s blockchain pilot allows customers to buy carbon-offset ice cream
- China’s carbon emissions set for fastest growth in seven years
- Dutch government appeals against court ruling over emissions cuts
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May 22, 2018- US top court backs companies over worker class-action claims
- BHP Billiton to be sued by investors over dam collapse that caused Brazil's worst ever environmental disaster
- Google quietly removes "Don't be evil" preface from code of conduct
- Airbnb partners with union to promote ethical labour standards in Australia
- First European trial for innovative carbon capture project
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May 18, 2018- Bursa Malaysia launches info hub on corporate governance and sustainability
- 60 investors call for oil and gas groups to step up climate change efforts
- Employers face landmark legal action over sexual harassment
- Chilean villagers claim British appetite for avocados is draining region dry
- National Geographic launches effort to reduce plastic waste
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April 17, 2018- UK government promises £61 million to tackle ocean plastic pollution with Commonwealth nations
- Investors, with $1 trillion, put weight behind call for big brands to step up climate targets
- Santander chair calls EU rules on payments unfair
- New Green-e Renewable Energy Standard for Chile launches pilot with Viña Concha y Toro
- Former Wells Fargo trader sues bank, claims wrongful termination due to plan to complain to regulators
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April 10, 2018- Central bank chiefs consider increase in regulatory oversight to address climate risks
- US payday-lending industry sues to block legacy Obama-era regulation changes
- Uber loses EU case against French criminal charges
- Iceland to be first UK supermarket to cut palm oil from own-brand products
- Intel patents bitcoin mining chip accelerator to reduce energy use
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April 05, 2018- Gender pay gap deadline: 78% of UK companies pay men more than women, figures reveal
- BHP Billiton quits global coal lobby group over differences on climate change
- Royal Dutch Shell threatened with climate change legal action
- Report: Drop in plastic bags in British seas linked to introduction of 5p charge
- Hershey to spend $500 million to make its chocolate more sustainable