Results for Policy & Research
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April 13, 2021- Temasek and BlackRock to invest $600 million in carbon reduction start-ups
- New Zealand introduces climate change law for financial firms in world first
- Nike to refurbish and resell used trainers to reduce consumer waste
- European wind powers up to €43 billion in 2020 on growing decarbonization focus
- Adani Ports to be removed from S&P index due to business ties to Myanmar military
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April 12, 2021- Singapore to work on a charging model for disposable carrier bags in supermarkets
- Biden tax plan replaces US fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives
- Business travellers plan to cut future flights and French government bans shortest flights
- Diageo produces glass whisky bottles in waste-powered furnaces
- Starbucks targets waste reduction in trial for reuse and return cup system
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April 08, 2021- Target to spend over $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by 2025
- China reveals co-operation with EU on green investment standards
- BlackRock’s CEO wants more sustainability data from private companies
- UK says its seabed is more valuable than oil and fishing
- Shell invests in sustainable aviation fuel maker LanzaJet
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April 06, 2021- US investors set to test companies’ handling of coronavirus
- World Bank revises climate policy but stops short of halting fossil fuel funding
- Zurich Insurance to require investee companies to set Paris-aligned climate targets
- China’s Longi, the world’s biggest solar company, joins the hydrogen market
- H&M launches initiative highlighting sustainable fashion processes and innovation
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April 01, 2021- Investors ditching fossil fuel stocks as value drops by billions of dollars
- Consumer goods giants plot course to deforestation-free supply chains
- Biden unveils $2 trillion investment plan with focus on green infrastructure and jobs
- Google, BMW, Volvo, and Samsung back WWF’s call for ban on deep-sea mining
- Germany allows carbon tax exemptions for industry, with strings
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March 29, 2021- BlackRock and dozens of big-name investors join Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
- US President invites 40 world leaders to virtual climate crisis summit
- Asda to compensate workers after UK Supreme Court backs equal pay demands
- MUFG and Sumitomo face climate votes at AGMs as activism grows in Japan
- EU experts to say nuclear power qualifies for green investment label
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March 26, 2021- UK Government considers bringing forward businesses’ mandatory TCFD requirements to 2022
- Tesco launches 'climate manifesto' to accelerate net-zero transition
- Big Oil lobbyist throws weight behind carbon pricing
- Canada votes to collect data to document 'environmental racism'
- #MeToo sexual harassment cases have big impact on company market value
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March 25, 2021- Big banks provided over $3trn in finance for fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
- Net-zero emissions targets adopted by one-fifth of world's largest companies
- Key UK financial regulators mandated to consider climate issues
- Northern Gas Networks and Hitachi UK launch green bonds
- Trade unions call for greater regulation on AI use in the workplace
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March 17, 2021- Uber to pay drivers a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions
- Campaign group asks S&P to cut Adani Ports from Dow Jones Sustainability Index
- Brunel Pensions Partnership targets net-zero as Nest accelerates renewable energy investment
- Chevron accused of ‘greenwashing’ in complaint lodged with FTC
- SEC calls on public for input in crafting new ESG disclosure rules
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March 16, 2021- Major French energy group Total to help build forest in Republic of Congo
- Volkswagen plans six European battery factories by 2030
- Study finds UK Ministers watering down green pledges post-Brexit
- Global aluminium industry must cut emissions by 77% by 2050 to meet climate goals
- FW and Fartech reveal circular economy models success