Results for Policy & Research
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April 18, 2019- Chile joins Plastics Pact network
- Microsoft turned down facial-recognition sales on human rights concerns
- US owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell to pursue science-based climate targets
- Finnish businesses set up 'world's first' marketplace for carbon removal certificates
- European Parliament backs rules to protect whistle-blowers
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April 09, 2019- Shell taken to court over climate impacts and alleged human rights 'violations'
- Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
- Co-op targets 100 percent sustainably sourced soy through credits scheme
- Ministers from poor and emerging economies call on donors to top up the Climate Investment Funds
- Bank of America Commits $300 Billion To Low-Carbon Business Activities
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April 08, 2019- Drinks bottles now biggest plastic menace for waterways – report
- Google's ethics board shut down
- Cambodia announces hydropower, solar projects amid widespread electricity shortages
- Businesses join UN push for climate-friendly fridges and air conditioning in ‘Cool Coalition’
- UK car wash app uncovers nearly 1,000 suspected cases of modern slavery
Integrated reporting – a shift in thinking takes time
March 26, 2019The State of Sustainability and Integrated Reporting 2018 research authored by the US-based Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), has recently shown that only 14 S&P 500 companies issue what Si2 considers to be fully integrated reports. This is despite […]
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Reporting standards – it’s a numbers game
March 26, 2019The Corporate Reporting Dialogue launched a six-week global consultation process on Wednesday 20 March 2019, on how to improve alignment between the methodologies of reporting standards. The initiative counts CDP, CDSB, GRI and SASB – among others – […]
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Reporting on impact is still not the norm
March 26, 2019The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project analysis of companies’ reporting published a report in February 2019, following three years of research. The main finding was that corporate sustainability reporting still has a long way to go to meet […]
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March 08, 2019- BlackRock unveils sustainable ETFs to meet growing demand in Europe
- EcoVadis releases UN Global Compact performance report
- Climate change gets worse management under Trump, investigation finds
- Next UN climate summit scheduled for December in Chile
- Facebook announces plan to curb vaccine misinformation
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February 04, 2019- BP links employee bonuses with climate progress in Paris Agreement alignment drive
- Hermes to offer gig economy drivers better rights under union deal
- Cities need to grow up, not out, to survive, researchers warn
- Amazon and Flipkart pull numerous products to comply with new Indian law
- U.S. court blocks San Francisco health warning on soda ads
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January 28, 2019- Microsoft pledges $500 million for affordable housing in Seattle area
- New dam disaster puts Vale CEO, deals and dividends under scrutiny
- Survey: Two-thirds of UK businesses will include climate risks in this year's financial reports
- Hershey unveils plan to set approved science-based target by 2021
- Obesity, bad nutrition, climate change pose triple danger, commission says
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January 24, 2019- U.S. copper projects gain steam thanks to electric vehicle trend
- Amazon knocked off top of UK consumer poll once ethics considered
- Dutch regulator warns of €97 billion ‘water scarcity’ risk
- Analysis warns of lack of progress on 2020 global emissions target
- Activist group challenges Colorado mineral rights law