Results for Policy & Research
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August 01, 2018- Anti-slavery app will help users spot potential victims of labour exploitation
- France bans smartphones in school in order to tackle tech addiction
- Coles backs down on plastic bag ban because customers “need more time”
- PRI steps up engagement on cyber security
- UK GPs to halt fossil fuel investments
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July 30, 2018- Thomas Cook axes trips to SeaWorld over animal welfare concerns
- UK plastic bag sales plummet 86 percent
- Chilean company creates water-soluble bag to fight plastic pollution
- EU energy chief pushes for tougher emissions targets
- Australian super fund REST being sued for not having a plan for climate change
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July 26, 2018- San Francisco urges insurers to ditch fossil fuel investments
- Quorn invests £7m into R&D on back of veganism boom
- Toyota reveals fleet of green mobility concepts for Tokyo Olympics
- Macquarie Group appoints first female chief executive
- Smart meter rollout costs £1bn higher than expected in 2016
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July 24, 2018- Mastercard has ‘bold’ science-based target approved
- Mary Robinson launches new feminist fight against climate change
- Fossil fuel industry spends ten times more on climate lobbying than clean energy
- Australia called out as willing to undermine human rights for digital agenda
- UK MPs insist new post-Brexit green watchdog must have legal powers
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July 23, 2018- Earth Overshoot Day 2018 is August 1st
- Gina Rinehart company revealed as $4.5m donor to climate sceptic thinktank
- Librarians respond to suggestion Amazon should replace libraries
- UK's plastic waste may be dumped overseas instead of recycled
- One of the world’s largest vertical farm ventures announced in UAE
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July 20, 2018- Supply chains based on modern slavery may reach into the West
- Liverpool to use blockchain technology to become world's first climate-positive city
- Oil majors win dismissal of New York City climate lawsuit
- Theresa May confirms UK will publish an Environment Bill
- Burberry burns bags, clothes and perfume worth millions
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July 19, 2018- Meat and dairy companies to surpass oil industry as world’s biggest polluters, report finds
- UN and Google team up to monitor environmental damage
- SC Johnson expands fragrance ingredient disclosure with industry first
- UK Government reveals 'streamlined' carbon reporting rules
- Rolls-Royce joins the race for electrified flying cars
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July 18, 2018- EU-Japan trade deal first to carry Paris climate clause
- Global textile industry explores sustainable dyeing methods
- Artificial intelligence will be net UK jobs creator, finds report
- German Tesla drivers told to return $4,650 electric subsidy
- Sweden calls for help as Arctic Circle hit by wildfires
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July 17, 2018- Australia falls further in rankings on progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Danone, Mars, Nestlé, Unilever Join Forces to Improve U.S. Public Food Policy
- Businesses must address impact of next industrial revolution, says Siemens boss
- IEA warns of 'worrying trend' as global investment in renewables falls
- US legislators urge Facebook & Google to store data outside Vietnam
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July 11, 2018- Drugmakers cancel price hikes after California law takes effect
- Report: Palm oil firms using “shadow companies” to hide their links to deforestation
- Facebook hit with first fine over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
- Prince Charles launches SDG-focused research initiative
- Flooring giant Interface joins green manufacturing drive