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BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate risks
January 31, 2020This month, the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock’s Larry Fink, warned companies that climate change is creating “a fundamental reshaping of finance”. The message, delivered through Fink’s annual letter to CEOs, calls for companies to […]
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British Airways, EasyJet and others commit to offsetting flights
January 31, 2020British Airways (BA) has launched a new initiative to carbon offset all the flights it operates within the UK. This follows the move by easyJet to offset all jet fuel emissions, becoming the world’s first major airline to […]
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Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs
December 02, 2019Investment bank Goldman Sachs is offering prospective parents in its workforce up to $20,000 to cover the costs of extracting eggs or purchasing donated eggs, as part of its latest efforts to boost equality and close the gender pay. It […]
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Halifax and HSBC add to the list of banks tackling gambling addiction
December 02, 2019November saw both HSBC and British bank Halifax announce that they are helping customers to self-exclude their bank cards from spends on gambling. The function allows customers to block their cards being used at bookmakers and gambling websites, helping to […]
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Apple commits $2.5 billion to ease California’s housing problem
December 02, 2019In November, tech giant Apple announced a $2.5 billion plan to address the housing crisis in California, becoming the latest big tech company to devote money to a problem that local lawmakers and economists believe it helped create. The […]
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Companies look to learn from social enterprises, as new research reveals they outperform traditional businesses
November 04, 2019 Social enterprises are outperforming traditional businesses in the UK on turnover growth, and when it comes to tackling structural inequality, according to new research by Social Enterprise UK, the largest network of social enterprises in the UK. Read more >
“No B Corp, no bonus” – Body Shop to staff
November 04, 2019 Cosmetics retailer The Body Shop has achieved B Corp status – in part thanks to linking the certification to staff bonuses. Achieving B Corp status requires companies to amend their governance structures to legally recognise the interests of stakeholders beyond their shareholders, and to pass an in-depth assessment administered by the non-profit B Lab. Read more >
Uber rival Kapten sees social responsibility as a differentiator in the shared mobility market
November 04, 2019 French ride-hailing company Kapten is aiming to gain dominance over its competitors such as Uber and ViaVan through commitments to social responsibility. Kapten is already the second-largest ride-hailing app in London, with 700,000 customers and 17,000 drivers. Read more >
Major US companies call Amazon, Apple and Walmart to account over social responsibility commitments
October 03, 2019 The bosses of some of the world’s biggest companies, including Apple and Amazon, have been told to put the planet before profits – not by environmental campaigners, but by the CEOs of other multinationals. Read more >