March 13, 2014
- Mars commits to fully sustainable palm oil by year-end
- Panasonic offers China workers pollution compensation
- Green cars to rival London’s Boris bikes
- Beauty bloggers call for an end to cosmetic animal testing
- Organic food and drink sales reverse UK decline
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March 11, 2014
- Bangladesh factory shutdowns cause thousands of job losses
- NGOs warn of squeeze on banana growers
- Orange pulls advertising from Uganda’s anti-gay Red Pepper newspaper
- Sir Richard Branson says climate change deniers should ‘get out of the way’
- UK energy bills to come with compulsory QR barcodes
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March 10, 2014
- H&M launches skills training initiative for garment workers in Bangladesh
- Marriott joins global campaign to halt human trafficking
- London Underground ad campaign aims to galvanise businesses to go green
- New ozone-destroying chemicals found in atmosphere
- Unilever invests in China water purification company
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March 07, 2014
- Global companies ranked on palm oil commitments
- China-US climate cooperation raises hopes for global deal according to UN
- Climate change could mean more malaria in Africa
- Sweden suspends aid to Uganda over anti-gay law
- UK and China seal £20 million clean tech deal
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February 27, 2014
- Transatlantic centre-right coalition aims to reclaim environmental agenda
- Australia marked down for reversal of climate change law
- New US nutrition labelling to make serving sizes reflect actual servings
- Tesco criticised by farmers for buying less British beef
- Rigid workplace culture stopping women over 50 balancing work with family life
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February 26, 2014
- Credit Suisse ‘aided’ US tax evaders
- Ikea subsidiary loses forestry accreditation over harvesting of wildlife habitats
- Confidential papers raise fears over conflict gold
- Japan retains role for nuclear in new energy strategy
- New standards urge financial sector to address sustainability issues
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February 24, 2014
- First companies give to fund for victims of Bangladeshi factory collapse
- Fairtrade Foundation calls on UK to pay a sustainable price for bananas
- WHO urges drug firms to donate antibiotics
- Ladbrokes to link executive pay to responsible gambling
- US pushes for greater transparency in EU business regulation
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February 18, 2014
- Kellogg’s to stop buying deforested palm oil amid pressure
- New York and California lawmakers move to ban microbeads
- Deep-sea mining must responsibly respect ecosystems, say scientists
- Fifth of energy saving products make “misleading” efficiency claims
- UK high street chiefs suggests energy tax to replace business rates
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February 13, 2014
- Apple confirms conflict free supply chain
- New York green bank opens for business
- Indian textile suppliers see 756% return through water management
- South Korea on course for world’s highest carbon price
- Illegal wildlife trade: 50 nations gather in London for high level summit
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February 12, 2014
- Jewellers and retailers commit to ‘No dirty gold’ campaign
- Plans to protect World Cup workers unveiled
- Tata urged to give tea plantation workers way out of share scheme
- Buenos Aires honoured for sustainable transport improvements
- Chinese vanishing ink could see need for mountains of paper disappear
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