Results for Sustainable Investment
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April 18, 2018- Starbucks to close all US stores for one-day racial bias training
- UK to become first developed economy to examine Paris Agreement commitments
- BP’s low carbon plan dismissed by environmentalists as “greenwash”
- China’s Sina Weibo reverses ban on LGBT content after outcry from users
- Accounting for Sustainability Project launches guide to encourage integration of sustainability into strategy
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April 17, 2018- UK government promises £61 million to tackle ocean plastic pollution with Commonwealth nations
- Investors, with $1 trillion, put weight behind call for big brands to step up climate targets
- Santander chair calls EU rules on payments unfair
- New Green-e Renewable Energy Standard for Chile launches pilot with Viña Concha y Toro
- Former Wells Fargo trader sues bank, claims wrongful termination due to plan to complain to regulators
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March 29, 2018- Pharma company investors set to vote on executive pay and drug pricing
- Walmart urges Chinese suppliers to cut CO2 by 50 million tonnes per year
- Report: Mexico private security boom has increased corruption and use of force
- UK reverses opposition to tough EU recycling targets
- Facebook to limit use of data brokers for ad targeting
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March 28, 2018- Report: “Extreme” fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump
- Facebook users sue over collection of call and text history
- Chinese hackers ordered to report software holes to spy agency
- Report: Pregnant migrant workers in Asia face discrimination and deportation
- New material made from desert sand could offer low-carbon alternative to concrete
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March 27, 2018- DPD to offer couriers sick pay and abolish fines after driver’s death
- Olam follows Danone in signing sustainability-linked loan facility
- Nestlé harnesses science to reduce the sugar in chocolate
- US regulator and state attorneys seek answers from Facebook
- Holland & Barrett to stop selling krill-based health supplements due to concerns over Antarctic wildlife
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March 16, 2018- HSBC to reveal 59 percent gender pay gap, largest amongst British banks
- Uber accused of silencing women who claim sexual assault by drivers
- Former executive claims Walmart overstated sales
- China's ICBC ordered to boost money-laundering safeguards
- Siemens signs deal to help unlock renewables growth in Brazil
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March 15, 2018- Report: Pensions industry needs to engage with millennials to encourage pension saving
- Clinical trials tracker: In just three weeks, US government failed to levy $13 million pharma fines
- Theranos accused of “elaborate, years-long fraud” by SEC
- Lush launches campaign targeting palm oil industry in Asia
- Mossack Fonseca law firm to shut down after Panama Papers tax scandal
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March 14, 2018- Google’s new policy to ban cryptocurrency advertising
- Prudential to split into two companies to target Asia
- Report: Hotelier coalition calls on industry to make modern slavery a top priority
- Green Investment Bank sell-off process “deeply regrettable”, say UK MPs
- US Environmental Protection Agency’s settlement with refiner receives criticism
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March 06, 2018- BlackRock puts pressure on gun makers and retailers
- Google and Facebook among giants “making profits” from pop-up brothels
- Report: Auto-enrolment pension savers could face significant losses due to poor climate risk practice
- Nigeria plans to scale-up green finance initiatives in 2018
- Amazon in talks to offer bank accounts with JPMorgan Chase