Results for Sustainable Investment
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October 07, 2020- Green bond issuance broke records in September 2020, says BloombergNEF
- Fossil fuel giants falling short of 2◦c mark despite net zero pledges, investor group warns
- Mars claims its palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers
- Twitter & Facebook take action over trump's misleading covid-19 posts
- UK electric car sales surge despite bleak period for car market, figures show
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October 02, 2020- Aviva, Deloitte and Microsoft to set new boardroom racial diversity targets
- Almost 20,000 Amazon workers in US test positive for Covid-19
- Big investors fall short on policies to halt Amazon deforestation
- NHS becomes world's first health system to commit to net zero
- Cambridge University to divest £3.5bn fund from fossil fuels as part of net-zero ambition
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September 29, 2020- Most countries failing to address women's needs during pandemic, according to UN
- Academics launch new guidelines for carbon offsetting
- Five groups ousted from UN-backed responsible investment list
- Starbucks and other US corporations to show detailed diversity data
- Willmott Dixon to become zero-carbon business by 2030
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September 28, 2020- World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
- Bank of America issues $2 billion bond to promote racial equality
- Climate technology investments growing five times faster than average market rates
- UK regulator says Google not doing enough about scam ads
- Robeco to ban fossil fuel investments across all of its funds
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September 25, 2020- Amazon will make it easier to buy sustainable products with new climate label
- Vanguard and BlackRock add new climate-focused ETFs as demand soars
- McDonald's to invest in climate-friendly farming practices
- Vodafone embeds purpose commitments in its supply chain
- UAE’s equal pay law for men, women in private sector takes effect
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September 24, 2020- 12 global cities divest from fossil fuel companies as part of Covid-19 recovery plans
- Brazil meat giant JBS pledges to axe suppliers linked to deforestation
- Crisps, chocolate and cheese worst offenders for recycling
- World Bank's IFC adopts new climate rules to deter lenders from backing coal
- Brussels ready to clamp down on sweetheart corporate tax deals
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September 18, 2020- Consumer goods giants accused of covert lobbying against stronger plastics legislation
- Canada launches emissions reduction fund from Volkswagen fine
- 'Total failure' on English river water quality, according to Environment Agency
- Tate & Lyle sweetens climate efforts with science-based CO2 targets
- Chinese fishing armada plundered waters around Galápagos, data shows
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September 17, 2020- World misses all UN biodiversity targets
- Plug-in hybrids are a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', according to new report
- Carbon prices to climb 50% over next decade following raised EU climate targets
- Novartis ties bond sale to malaria treatment access in sustainability push
- Device to curb microplastic emissions wins James Dyson award
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September 15, 2020- Google pledges to be carbon free as fires engulf California
- SBTi kickstarts process on global standard for science-based corporate net-zero targets
- European meat plants posing 'avoidable risk' of disease, inspectors say
- Facebook launches climate science info centre amid fake news criticism
- Tesco steps up rail investment plans
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September 14, 2020- BP warns of oil demand peak by early 2020s
- Fashion industry accused of water pollution blindspot
- Investor group issues AGM warning to climate net-zero laggards
- Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf
- 'Superfungus' threatens last Panamanian golden frogs