Results for Sustainable Investment
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December 16, 2019- COP25 comes to an end in Madrid with a failure to reach consensus
- ESG controversies wipe $500bn off value of US companies
- Goldman Sachs curbs new lending on coal and arctic oil
- Indonesia urged to follow ‘game-changer’ Malaysia on palm oil maps
- Hallmark apologises for pulling same-sex ads
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December 03, 2019- Hedge fund TCI vows to punish directors over climate change
- UK firms urge Brazil to stop Amazon deforestation for soy production
- Disabled workers paid 12 percent less, 'damning' UK official figures show
- FaceApp may pose 'counterintelligence threat' says FBI
- Huge surge in number of companies targeting 100 percent renewables by 2030
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December 02, 2019- COP25 talks open as 'point of no return' in sight
- Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate action
- EU antitrust regulators say they are investigating Google's data collection
- Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover
- Japan activists push to halt sexual harassment of job-seeking students
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November 26, 2019- Global use of coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall this year
- Activists Build a Grass-Roots Alliance Against Amazon
- Levi Strauss & Co. Expands Chemical Screening in its Supply Chain
- 'Blue finance': World Bank and Credit Suisse partner for sustainable water bond
- MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms
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November 22, 2019- S&P acquires ESG ratings arm of RobecoSAM
- Europe off track on all Sustainable Development Goals, report warns
- Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes
- Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers
- Uganda bans thousands of charities in 'chilling' crackdown
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November 20, 2019- EasyJet to offset all flight emissions as it pushes for electric aircraft vision
- EU must help regions hit by cost of going green, EIB chief warns
- WBCSD launches mentorship programme to develop women leaders in sustainability
- Freelancers should be paid higher minimum wage, says think tank
- Europe's fashion habit fourth largest cause of environmental pressures
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November 19, 2019- The Investment Association launches ESG definitions
- UK cutting carbon emissions far too slowly to meet net zero goal
- Charity fund manager moves to tackle modern slavery
- FTSE companies silent on parental leave on their websites
- One in five voters say environment trumps economy
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November 18, 2019- European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
- More than half of corporates not meeting 'basic requirements' on human rights
- Consumer goods giants won't meet 2020 'net-zero' deforestation targets
- Green Climate Fund expands support to more than 100 developing states
- Halifax joins HSBC in letting customers block cards from gambling
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November 13, 2019- Fairbnb launches, offering help for social projects
- Formula 1 launches a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030
- Xinjiang cotton sparks concern over 'forced labour' claims
- Temasek sets 2030 target for its portfolio to halve greenhouse emissions
- Socially-conscious funds’ assets to top $2tn by 2025, PwC says
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November 12, 2019- Dutch pension funds set to pivot from passive to active management
- ‘Ideal diets’ for human and planetary health too costly for some, according to research
- G20 heads in the wrong direction on climate action
- Banking tech could lead to discrimination, says ex-regulator
- Maple Leaf Foods becomes first major food company in the world to be carbon neutral