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• European Parliament passes “landmark” environmental and social reporting law
• Global auto industry accelerates action on conflict minerals
• U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fall 10% since 2005
• UK money transfer firms accused of excessive charges on Africa remittances

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• Water shortages pose growing risk for American companies
• UN agency criticises Qatar over migrant workers' rights
• Unilever, Philips, 3M call for stronger energy-efficiency goals in Europe
• Norway leads EU renewable energy production; UK lags behind
• US companies stockpile nearly a trillion dollars offshore

Could the CSR community finally get a grip on the thorny issue of tax avoidance?

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• World's largest automakers reach landmark agreement on responsible supplier standards
• Investors call for supply chain transparency legislation in UK modern slavery bill
• A fifth of UK big businesses pay no corporation tax
• First China CERs come to market, sixth pilot exchange starts next week
• Renewable electricity share at 15% in 2013 as UK emissions fall 2%

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• UK ethical consumer market now worth £54 billion – up 12% in 2012
• India’s Congress party pledges jobs for low-caste workers
• GSK ‘public-private’ deal heralds revolution in search for new drug treatments
• UK announces competition inquiry into ‘Big Six’ energy firms
• Draft principles for sustainable beef production open for public comment

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• Unilever issues first ever green sustainability bond
• Orange France investigates second wave of suicides among staff
• UK Budget 2014: “dirty business as usual” and social enterprise tax boost
• Singapore held up as “test bed” for sustainable innovation
• Greenhouse gas rise ‘will boost crop yield’

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• Environmental taxes could add €35 billion to EU revenue by 2016
• Green light for GM: report recommends roll-out in UK
• Aung San Suu Kyi launches health and education foundation
• Food Lion propels sea change in responsible fish sourcing
• Only half of UK firms audit suppliers’ ethical behaviour
• Formula One goes green as first hybrid engine is tested in Australia  

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• 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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• New Fair Tax Mark highlights responsible business
• 500 Indian migrant workers die in build-up to Qatar World Cup
• UK women in work at record numbers
• Sainsbury’s wine labels to display calorie counts
• Red throated diver bird kills off second phase of wind farm

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• 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