Results for Technology & Innovation
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May 10, 2019- Supermarket giants rank among top UK businesses for modern slavery compliance
- Delta Air Lines hinders employee unionization efforts
- University of Cambridge to open research centre to develop radical ways to repair Earth's climate
- UN Secretary-General calls for end to new coal plants after 2020
- Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for its break-up
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May 09, 2019- Federal Reserve readying financial system for climate-change shocks
- Raise taxes on firms that harm nature, OECD tells G7 countries
- Singapore passes bill to tackle spread of false information online
- Drugmakers told to disclose prices in US TV ads
- Google and Carbon Tracker to use AI to track emissions from world's power plants
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May 03, 2019- Stagecoach's sponsorship of Turner prize ends over LGBT rights row
- Facebook bans 'dangerous individuals'
- Sainsbury's to remove black plastic packaging by March 2020
- House passes bill opposing Trump Paris Agreement withdrawal
- Norwegian sovereign fund rejects outcomes reporting for SDGs
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May 02, 2019- UK Parliament becomes first in the world to declare a “climate emergency”
- Malaysia minister lambasts Singapore’s stance on palm oil
- Pret to list ingredients on fresh food after customer deaths
- Dubai hotels to go greener thanks to new initiative
- AB Sugar launches global innovation challenge to address water stewardship
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April 26, 2019- UK braced for tougher e-waste policies as impacts on human food chains revealed
- Ford announces $500 million investment in US electric vehicle pioneer Rivian
- UK anti-slavery hotline uncovers more cases but triggers few probes
- Six years after Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster, fashion brands urged to pay more
- Draft Environment Bill 'severely downgrades' environmental laws from EU standards, MPs warn
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April 24, 2019- Landsec and RBS become first companies in the world to join RE100, EV100 and EP100
- UK Prime Minister approves Huawei involvement in UK 5G network
- VW joins blockchain network for sustainable mineral sourcing
- Dumped plastic waste in Asia destroying crops and health
- Report warns oil and gas investment plans blow a hole in 1.5⁰C ambition
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April 18, 2019- Chile joins Plastics Pact network
- Microsoft turned down facial-recognition sales on human rights concerns
- US owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell to pursue science-based climate targets
- Finnish businesses set up 'world's first' marketplace for carbon removal certificates
- European Parliament backs rules to protect whistle-blowers
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April 17, 2019- UK's biggest money manager warns on climate catastrophe
- Microplastics found on remote mountain summits, study shows
- Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show
- EU lawmakers approve minimum rights for gig economy workers
- Extinction Rebellion London protest: 290 arrested
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April 16, 2019- American healthy snack company, KIND, urges industry to open up about hidden sugars in snacks
- US companies reveal pay gap between bosses and workers
- China LGBT community fears crackdown after Weibo content vanishes
- The New York Times and Everlane collaborate to raise awareness of climate change journalism
- Moody’s acquires majority stake in a Global Leader in ESG Assessments
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April 15, 2019- Guinness maker, Diageo, removes plastic from multipacks
- The World Bank accused of dodging 'no-coal' pledge by funnelling billions of dollars into fossil fuels
- Tea brand, Typhoo, joins Britain's 'big six' in fight against modern slavery
- Environmental NGO urges closure of Chinese hotel ‘spewing raw sewage’ on Cambodian resort island
- McDonald's hopes biofuel boost can help fight the 'fatbergs'