Results for Technology & Innovation
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August 21, 2020- Lego launches braille version of its plastic bricks
- Green-energy shares rise along with Joe Biden’s polling
- GM says over 40% of new China launches in next five years will be EVs
- Fashion's reliance on dirty coal exposed
- RWE eyes renewables deals as part of $8.4 billion expansion
“Disappointing” Zuckerberg meeting fails to yield results, say Facebook boycott organisers
August 20, 2020 How Facebook continues to defy calls for concrete solutions to address hate speech and misinformation, despite threat of advertising boycott by more than 1,000 companies. Read more >
Tech giants pledge millions to BLM movement in push for racial equity
August 20, 2020 Tech companies have begun to take a public stance on racial injustice, making pledges and taking action in an acknowledgement of how tech products and services can deepen racial divides. Read more >
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August 13, 2020- Facebook and Instagram ban antisemitic conspiracy and blackface
- UN investigator says Facebook has not shared 'evidence' of Myanmar crime
- Bloomberg launches ESG scores
- European battery makers power up for a green recovery
- U.S. companies should consider slavery reparations, Vista Equity CEO says
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August 05, 2020- BP pledges to reduce fossil fuel portfolio in beefed up net zero strategy
- WhatsApp pilots new fact-check feature to spot fake news
- Tesco urged to ditch meat company over alleged links to Amazon deforestation
- New Zealand adds gender-neutral title for voters ahead of polls
- Investors launch climate plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050
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July 29, 2020- Tech giants Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon to face Congress
- Sustainalytics makes its ESG ratings and data on over 4,000 companies publicly accessible
- Governments underestimating global coal phase-out challenge, energy experts warn
- Aceleron secures £2m boost in quest for waste-free batteries
- Duterte’s Covid-19 recovery plan criticised for excluding clean energy policies
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July 21, 2020- Morgan Stanley pledges to measure CO2 impact of loans and investments
- New report identifies 27 countries heading for Covid-19-driven food crises
- Uber in final UK court appeal that its drivers are not employees
- UK Government unveils £400 million green aviation funding as it touts 'FlyZero' R&D initiative
- Vertical Future inks £4.5 million licensing deal for 'fully automated' vertical farming technology
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July 20, 2020- Air conditioning curbs could save years' worth of emissions – study
- Electrical waste costing UK £370m in lost valuable raw materials each year
- Australia's environment in unsustainable state of decline, major review finds
- Government confirms £24m agri-tech funding boost
- Philippine court dismisses OceanaGold’s bid to keep mining on expired permit
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July 13, 2020- UN Secretary-General: Coal has no place in COVID-19 recovery plans
- Japan vows to slash financing of coal power in developing world
- Indonesian lawmakers to probe pulpwood firm’s dispute with indigenous group
- Cambodia tightens repression under virus cover according to rights groups
- Covid-induced food insecurity has exposed underinvestment in food tech, says sustainability entrepreneur
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June 24, 2020- Amazon debuts $2bn Climate Pledge Fund to back 'visionary' green innovators
- New report sets our leadership priorities for board beyond the Covid-19 crisis
- Black women scientists missing from textbooks, study shows
- Post-Brexit trade policy must encourage 'race to the top' on environmental standards, business giants urge
- UK Government delivers £73.5m electric vehicle innovation boost