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Amazon’s commitment to retraining 100,000 employees
September 02, 2019Last month, Amazon announced it will be investing US$700m to retrain 100,000 of its employees – equivalent to one third of its US workforce – in new technologies as part of its Upskilling 2025 strategy. The employee training […]
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September 02, 2019- BlackRock in Amazon: 'World's largest investor in deforestation'
- Lab meat firms join forces to create new lobby group
- Scotland's first subsidy-free onshore windfarm to be operational by 2020
- Bosses who do not believe in gender bias seen hiring fewer women
- Vanguard seeks more boardroom diversity and wants details
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August 14, 2019- Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping
- Apple promises to embrace fish-friendly gold mining
- Renewable energy sourcing by US-based corporates set for record high in 2019
- Twenty-two states sue Trump administration over carbon rule replacement
- Vanguard discards over two dozen stocks from ESG funds
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April 02, 2019- Bloomberg to launch decarbonisation tracker to drive utilities' green progress
- Sustainable investment funds losing market share in Europe due to clampdown on greenwashing
- Australia government proposes new fund to meet emission reduction targets
- Irish airline Ryanair enters EU’s top 10 emitters list
- Electricity North West launches zero-carbon plan
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April 01, 2019- Google blocks China adverts for sites that help bypass state censorship
- 'Wake-up call' for UK as graduates' gender pay gap widens
- Fashion firms urged to log global supply chains on new digital open-source map
- Climate action compass for Indian states launches
- UK’s Heathrow airport launches fund for low-carbon aviation ideas
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November 12, 2018- US funds with big Amazon farming stakes face Bolsonaro choice
- Most big companies failing U.N. human rights test, ranking shows
- UK retailers to pay up to £1 billion for recycling under waste strategy
- Extreme weather index launched in Australia
- Unilever and Bio-on work together to reduce environmental impact in the Personal Care sector
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November 05, 2018- Demand for EVs is fuelling a rise in child labour - according to campaigners
- World's first Gender Smart Investing Summit takes place in London
- Sembcorp to build 6.2MWp rooftop solar farm in Singapore
- U.S. Supreme court rejects Trump administration bid to halt climate trial
- Antarctic's future in doubt after plan for world's biggest marine reserve is blocked
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November 02, 2018- Sustainable investing assets hit $12 trillion in the US
- Third of Britons have stopped or reduced eating meat
- International brands want Cambodia to meet EU demands
- UK women face pension ‘gap’ of £7,000
- Report: Reforming business for the 21st century, The British Academy
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October 30, 2018- Tobacco industry accused of flavour capsule 'tricks' to lure young smokers
- Britain to tax non-recycled plastic packaging from 2022
- United Utilities rolls out AI across its network to reduce energy usage
- Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister calls on ASEAN policies to integrate gender perspective
- Tesco and Nestlé sign up to Global Ghost Gear Initiative
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October 26, 2018- New York sues Exxon Mobil, saying it deceived shareholders on climate change
- Sir Philip Green named as man at heart of 'UK #MeToo scandal'
- U.S. appeals court revives Nestlé child slavery lawsuit
- Plastic producers pool $90 million to tackle ocean pollution
- Australia urged to model economic effects of 1.5C and 2C climate increases