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December 16, 2020- Europe's banks have a way to go on sustainability, according to new study
- European truckmakers to phase out diesel sales decade earlier than planned
- Exxon sets new emissions goals following investor criticism
- Tech companies face multibillion-pound UK fines over harmful content
- 'Unconscious bias training' to be scrapped by UK ministers
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December 15, 2020- More than half a million ethnic minorities forced to pick cotton in China, report suggests
- M&S gears up for major relaunch of 'Plan A' sustainability strategy
- California urges court to compel Amazon to comply with coronavirus probe
- US car workers union agrees clean-up deal after corruption scandal
- Australia warns China coal ban will contravene WTO rules
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December 14, 2020- FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint
- Unilever to put its climate change plans to a shareholder vote
- Bags and packaging biggest marine life killers, study finds
- Axa boss proposes new climate alliance for insurance
- Emails raise fresh questions about mining group’s Kazakh ties
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December 11, 2020- Asset managers with portfolios worth $9tr target net zero portfolios by 2050
- EU leaders reach deal to cut emissions by at least 55% by end of decade
- Coalition of US companies vow to hire a total of 1 million Black people over 10 years
- Sri Lanka returns first batch of imported waste from the UK
- Facebook faces biggest legal battle in years as US officials launch lawsuits
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December 08, 2020- No country compliant with Paris Agreement climate goals, analysis warns
- Companies form initiative to scale up green hydrogen production
- Deutsche Bank to link management pay to sustainability targets
- Airbnb non-profit to focus on finding housing for disaster and pandemic workers
- Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
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November 26, 2020- General Motors supports California's tough emissions rules in U-turn
- Mining industry making headway on zero emissions truck fleet
- Amazon and Apple 'not playing their part' in tackling electronic waste
- Canada pension funds ask companies to standardise ESG reporting
- City group seeks to loosen public school grip on top jobs
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November 23, 2020- Investors step up pressure on companies over use of antibiotics
- Germany agrees ‘historic’ mandatory boardroom quota for women
- New rule clears Indonesia’s protected forests for agribusiness
- Vodafone brings forward net-zero commitment to 2040
- Kellogg's and Britvic attack plan to ban junk food ads online
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November 19, 2020- Food firms neglecting climate resilience in supply chains, CDP warns
- Apple to pay $113m to settle iPhone 'batterygate'
- Canada set to table landmark net zero legislation
- Just 3 in 10 European businesses are properly disclosing their climate impact
- One in five people in UK in lower-status jobs than parents, according to study
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November 18, 2020- Morningstar formally integrates ESG into its analysis of stocks, funds, and asset managers
- UK Government announces 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution
- Unilever sets €1bn sales target for plant-based food alternatives
- ESG falls down the investment agenda
- 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions – study
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November 17, 2020- Indian factory workers supplying major brands allege routine exploitation
- Palm oil industry failing to honour 2020 no-deforestation pledges
- Jeff Bezos unveils first cohort of recipients of $10 billion Earth Fund
- Biden urged to protect US digital rights
- Bank of England needs more powers to decarbonise economy, say experts