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Top car manufacturers launch initiative to address environmental, human & labour rights issues in the supply chain
Author: Edie
The Raw Materials Observatory is the product of a five-year partnership [...] between 10 leading car manufacturers which aims to improve sustainability in the automotive supply chain. The new commitment, signed by Daimler AG, Honda, JLR, Scania, VW,...
- Related companies: BMW Daimler Ford Honda Jaguar Land Rover Scania Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Car (part of Geely) Volvo Group
EU: New Commission targets for CO2 emissions for cars include some 'leeway'
Author: Peter Teffer, EU Observer
"New Commission CO2 rules for cars include some 'leeway'", 8 November 2017...
Commentary: Business commitments & action key to implementing Paris Agreement
Author: David Wei, We Mean Business
"COP23 to show business is implementing the Paris Agreement", 2 Nov 2017...
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- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation
- Related companies: Changan Ford General Motors Mercedes-Benz (part of Daimler) Renault Volkswagen Volvo Group
Shareholder campaign to eradicate forced labour yields multiple corporate commitments
Author: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
Members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of faith and values investors...announced [on 9 August 2017] breakthroughs with five companies they have been engaging to promote ethical labor recruitment policies...
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- Related companies: Ford General Motors Hormel Marriott Michael Kors Holdings
NGOs urge Disney, Gap, Pepsi to stop US Chamber of Commerce participation given conflict with climate promises
A group of nearly 60 organizations are calling on Disney, Gap, and Pepsi to stop funding the US Chamber of Commerce, due to its position on climate change and public criticism of the Paris Agreement. In his speech announcing the decision to withdraw...
After Paris, U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Members’ Reputations Are On The Line
Author: Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Elizabeth Warren
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce...wields the largest lobbying force on Capitol Hill...The biggest benefit the Chamber offers is to let companies say one thing and do another. For example, Pepsi has committed to fighting climate change by reducing...
- Related stories: NGOs urge Disney, Gap, Pepsi to stop US Chamber of Commerce participation given conflict with climate promises
- Related companies: Apple Coca-Cola CVS Exelon Ford Gap PepsiCo PG&E Walt Disney
Mexico: Wages in auto sector have stagnated because of contracts that give workers no input on pay, says Bloomberg
Author: David Welch & Nacha Cattan, Bloomberg
“How Mexico’s unions sell out autoworkers”, 5 May 17...
Corporate Legal Accountability Annual Briefing - Corporate impunity is common & remedy for victims is rare
Author: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
This year’s Annual Briefing highlights the rising impunity of companies’ involvement in human rights abuse...Unscrupulous companies are increasingly targeting activists, using the justice system to hold them accountable, with repression and lawsuits. ...
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