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USA: Companies pull advertisements from Fox News television host Laura Ingraham's program after she insulted Parkland school shooting survivor
Author: Kevin Breuninger, CNBC
"Advertisers - including TripAdvisor, Nestle, Wayfair and Hulu - are dumping Laura Ingraham after she slammed Parkland survivor," 29 March 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms Positive company initiatives
- Related companies: Expedia Hulu LLC Johnson & Johnson Nestlé Office Depot TripAdvisor Wayfair
UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights convenes multi-stakeholder consultation on corporate human rights due diligence in practice
Author: UN Working Group on business & human rights
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, which is mandated by the Human Rights Council to promote worldwide dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles, has decided to focus its 2018 report to the UN General Assembly on...
- Related in-depth areas: Human rights due diligence Latest news on UNGPs Latest news on UNWG Positive company initiatives
YouTube to ban videos promoting gun sales
Author: Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times
YouTube said this week that it would... ban videos that promote either the construction or sale of firearms and their accessories... “While we’ve long prohibited the sale of firearms, we recently notified creators of updates we will be making around...
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- Related in-depth areas: Positive company initiatives Technology and human rights - advances by business
- Related companies: Alphabet YouTube (part of Alphabet)
Author: Kathrin Werner, Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Firmenchefs sind die neuen Wächter der Werte", 27 Februar 2018...
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- Related companies: Apple BlackRock Delta Air Lines eBay Hertz PayPal (part of eBay) United Airlines (part of United Continental) United Continental
USA: More than one dozen companies cut ties with National Rifle Association after 17 people killed in Florida high school shooting
On 14 February 2018, Nikolas Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killed 17 people with a legally purchased AR-15 rifle, according to authorities. Following the mass shooting, people have pressured...
More than 100 brands sign 2018 Transition Accord in Bangladesh
Author: IndustriALL
101 brands have signed the 2018 Transition Accord, which goes into effect when the 2013 Bangladesh Accord expires in May. The 2018 agreement currently covers more than 1,200 factories and at least 2 million workers ... “The Accord’s legally-binding...
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CEO of Blackrock investment firm calls on companies to make positive contributions to society
Author: La Estrella de Panamá (Panamá)
“Microsoft presenta iniciativa de inclusión de género”, 15 de diciembre de 2017...
- Related in-depth areas: Iniciativas empresariales positivas
- Related companies: Microsoft