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USA: Patagonia donates $10M tax break to groups protecting the environment & finding solutions to the climate crisis
Author: Nick Visser, HuffPost
"Patagonia donates $10 million tax break to green groups, says Trump 'irresponsible'," 28 Nov 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation Positive company initiatives
- Related companies: Patagonia
Author: O Globo/New York Times (Brazil/US)
"Lego busca alternativas ao plástico, apostando em materiais biodegradáveis-Empresa dinamarquesa pretende substituir o material proveniente do petróleo por fibras vegetais ou garrafas recicladas", 10 de setembro de 2018...
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- This is a response from the following companies: Coca-Cola Lego McDonald's Starbucks Unilever
Microsoft establishes new policy requiring contractors to offer paid parental leave
Author: Jordan Valinsky, CNN
"Microsoft requires contractors to offer paid parental leave," 30 August 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Positive company initiatives Supply chain
- Related companies: Microsoft
New guidance for companies encourages action to support civic freedoms & human rights defenders & explores opportunities for engagement
Author: Bennett Freeman with Sif Thorgeirsson, Adele Barzelay & Brooks Reed
"Shared space under pressure: Business support for civic freedoms and human rights defenders," 29 August 2018 ...
- Related in-depth areas: CEO activism and other positive business initiatives to protect civic freedoms Latest news on human rights defenders Positive company initiatives Technology and Human Rights: Digital Freedom
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Colombia: AngloGold Ashanti updates action on business & human rights in their corporate structure
Author: AngloGold Ashanti
“Let’s See Together How We Respect Human Rights” – June 2018...
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- Related companies: AngloGold Ashanti
Author: Grupo Stakeholders (Peru)
"Telefónica/Movistar es reconocida como 'Empresa socialmente responsable'", 3 de Mayo de 2018...
- Related in-depth areas: Iniciativas empresariales positivas
- Related companies: Telefónica
Ben & Jerry's & 350.org launch campaign to freeze fossil fuel investments in Australia
Author: Hannah Fernandez, Eco-Business
American ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has partnered with climate activism group 350.org Australia to launch a campaign to freeze fossil fuels investments, by encouraging Australians to lobby their local governing bodies to ensure that none of its...
- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation Positive company initiatives Responsible public policy
- Related companies: Ben & Jerry's (part of Unilever) Unilever
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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