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Singapore: Concerns about delivery time & safety for food delivery riders with disabilities surface
Author: Cindy Co, Channel News Asia
"Worries about delivery time, safety for food delivery riders with disabilities", 4 May 2019...
Singapore: OCBC and DBS announce new policy to stop funding coal-fired power plants due to climate concerns
Author: Robin Hicks, EcoBusiness
"OCBC is Southeast Asia's first bank to rule out funding new coal power plants,"18 April 2019...
BankTrack report finds banks hide links to human rights abuses behind "client confidentiality"
In a recent report published by BankTrack, the banking industry is revealed as citing self-imposed client confidentiality to avoid discussing potential links to human rights abuses.
Press: release: World's biggest banks routinely hide links to human rights and environmental abuses behind client confidentiality
Author: BankTrack
"World's biggest banks routinely hide links to human rights and environmental abuses behind client confidentiality – study", 26 March 2019...
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Cambodia: Phnom Penh Municipal Court hears a trial of four representatives of a recruitment agency accused of human trafficking over 100 Cambodians to work overseas
Author: Buth Reaksmey Kongkea, Khmer Times
"Four tried over human trafficking", 3 April 2019...
- Related companies: Human Resources Development
Singapore: Planned law to fight false information online could be used against govt. critics
Author: Mike Ives & Raymond Zhong, NY Times (USA)
"Singapore Plans Law to Fight False News, but Critics Fear Repression", 01 Apr 2019...
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Halcyon Agri Corp did not respond
We invited Halcyon Agri Corp to respond to Norway's Government Pension Fund Global recent divestment of its investment from the company. Halcyon Agri Corp did not respond.
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- This is a non response from the following companies: Halcyon Agri
Response by Olam
Protecting our forests and areas of high conservation value and eliminating unacceptable land use is a priority for Olam across our agricultural supply chains worldwide under our Living Landscapes Policy....
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- This is a response from the following companies: Olam
Open For Business provides framework for cos. to act in public sphere to promote LGBT+ inclusion
Author: Open For Business (USA)
"Channels of Influence: How Companies Can Promote LGBT+ Inclusive Societies", Mar 2019...
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Singapore: Temasek CEO urges business to take action on climate change & ensure sustainable development
Author: Vanessa Lim, Channel News Asia
"Businesses must ensure a liveable and sustainable planet, not just focus on profits: Ho Ching" 19 January 2019...
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