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FTSE4Good leaves coal and oil firms and G4S on ethical investment list despite environmental and labour rights concerns; incl. comments
Author: Jasper Jolly, The Guardian
Note: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre previously asked G4S for a response to allegations of labour abuse in Qatar and UAE, available here....
- Related companies: ConocoPhillips Enel Eni G4S Imperial Oil Itochu Lundin Petroleum Marathon Oil Origin Energy Reliance Industries Rosneft Shell Suncor Total
87 companies commit to set climate targets aligned with 1.5°C scenario at UN Climate Action Summit
Author: UN Global Compact
87 major companies... are taking action to align their businesses with what scientists say is needed to limit the worst impacts of climate change. Responding to a call-to-action issued in June by a group of business, civil society and UN leaders, the...
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Investors launch five-year global initiative to engage largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to act on climate change
India: 2017 Responsible Business Index ranks top 100 listed companies
In an attempt to gauge how Indian firms are coping with the interests of various stakeholders, a collaborative effort of non-profits—Oxfam India, Corporate Responsibility Watch, Praxis and Partners in Change—has put together the second edition of India...
10 oil companies announce climate investment fund; sustainable investment campaigners dismiss it as greenwashing
Author: Damian Carrington, Guardian (UK)
"Oil firms announce $1bn green fund as Paris climate deal comes into force," 4 Nov 2016...
India: Critics argue western supermarkets will not be able to solve food security issues
Author: Oliver Balch, Guardian (UK)
"Walmart and Tesco won’t help India’s food security problems," 11 Mar 2016...
- Related companies: Metro Group Reliance Industries Tesco Walmart
Climate change: Are Indian firms doing enough?
Author: Mayank Aggarwal, Live Mint (India)
…[I]nvestors led by technology billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates launched the Breakthrough Energy Coalition at the ongoing Paris climate talks…[T]he coalition will try to close the gap between the promise of a new energy concept and its...
- Related in-depth areas: Accountability: Loss & damage, litigation, shareholder activism Mitigation
- Related companies: Alibaba.com Amazon.com Facebook PricewaterhouseCoopers Reliance Industries Tata Group
A who's who among the COP21 commitments
Author: Elsa Wenzel, GreenBiz
Among hundreds of corporations backing COP21 climate actions, few are trekking to Paris, instead backing blockbuster commitments or coalitions to represent them…Here are some of the bulkiest groups…Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is teaming up with...
- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation
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COP21 Paris climate talks: billionaires join forces in energy push
Author: Barney Jopson, Financial Times
Bill Gates has joined forces with Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, Mukesh Ambani and…other billionaires in a push for…new private and public investment in “clean energy”. The initiative includes $10bn of new spending commitments from 20 governments…and will be...
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- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation Responsible public policy
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India: Healthcare to Swachh Bharat, how firms spent CSR funds
Author: Sandeep Singh & Shruti Srivastava, Indian Express
Forced to spend a portion of their profits on activities linked to corporate social responsibility (CSR) to meet the requirements of the Companies Act 2013, India’s top 50 companies that make up the benchmark Nifty index at the National Stock Exchange...
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