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New company survey & report urges European companies & states to step up efforts to identify & address risks to defenders
Human rights and environmental defenders play a key role in holding companies and states accountable for business-related human rights violations and environmental degradation. However, defenders are increasingly defamed, harassed and killed for...
Author: EDUCA Oaxaca (México)
…Como si las consultas indígenas fueran parte del pasado…el Presidente de la República, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informó que la licitación de “todos” los parques industriales que conformarán el Plan de Desarrollo del Istmo de Tehuantepec (Oaxaca),...
Author: EDUCA Oaxaca (México)
“Inauguran Eólica del Sur, pese a consulta manipulada y aprovechando la ausencia de autoridad agraria”, 28 de mayo de 2019...
- Related companies: Coca-Cola Eólica del Sur (antes Mareña Renovables) FEMSA Mitsubishi Group Vestas Wind Systems
Author: Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders
"An open letter from business to world leaders: "Be ambitious, and together we can address climate change" ", 29 Nov 2018...
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CEOs of 50 companies sign open letter appealing to world leaders to urgently address climate change
Author: Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders
"...In 2015, our coalition the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders – an informal group, facilitated by the World Economic Forum, of major global businesses from a range of sectors – called on governments to reach an ambitious climate deal, aligned with th...
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- Related in-depth areas: Climate change Mitigation
- Related companies: ABB Accenture Acciona Allianz Arcadis Arup AXA BASF Bloomberg BT Capricorn Investment Group Carlsberg Breweries Dana Danfoss DHL (part of Deutsche Post) Enel Engie (formerly GDF Suez) Greentech Capital Advisors Heineken Hindustan Construction Hindustan Power HSBC Iberdrola Infosys ING JinkoSolar Holding Kaiser Permanente Kokusai Kogyo LafargeHolcim LeasePlan Lenzing LGT (Liechtenstein Global Trust) Maple Leaf Foods Natixis Orsted Pan American Silver PWC Logistics Royal DSM Royal Philips Electronics Schneider Electric Signify Suntory Beverage & Food Limited Suzlon Swiss Re Syngenta Teck Resources UBS Unilever Vestas Wind Systems Yara
Vestas Wind Systems' Response
"Vestas is a supplier of materials and services to the wind farms; as such we do not own or develop these wind farms in Jordan....
- Related in-depth areas: Jordan & Lebanon Construction Survey & Responses
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Interview: Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas reaffirms its commitment to sourcing 100% renewable energy by joining "RE100" initiative
Author: The Climate Group
"'We Are Committed to a Future Powered by Renewable Energy': Morten Dyrholm, Vestas Wind Systems", 26 Oct 2017...
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- Related in-depth areas: Mitigation
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Renewable energy & human rights: Outreach to 50 companies
Company Response Platform | Briefing | Press Release Also see case studies & our previous outreach
Google investors “deeply concerned” over human rights violations in Kenyan wind project
Author: Louise Voller, Danwatch
Google is preparing to acquire a large share in Kenya’s…Lake Turkana Wind Power project, but the deal is mired in accusations of violations of indigenous peoples’ rights and a court case over illegal land acquisition. In a leaked letter obtained by...
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