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Terry Slavin, (Aug 6, 2019)

Terry Slavin travels to Bangalore to meet the waste pickers who are gaining respect and higher incomes through The Body Shop’s community trade plastic waste programme
Electronics sector charts new path after 'bloody decade of labour abuse'
James Rose, (May 23, 2018)

China's current Five Year Plan seeks to improve conditions for workers, with electronics one of the priority sectors. James Rose looks at the challenges that must be overcome
Mars in strategic push to eradicate slavery from its entire value chain
Terry Slavin, (Sep 8, 2017)

The confectionary giant’s new Sustainable in a Generation plan includes a commitment to work with Verité on tackling human rights and sharing results with competitors

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Shell wants 'to be at the leading edge, not the bleeding edge' with climate plan

Posted on Sep 3, 2019

Amid accusations that the Anglo-Dutch oil major is trying to extend an unsustainable business model with its embrace of nature-based climate solutions and increased investment in gas, Terry Slavin interviews Shell New Energies' Mark Gainsborough about Shell's Net Zero Carbon Footprint plan

All eyes on China as national carbon market plan emerges from haze

Posted on Sep 1, 2019

As Beijing ramps up preparations to create the world’s largest carbon market, the burning question is whether it will eventually be part of a global market, reports Jill Baker

‘The IPCC land use report is a wake-up call for Big Food’

Posted on Aug 15, 2019

Maria Lettini of FAIRR argues that scientists, and an increasing number of consumers and investors have recognised the climate imperative for the food sector to transition away from meat and dairy products toward alternative proteins

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‘Banks still only pay lip service to the UN Guiding Principles, with dire consequences’

Posted on Dec 6, 2019

BankTrack’s Ryan Brightwell says its latest human rights benchmark shows only ABN Amro has incorporated human rights into its reporting, while four out of five banks fail to meet the benchmark’s requirements

75 CEOs call for US to stay in the Paris Agreement as emissions continue to rise

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

As #COP25 opens in Madrid Oliver Balch reports on a boost in firms signing up to Science Based Targets and research on how 2020 goals have fallen short

‘Consumer goods firms are failing to see the wood for the trees’

Posted on Nov 29, 2019

While Danone, Nestlé, L’Oréal and Unilever are leaders, big brands are failing to respond to increasing deforestation with anything like the urgency needed, warns CDP’s Ling Sin Fai Lam

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