ESG/Sustainability Highlights
'It's impossible': how Brexit has left British families unable to return to the UK
November 30, 2020
Source: The Guardian - The bill does not just repeal EU citizens’ right to work and live in UK – a key Brexit ask – or British nationals’ right to do the same across the bloc. It will also make it very hard indeed for many Britons who have already...
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November 30, 2020 Source: The Guardian - The bill does not just repeal EU citizens’ right to work and live in UK – a key Brexit ask – or British nationals’ right to do the same across the bloc. It will also make it very hard indeed for many Britons who have already...
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US is 'rounding the corner into a calamity,' expert says, with Covid-19 deaths projected to double soon
November 30, 2020
Source: CNN - As Thanksgiving week draws to an end, more experts are warning the Covid-19 pandemic will likely get much worse in the coming weeks before a possible vaccine begins to offer some relief.
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November 30, 2020 Source: CNN - As Thanksgiving week draws to an end, more experts are warning the Covid-19 pandemic will likely get much worse in the coming weeks before a possible vaccine begins to offer some relief.
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Editorial - As NY politicians eye new taxes on the rich, high earners eye the exits
November 30, 2020
Source: NY Post - The 660,000 New Yorkers (17% of income tax payers)who qualify as top earners generated more than 80% of NYC's income-tax revenue.
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November 30, 2020 Source: NY Post - The 660,000 New Yorkers (17% of income tax payers)who qualify as top earners generated more than 80% of NYC's income-tax revenue.
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Swiss firms narrowly avoid 'Responsible Business' liability as vote divides nation
November 30, 2020
Source: Reuters - Swiss firms narrowly avoided facing greater liability for human rights and environmental abuses on Sunday after a national vote rejected the proposal due to regional differences despite it winning majority popular support.
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November 30, 2020 Source: Reuters - Swiss firms narrowly avoided facing greater liability for human rights and environmental abuses on Sunday after a national vote rejected the proposal due to regional differences despite it winning majority popular support.
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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project puts sustainability at its core
November 30, 2020
Source: Esquire - Located on Saudi Arabia’s untapped west coast, The Red Sea Project is home to some of the most diverse and unique natural environments in the region.
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November 30, 2020 Source: Esquire - Located on Saudi Arabia’s untapped west coast, The Red Sea Project is home to some of the most diverse and unique natural environments in the region.
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Neste and DSM announce strategic partnership to create high performance polymers made from sustainable feedstock
November 30, 2020
Source: Green Car Congress - Royal DSM will start a strategic partnership with Neste to enable the production of high performance polymers made from sustainable feedstock. This enables DSM and its customers to reduce the carbon footprint of their own...
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November 30, 2020 Source: Green Car Congress - Royal DSM will start a strategic partnership with Neste to enable the production of high performance polymers made from sustainable feedstock. This enables DSM and its customers to reduce the carbon footprint of their own...
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Diageo launches 10-year sustainability action plan
November 30, 2020
Source: The Drum - Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness owner Diageo has set out 25 goals in its ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ plan as part of its ‘Decade of Action’ as it aims to achieve sustainable development targets set by the United...
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November 30, 2020 Source: The Drum - Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness owner Diageo has set out 25 goals in its ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ plan as part of its ‘Decade of Action’ as it aims to achieve sustainable development targets set by the United...
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Fund invests $580,000 in sustainable cooling
November 30, 2020
Source: Cooling Post - The Fair Cooling Fund seeks to help those most affected by soaring global temperatures by providing a range of solutions including solar-powered refrigeration for small-scale farmers and low-carbon cooling for slum houses.
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November 30, 2020 Source: Cooling Post - The Fair Cooling Fund seeks to help those most affected by soaring global temperatures by providing a range of solutions including solar-powered refrigeration for small-scale farmers and low-carbon cooling for slum houses.
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Myanmar’s development assistance policy seeks support for the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan
November 30, 2020
Source: Mizzima - Apart from private sector-led development, reliance on external assistance in the form of grants, concessional loans from bilateral and multi-lateral agencies, concessional assistance and grants from international financial...
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November 30, 2020 Source: Mizzima - Apart from private sector-led development, reliance on external assistance in the form of grants, concessional loans from bilateral and multi-lateral agencies, concessional assistance and grants from international financial...
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The worsening pandemic raises the stakes for Biden's economic program
November 30, 2020
Source: CNN - The economic dislocations of the pandemic have largely spared more affluent Americans. Buoyant financial markets and home values have protected their wealth, and their ability to work from home has protected their jobs.
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November 30, 2020 Source: CNN - The economic dislocations of the pandemic have largely spared more affluent Americans. Buoyant financial markets and home values have protected their wealth, and their ability to work from home has protected their jobs.
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