Week of 10 February 2020 New UK High Court case shines the spotlight on the need for companies selling ships to conduct human rights due diligence and the rise in deaths of workers dismantling ships in Bangladesh Shipbreaking, the practice of dismantling the world’s ships, has long been known to be a dangerous activity. Deaths and accidents take … Continue reading New UK High Court case shines the spotlight on the need for companies selling ships to conduct human rights due diligence and the rise in deaths of workers dismantling ships in Bangladesh
BP sets new targets for the extractive sector by committing to net zero across its entire operations by 2050 or sooner
Week of 10 February 2020 BP sets new targets for the extractive sector by committing to net zero across its entire operations by 2050 or sooner BP’s new CEO Bernard Looney announced this week a fundamental reorganization of the company to help the company reach its ambition to be a net zero company across its entire operations by 2050 or … Continue reading BP sets new targets for the extractive sector by committing to net zero across its entire operations by 2050 or sooner
Half of apparel and furniture companies sourcing significant amounts of cotton are not thinking about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the cotton they source (according to the Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2020)
Week of 10 February 2020 Half of apparel and furniture companies sourcing significant amounts of cotton are not thinking about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the cotton they source (according to the Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2020) Organisations PAN UK, Solidaridad and WWF have ranked companies (apparel brands, supermarket chains, and furniture and department stores) which use … Continue reading Half of apparel and furniture companies sourcing significant amounts of cotton are not thinking about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the cotton they source (according to the Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2020)