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ESG funds pouring millions into meat company linked to Brazil deforestation

Corporate Knights

Funds marketed as environmentally friendly are being used by major asset managers to funnel millions of dollars to the world’s largest meatpacker, JBS, a company notorious for its links to deforestation and human rights abuses via its supply chain. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

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ILO: Forced Labour Lines Private Sector Pockets

Chris Hall

Research finds negligible decline in state-imposed forced labour despite regulation, as Asia’s central position on issue draws eyes to Uyghur solar supply chain risk. Since 2017, the government has placed an estimated 1.8 Those typically include polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules. “We

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Investor Guidance Offers Steer on Uyghur Forced Labour

Chris Hall

The Investor Alliance for Human Rights (IAHR), together with Anti-Slavery International and Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, has released investor guidance on how to address Uyghur-linked human rights risks in the green technology supply chain.

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Forced Labour Lines Private Sector Pockets

Chris Hall

Research finds negligible decline in state-forced labour despite regulatory efforts, as Asia’s central position on issue draws eyes to Uyghur solar supply chain risk. Since 2017, the government has placed an estimated 1.8 An NBIM spokesperson stressed the importance of engagement, as opposed to divestment on the issue. “We

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Fast Fashion Race Losing Speed  

Chris Hall

In short, companies should deploy holistic frameworks of operational and supply chain due diligence, to meet increasing regulatory scrutiny and maintain their social licence to operate.” She continues that companies should have clear policies and proactively assess the potential adverse impacts of their operations on people and the planet.

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California Takes Heat Off SEC

Chris Hall

A strong target of attack in Wiener’s Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 253) is its mandatory requirement of Scope 3 reporting – greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to a company, but outside its operations, such as its customers or supply chain.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Angelini manages the sustainability aspects of both Timberland’s partnership with Other Half Processing to build a more responsible leather supply chain, and its partnership with Terra Genesis International to build the world’s first regenerative rubber supply system for footwear.

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