Good & Poor Practice

HSBC will propose a new commitment to completely phase-out financing of coal-fired power and thermal coal mines by 2040 globally, following negotiations with a group of investors with $2.4tn in assets under management.

Progressive lawmakers are urging Biden to halt the missile program, arguing it would "divert limited resources from higher priority needs."

A win in the case would "hold current and future lawmakers accountable for protecting the rights of youth," said attorney Julia Olson.

‘Secret sustainability’ is on the rise, with companies loath to talk about their ecological credentials. Why?

"The wonderful Rep. Katie Porter provides a signal moment in congressional history. And it's a sign of the weakening position of the oil industry—no deference to these liars any longer."

Oil and gas major Chevron is collaborating with Schlumberger's New Energy arm and Microsoft to develop a major bioenergy plant with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in California.

For the cohort deemed as the Action Generation, Gen-Z overwhelmingly supports the Black Lives Matter cause: 90% of Gen-Z respondents to a recent poll in favor of BLM and what they see as social justice.

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc agrees to be acquired by Unilever for about $326 million, or $43.60 a share; Ben & Jerry's will be wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever, with separate board that will include Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, founders of ice cream company; Ben & Jerry's says employees will be protected; current social mission of company will be encouraged and well-funded, which will lead to improved performance in this area, and opportunity has been offered for company to contribute to Unilever's social practices worldwide; photo (M)

The British-Dutch mega-giant’s takeover of the Karamel Sutra creamery went smoothly thanks to an adaptable CEO. Delicious executive lessons ensued.

Calling the warming climate a “major risk” to the American economy, Rockefeller descendants call for banking innovation

The company plans to boost its sales of healthier and climate-friendly plant-based foods fivefolds in the next few years

Businesses with combined annual revenues of more than $3trn, spanning a range of the global economy's biggest sectors, have formed a new network aimed at helping the private sector work with cities and governments to build climate resilience.

Rose Marcario was riding high at the outdoor apparel manufacturer. Her sudden departure was another abrupt turn for perhaps America’s most unconventional company.

Andy Griffiths, Head of Value Chain Sustainability, writes on the importance of Nestlé's focus on climate change including regenerative agriculture and protection of water.

Facebook will no longer be included in the S&P ESG Index that tracks companies that practice good environmental, social and governance policies. The indexer said it made the move due to “various privacy concerns, including a lack of transparency as to why Facebook collects and shares certain user information.”

Without this constant flow of financing, investments, and loans, nine companies with ties to Indigenous rights violations and conflicts in Indigenous territories would not be able to operate. Join our campaign demanding that they stop being complicit in the destruction of the Amazon!

Nearly £10bn worth of investments including in oil and gas made via pension funds in last financial year

Almost half of the emissions linked to UK consumption are generated overseas, a new Fairtrade Foundation analysis has revealed, with the organization urging Boris Johnson to do more to support the net-zero transition internationally.

MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings.

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Some more internal emails Facebook really doesn’t want you to see: Turns out in 2017 COO Sheryl Sandberg had already known for years there were problems with a free ad planning tool the company offers to marketeers to display estimates of how many people campaigns running on its platform may reach, per newly unsealed court […]

Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019