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The world’s largest public bank, the European Investment Bank (EIB), has agreed to phase out its multibillion-euro financing for fossil fuels within the next two years to become the world’s first ‘climate bank’.
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Information on the actions of and actions against BP oil and gas company.
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We report on the Clean Clothes Campaign's criticism of the current auditing system in the garment industry as well as the latest on the fur industry.
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December's news and events in ethical food and drink. Jane Turner rounds off the decade with coverage of animal welfare.
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A new report has laid bare the extent of tax avoidance from six of the biggest US tech firms.
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Tax justice news for December 2019/January 2020. Information about the release of the Manifesto for Tax Justice and Fair tax news.
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Following this year’s publication of the Co-op Bank’s ‘Values and Ethics Report 2018’, the Customer Union for Ethical Banking raised the alarm after its eagle-eyed discovery that the report lacked external scrutiny from a third party.
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Colin Birch with a light-hearted guide to trying, and sometimes failing, to be ethical. This issue: Laptops.
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E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world and only 15-20% of it is recycled. Merle Büter looks at what campaigners have to say about this.
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We caught up with Kath Clements, from our Best Buy company Mooncup Ltd. The company came top in our ethical shopping guide for Menstrual Products.
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A few hours before the opening of London Fashion Week in mid-September, Extinction Rebellion activists staged a ‘die-in’ outside the central venue.
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In June, Microsoft made a multi-million-dollar investment in AnyVision, whose surveillance technology is used in Israeli checkpoints in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The investment has been condemned by Human Rights Watch.
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Villain of our ongoing boycott for tax avoidance, Amazon hits the news again for violations in its supply chain. Hundreds of teenagers in China have been asked to work nights and overtime to meet production targets for making Amazon’s Alexa devices, in violation of Chinese law.
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A huge amount of e-waste is produced globally: 57.4 million tonnes in 2021, according to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Forum (WEEE). Where does all this waste go, what harm does it do to people and the environment and what toxic chemicals are involved?
In this article we explore the issues of e-waste and what consumers can do.
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Inadequate working conditions are a persistent issue in the IT supply chain. The vast majority of manufacturing takes place in countries with fewer protections for workers.
In this article we look at typical working conditions, particularly in China, and the use of potentially forced labour.
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To build the components that make up a computing device requires a plethora of raw materials. Among these are a number of metal elements that are commonly sourced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the mining trade has, for many years, been used to fund brutal conflicts.
In this article we discuss what conflict minerals are, legislation…
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Tom Bryson introduces the ethical issues involved with technology.
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UK councils spend billions every year subcontracting services in their area.
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Julian Richer is the founder of the high-street hi-fi chain Richer Sounds. He has also published a book, The Ethical Capitalist, and he was the opening keynote speaker at the Fair Tax Mark’s annual conference in July.
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The Academics for Peace group has renewed calls for a boycott of academic institutions linked to the Turkish state.