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Four years of Russia’s war on Ukraine: Window for action is closing for Western companies and governments

This February marks the fourth year of Russia’s war against Ukraine – a war aimed at ending Ukraine’s sovereignty and erasing ...
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Italy : Prosecutors open investigation against food delivery platform Foodinho over alleged labour exploitation

Italian prosecutors have placed Foodinho, the Italian unit of Spanish food delivery group Glovo, under judicial supervision and opened an investigation into its CEO over alleged labour exploitation ...
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Global: Union-led manifesto on just transition for textile & garment workers launched

Published this week by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and IndustriALL, the Just Transition Manifesto will be officially launched...at the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment ...
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EU: Manufacturers warn against weakening carbon border tax

Exempting goods from CBAM also weakens the EU’s carbon market, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), which obliges companies to buy permits to cover their pollution.
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China: Experts warn 400 million lives are at risk as catastrophic flooding threatens Three Gorges Dam, co. says dam deformation is part of "elastic" design

As many as 400 million lives may be at risk as torrential rain in China threatens the world’s largest dam. The Chinese government has moved to defend the structural integrity of the massive Three ...
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Impact of Boycotts: McDonald's and Starbucks Sales Decline Amid War on Gaza

McDonald’s and Starbucks have both reported declines in sales and profits — and both corporations blame boycotts by supporters of Palestine amid Israel’s war in Gaza as a factor in their weak results.
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Opacity dominates high-risk surveillance industry as few companies address human rights concerns

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Food delivery & gig workers increasingly exposed to extreme weather events to maintain income, while lacking protections incl. health insurance

"From snow to heat, extreme weather events pose outsized risks for food delivery workers," ... Around the world, millions of food delivery workers regularly go up against the elements to maintain ...
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Nigeria: In landmark verdict, Dutch court rules Shell Nigeria responsible for Niger Delta oil spills & Royal Dutch Shell violated its duty of care

In a historic ruling against the oil giant Shell, a Netherlands court has found in favor of four Nigerian farmers along with environmental activists in an oil spill case that was first filed in 2008.
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A ‘digital turn’ for sustainability due diligence? Digital tools and the CSDDD

The European Union’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in May made clear that sustainability due diligence will become a reality for big businesses around the ...
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Meta allegedly targeted ads at teens based on their emotional state

Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of Global Public Policy for Facebook and author of the recently released tell-all book “Careless People,” told U.S. senators during her ...
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Israel/OPT: Involvement of US private security firm in Gaza checkpoint sparks concerns, with lack of transparency about terms of engagement

"Gaza internal checkpoint to be staffed by US private armed contractors" A US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas ...