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Companies to make climate pledges at U.N. summit
2014-09-22 05:44:51| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Touted as the world's largest gathering ever on climate change, this week's U.N. Climate Summit will be as much about business as politics. Major companies, including Big Oil, will make pledges to help fight global warming by cutting their heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions, protecting the world's forests and reducing methane leakage from fossil fuel production.
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Dunkin' Donuts pledges to dunk only in sustainable palm oil
2014-09-17 02:42:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The company behind Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins ice cream has pledged to stop frying its doughnuts in unsustainable palm oil, which contributes to deforestation and destroys habitats of endangered species such as tigers and orangutans. Dunkin Brands Group yesterday unveiled a commitment to use 100 per cent sustainable palm oil at its United States stores. The copany said that by the end of 2015 it will be able to trace all of the palm oil it buys back to the mill and by the following year will...
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BANGLADESH: VF pledges $10m for factory safety improvements
2014-09-03 15:13:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
As part of ongoing efforts to improve working conditions in Bangladesh's garment sector, VF Corp is partnering with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide up to US$10m in financing for fire and building safety upgrades in its supplier factories.
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PIC pledges vigorous governance push
2014-08-29 18:00:15| Chemicals - Topix.net
South Africa's Public Investment Corporation, which holds shares worth 13 percent of the stocks traded in Johannesburg, plans to use its influence to curb executive pay, appoint chairmen and promote better governance.
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Actioning environmental pledges: Strategic engagement with suppliers...
2014-08-21 09:56:10| Agriculture - Topix.net
Synthesis Group director: 'Are you looking for strategic partnerships or simply just vendors? The term that you give to the relationship that you hold carries a significant weight in terms of the success' Strategic partnerships with ingredients suppliers, not simple vendor contracts, will prove critical to the success of environmental programs like ... (more)
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