Day: 28 January 2018

Citi Responds To Shareholder Pressure To Close Gender Pay Gap

Stuart Mitchell

Citigroup and Arjuna Capital disclosed today that Citi is taking steps to provide gender and ethnicity wage data and commit to closing the gap, making it the first U.S. bank to respond to shareholder concerns. In response to Citi’s steps, Arjuna Capital withdrew its gender pay shareholder proposal on Monday, January 15, 2018.   Citi’s announcement represents a major shift for U.S. banks and credit card companies, since no financial services company so far targeted by shareholders for gender pay has taken such action. Bank of America, MasterCard, American Express,…

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Fairtrade Announces Two New Initiatives Supported by European Union

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International is pleased to announce two new initiatives that will promote sustainable consumption and production in Europe and Asia. Together, the European Union-funded projects will expand their engagement with a diverse array of consumers and producers, politicians and policy makers, and businesses and institutions during the next few years. Advancing sustainable consumption and production in Europe Fairtrade International, together with 21 implementing partners – including eight National Fairtrade Organizations (Czech Republic & Slovakia, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK), the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, World Fair Trade Organization…

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Samsung Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Stuart Mitchell

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has received two awards for its sustainability initiatives by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA awarded Samsung with the 2017 Cutting Edge Champion Award for its innovative Galaxy Upcycling program, and honored the company’s U.S. e-waste collection efforts with the Gold Tier Award for the fourth consecutive year. The Galaxy Upcycling program allows Galaxy phone owners to retrofit the hardware and software of antiquated, used Galaxy phones into new technology products such as closed circuit TVs, gaming consoles, and IoT devices. The…

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World Jewish Congress launches largest global Holocaust commemoration event: #WeRemember

Stuart Mitchell

The World Jewish Congress (WJC), the leading international organization representing more than 100 diverse Jewish communities on six continents, has launched its second annual #WeRemember initiative to combat anti-Semitism and all forms of hatred, genocide and xenophobia.Yesterday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day and this campaign was launched in association with that to help to highlight the message attached.  “Around the world today, anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial, and hatred of others continue to rear their ugly heads. We must remember because there are fewer and fewer survivors among us, and within just a few…

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More UK Businesses Stop Clutching At Straws

Stuart Mitchell

Wagamama, Pret a Manger and Costa have all announced they will stop offering plastic straws to customers whilst Waitrose and Morrisons have said they will stop selling them. As part of our ongoing commitment to reducing waste & increasing #Recycling we are removing plastic straws from our stores. We will launch a non-plastic alternative straw this year as part of an on-going review into all our packaging & takeaway cups ♻️ — Costa Coffee (@CostaCoffee) January 17, 2018 disposal of single-use plastic is causing damage to our planet. so, we’re…

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