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The Amazon is once again in focus

2019-05-14 | The Amazon is once again in focus with an increase in illegal wildfires during the autumn of 2019. The Council […]

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Bridge collapse raises questions on infrastructure maintenance

2019-05-14 | On 14 August 2018, the Morandi bridge located in Genoa, Italy, collapsed killing at least 43 people and injuring 16 […]

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The Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative

2019-05-13 | Since the Brumadinho dam collapse in 2019, the Council on Ethics has engaged in several global initiatives together with key […]

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The Council on Ethics recommends exclusion of Vale

2019-05-13 | On 25 January 2019 a tailings dam at the Vale Córrego do Feijão iron ore mine in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, […]

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Raising the bar on ESG in emerging markets

2018-05-14 | The Council on Ethics has been participating in a proactive engagement program on the emerging markets for several years. Dialogue […]

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Promoting responsible sourcing practices of cobalt

2018-05-14 | In 2018, the Council on Ethics and several other investors continued, in collaboration, dialogues with 15 companies from the electronics […]

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Palm oil – a raw material with major challenges

2018-05-14 | Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil in the world and an important raw material in various consumer […]

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Focus on water issues

2018-05-14 | Water is a natural resource that is already scarce in many places and for which demand is expected to increase […]

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Bee engagement

2018-05-14 | Over the last few years research has increasingly shown a link between the use of neonicotinoid-containing pesticides and a decline […]

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The Council on Ethics Annual Report 2015 – corporate dialogues promote improvement

2016-04-07 | 7 april 2016 The Council on Ethics of the Swedish AP Funds has an important task – to encourage portfolio […]