Environment

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Water as a critical resource

2024-08-13 | Having access to enough water of good quality is essential for everything from health and sanitation to food production and […]

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Phasing out hazardous chemicals

2024-08-13 | Many of the products we come into contact with contain chemicals. Some of these chemicals, in particular those known as […]

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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 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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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 […]