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Tech companies and human rights

2024-08-13 | Information technology has become integrated as a natural part of people’s day-to-day lives throughout the world. The internet and social […]

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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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Council on Ethics publishes annual summary of Big Tech and human rights collaborative engagement

2024-03-13 | In March 2023, the Council on Ethics launched a collaborative engagement, supported by over 30 investors with over EUR 7 trillion in […]

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AP Funds’ Council on Ethics -led collaboration to engage tech giants

2023-03-23 | Press releaseMarch 23, 2023 AP Funds’ Council on Ethics-led collaboration to engage tech giants The Council on Ethics of the […]

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Addressing child labour in cocoa at scale

2019-05-14 | The Council on Ethics has previously reported on our engagement with the cocoa industry to tackle the issue of two […]

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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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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 […]