GLOBAL NEWS 3
USA
Verizon launches Disability Advisory Board More than one billion people live with a visible or invisible disability. Communications technology company Verizon has created a Disability Advisory Board, whose members will make recommendations to Verizon on how they can become more inclusive for present and future employees.
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BRAZIL
Supermarkets stand up for sustainable sourcing In 2020, The Retail Soy Group wrote an open letter to the National Congress of Brazil, opposing similar land reform proposals. The letter was signed by a wide variety of food retailers and restaurants, including Burger King, Nandos and Ocado. As a result, the proposal was withdrawn.
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July 2021
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THE NETHERLANDS
Shell Shocked by court ruling A court in the Hague has reprimanded oil giant Royal Dutch Shell and ordered the company to cut its global carbon emissions by 45% before 2030. Shell has previously announced a net-zero emissions target for 2050. The company will appeal the court order.
