Uber to phase out gas-powered cars by 2030
Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed on Thursday that the ride-hailing company intends to phase out gas-powered cars in the United States, Canada, and Europe by 2030. In an interview with … Read more
Corporate social responsibility
Patagonia founder lets go of company to direct profits to fight climate change
Patagonia announced on Wednesday that its founder gave up ownership of the company and directed its profits to fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, transferred his family’s … Read more
Tens of Thousands of Latin American Banana Plantation Workers Claim They Were Sterilized by Pesticide Use
Tens of thousands of former banana workers from plantations in Latin America claimed that the use of a pesticide in the 1970s sterilized them. More than 1,100 former banana workers … Read more
Switzerland to Stop Importing Gold from Brazilian Indigenous Gold Reserves
Swiss refiners announced Monday they would stop importing and refining gold from Brazilian indigenous gold reserves, saying they would take necessary measures to trace and identify Brazilian gold. Swiss refiners … Read more
Volkswagen Defends Operations in Xinjiang Despite Chinese Human Rights Abuses
Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said on Monday that Volkswagen would continue operations in Xinjiang despite reports of human rights violations. In an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, Diess … Read more
Starbucks To Exit Russia
Starbucks announced it would leave Russia after suspending all its business activities in early March. In a statement Monday, the coffee company said it would no longer have a brand … Read more
Musk Twitter Deal on Hold
Elon Musk announced Friday he has temporarily put on hold his $44 billion bid on Twitter amid claims of spam or fake accounts. In a Tweet linking to a Reuters … Read more
Ikea Continues to Source Russian Lumber
Furniture company Ikea has continued to source Russian lumber despite its pledge to pause all imports from and exports to the country. Development Manager Purchasing at Ikea Robert Olsson confirmed … Read more
DJI Halts Ukraine and Russia Sales to Prevent Combat Use of Drones
Chinese technology company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) announced Tuesday it will temporarily suspend its business activities in Russia and Ukraine to prevent the use of drone products for combat. DJI said … Read more
Wimbledon Bans Russian and Belarusian Players
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced that it was banning Russian and Belarusian tennis players including Daniil Medvedev over the Ukrainian invasion. “We share in the universal condemnation … Read more