Released on Wednesday morning, the report reviewed the 30 of the largest publicly traded oil and gas gas companies in the United States and Canada.
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Modern slavery compliance is becoming a bigger focus at U.S.-based and other multinationals.
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A year ago, I thought a nurdle was a cricket term for a score by deflecting the ball rather than striking it.
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Starbucks promised that its latest design innovation, a “clear, recyclable” plastic drink cap that funnels liquid through a slightly raised area, would soon replace more than a billion plastic straws each year.
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President Donald Trump has called for a sweeping look at regulation of the energy industry — and that includes investments in retirement plans.
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President Donald Trump has ordered a review of the influence of proxy advisory firms on investments in the fossil fuel industry, a move that could ultimately help oil and gas companies prevent shareholders from voting on resolutions aimed to address the risks of climate change
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The bull towers 11 feet tall at its shoulder. A staggering 7,100 pounds of shimmering bronze, it stands mid-charge, feet splayed across the sliver of park called Bowling Green at the gateway to New York’s financial district.
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President Trump signed a pair of executive orders at a training center for petroleum industry workers near Houston last Wednesday.
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Following President Trump’s executive order on issuing permits and promoting energy infrastructure and economic growth, energy associations reacted in support.
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One of the nation’s largest oil and gas companies is expanding its presence in the Permian Basin with a multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum.
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PRAISE and criticism was dispensed to fossil-fuel companies last week by the Church Commissioners, who have suggested that ExxonMobil needs to catch up with its rival, Shell.
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If you’re like many of those I’ve introduced the word “nurdle” to in the last week or so, you giggled the first time you heard it.
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A far better use of the administration's energy would be to support American innovation and create jobs by leading the world toward a low-carbon economy."
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Shareholders have continually put forward resolutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adjusting their business models and reducing methane releases. Investors are increasingly asking companies to align their operations to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius.
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Investors who represent more than $60 billion in assets sent a letter on Thursday to all members of Congress expressing support for the Green New Deal, said investor-advocacy group As You Sow, which organized the letter.
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Environmental advocacy group As You Sow (Oakland, CA) announced that it has withdrawn its shareholder proposals with Chevron and Phillips 66 since Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (The Woodlands, TX), which is jointly owned by the two companies, has agreed to start reporting spills of pre-production plastic pellets.
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OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — There are growing protests over the amount of plastic ending up in the world’s oceans, but one Oakland nonprofit is taking a different approach that is having a remarkable effect on getting big plastic producers to care about the problem.
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Law360 (April 9, 2019, 7:09 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is drawing new boundaries around how shareholders in ExxonMobil and other energy companies can demand climate change-related actions like reducing corporate carbon footprints and demanding disclosures on progress.
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If you’re looking in your 401(k) plan for investments that back clean energy or gender and racial diversity, you may have a tough time finding them.
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