Hacker News with Generative AI: Corporate Responsibility

After 2 years, Coca-Cola's promise to scale up reusable packaging is dead (grist.org)
Despite growing public scrutiny and legal challenges over its use of plastic, Coca-Cola appears to be moving backward on packaging sustainability.

Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility, Packaging, Coca-Cola

22 points by insane_dreamer 5 days ago | 14 comments

Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says (2017) (theguardian.com)
Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.

Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability

11 points by belter 21 days ago | 2 comments

Big Oil Must Pay for Storm Damage (newsweek.com)
In 1989, Shell published an internal report analyzing two possible futures, one in which fossil fuels were brought under control and one in which they weren't. In the former, which they called the "sustainable world" scenario, greenhouse gas emissions began declining rapidly around the year 2000 and global warming was kept in check.

Climate Change, Environmentalism, Oil Industry, Corporate Responsibility

5 points by sunkcostisalie 99 days ago | 0 comments

McDonald's and supermarkets failed to spot slavery (bbc.com)
Signs that modern slavery victims were being forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a factory supplying bread products to major supermarkets were missed for years, the BBC has found.

Modern Slavery, Food Industry, Supply Chains, Human Rights, Corporate Responsibility

17 points by MilnerRoute 110 days ago | 4 comments

ExxonMobil deceived the public with plastic recycling, lawsuit claims (theverge.com)
ExxonMobil has misled consumers for years by perpetuating a “myth” about plastic recycling, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state of California.

Environment, Lawsuits, Corporate Responsibility, Plastic Recycling, ExxonMobil

16 points by Brajeshwar 115 days ago | 2 comments

Mitsubishi financial group execs take pay cut to atone for data breach (japantimes.co.jp)

Finance, Japan, Data Breaches, Corporate Responsibility

6 points by anigbrowl 182 days ago | 0 comments

Google, Amazon and the problem with Big Tech's climate claims (technologyreview.com)

Big Tech, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility

6 points by Brajeshwar 184 days ago | 1 comments

Amazon says it now runs on 100% clean power. Employees say it's more like 22% (fastcompany.com)

Amazon, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Environmentalism, Corporate Responsibility

22 points by zekrioca 191 days ago | 1 comments

Google is no longer claiming to be carbon neutral (bloomberg.com)