7 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Environmentalists at Friends of the Earth will mount a legal challenge against the government’s decision to offer $1bn in financial support to a major fossil fuel project in Mozambique that they say is “incompatible” with the Paris climate agreement.The green group...
3 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian
It has been reported this week that, in order to pay for the costs of the coronavirus pandemic, Rishi Sunak is thinking about ditching the government’s pledge to spend 0.7% of its annual budget on international development.The chancellor is said to be under pressure...
26 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Human rights in focus Garment workers Largest US childrenswear retailer blames Covid for move, as employees say they are struggling to buy food after wage cuts
25 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Is the UK governed by parliamentary democracy or big businesses? It is a question that should concern us all, yet it is becoming increasingly hard to differentiate between the two, as the government hands out multimillion-pound contracts to private firms with dubious...
16 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Jubilee Debt Campaign reveals a sharp rise in the number of countries in distress since 2018Developing nation debt has more than doubled in the past decade and has left more than 50 countries facing a repayment crisis, according to a campaign group.New data from the...
