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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 7th April
"Mine waste from Newcrest’ Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea is reducing ocean ecological diversity."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 2nd April
"Microsoft is empowering people with its Digital Skills Initiative which has reached 10 Mn learners."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 26th March
"Goldman Sachs poured $11.2bn in small arms, cluster munition & weapons of mass destruction."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 19th March
"GS financed fossil fuel industry with $83.7bn since 2016, the major sector causing rising sea levels."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 12th March
"Barclays repeatedly breaks its conservation policies to fund businesses that cause deforestation."
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2021
Our top 10 company success stories for equality and female empowerment
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 3rd March
"Facebook’s racially biased algorithm contributes to systemic racism in the US."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 26th February
"96% of the US eBay-enabled small businesses get to sell their products to 17 different countries."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 19th February
"Volkswagen produced 22.7% of EU's dirty diesel cars, triggering NOx air pollution in EU cities"
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 12th February
"In 2019, Williams released 41,403t of air pollutants, including 2,408t of hazardous pollutants.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 5th February
"Mattel and its genderised toys have contributed to gender stereotypes and inequality.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 29th January
"Suez divert 0.13% of global food waste from landfill, transforming it into energy and fertilizer.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 22nd January
"Mattel's doll brand Barbie has been linked with eating disorders amongst girls in psychology studies.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 15th January
"Visa Inc. continues to facilitate throw-away culture through its 3.5 billion payment cards.”
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10 ways to be more sustainable in 2021
What is sustainability and how can we practice it in our everyday lives to make a difference?
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 8th January
"With over 100,000 pokies in Australia, Aristocrat is fueling the growth of problematic gamblers.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 1st January
"Meiji provides 140,000 TB patients in low income countries with anti-tuberculosis drug Kanamycin.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 25th December
"Becton Dickinson (BD) is increasing early intervention in HIV diagnoses in developing economies.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 18th December
"BMS acquired Celgene - repeatedly raised cancer drug Revlimid price to hit aggressive sales targets.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 11th December
"With 82.5% of its revenue from sustainable products Signify is also helping cities get smarter.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 4th December
"ITC is empowering 4 million Indian farmers through its initiative e-Choupal.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 27th November
"Seven & I's subsidiary 7-Eleven is contributing to increasing obesity rates in Southeast Asia.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 20th November
"Climate Change: Polluting Arctic shipping was 65% made up by Novatek’s fossil fuel cargo in 2019."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 13th November
"Altria's e-cigarette Juul increases likelihood of smoking 3-fold.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 6th November
"In 2019, Suez provided safe drinking water and sanitation services for 41.4 million people.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 30th October
"Is certified palm oil really sustainable?”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 23rd October
"Endesa’s coal plants pollute the air by emitting high levels of SO2, NOx, mercury, and coal dust.”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 16th October
"PNC Financials ranked among the top 3 worst offenders in the US for financing fossil fuel companies”
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 9th October
"Netflix's 15. 8 million new users set to increase CO2 levels."
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Weekly Outstanding Impact Analysis 2nd October
"Japan Tobacco International markets its products to school children in Pakistan."
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Coronavirus: Can 21 companies earn hero status in a pandemic?
Investigating 21 High Impact Companies in a Crisis
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The Three Musketeers - crowdsourcing, impact & the SDGs.
Solving impact measurement.
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What is sustainable investment?
Exploring the latest buzzword in investing.
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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?
17 goals for a better future, looking at the SDGs.
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Welcome to the all-new Impaakt.com
See what's new here.
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