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  • UK supermarket Sainsbury's bows to investor pressure on wages

    08 April 2022

    UK grocer Sainsbury's has said it will raise pay for certain employees, after a £2.2 trillion ($2.9 trillion) coalition of shareholders put pressure on the company to become a 'living wage' employer.

  • Aquaculture precipitating the 'collapse of fish stocks', says NGO

    15 October 2019

    Fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) used in global aquaculture supply chains, as aquafeed, are precipitating the collapse of fish stock and compromising food security, claims NGO Changing Markets Foundation.

  • Comment: Can 'fintech' help 'green' the real economy?

    10 March 2017

    Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey

  • Divesting 'more effective than engagement', says Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trusts

    02 February 2016

    Divesting from fossil fuels and investing in climate solutions is a more effective tool than engagement when it comes to changing companies' business models, according the Sainsbury's Family Charitable Trusts (SFCT).

  • Sainsbury's secures £200m 'green loan' to fund low-carbon projects

    21 July 2014

    UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's has agreed a £200 million ($342 million) loan from Rabobank to support its programme of carbon reduction and sustainability projects.