There is no company in the U.S. that has become more closely associated with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids than Home Depot Inc. In and around the retailer's parking lots, masked and armed ICE agents chase and tackle and detain the day laborers who gather there to look for work. Store employees who are upset by witnessing the grim scenes are allowed to go home for the day with pay a tacit acknowledgment by Home Depot that the raids are violent and traumatic to watch.
The United Nations has released a report, revealing that more than 150 companies, including Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor, are profiting from Israel's illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied West Bank. The UN human rights office on Friday updated its database, listing 158 firms operating inside settlements deemed unlawful by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). list of 3 itemsend of list While most of the companies are Israeli, the list also includes multinationals registered in the United States, Canada, China, France, and Germany.
U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin have sent to President Donald Trump this week five recommendations for filling a vacant seat on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, but the Trump administration is signaling that it is going its own way in selecting the nominee.
The loss of life and devastation caused by the floods in Texas this past weekend are difficult to fathom. Our hearts break for the families who are grieving such sudden and unexpected loss, Marc Wood, Fairway's regional senior vice president, said in a statement.
Nineteen million lives lost annually is a staggering consequence. And yet, Hallman saw that the media mostly looked away. News outlets are drawn to "death that happens quickly and spectacularly," not the slow, grinding harm shaped by people's environments.
"Because of the state of the economy, because of where people are focusing their time, that CSR [corporate social responsibility] agenda has become less important over time," said James Rowe."
Indeed's decision to opt out of Dublin's Pride festival this year has sparked discussions about the balance between corporate participation and the actual commitment to inclusion.
Making work environments more accessible in London is now a priority for businesses, with significant changes to infrastructure and employment practices for inclusivity.
Novisto, a Canadian startup launched in 2019, has secured $27 million in Series C funding to expand its corporate ESG tracking platform.
There's a big audience out there that supports [...] inclusivity, and they use their dollar to show their support for brands that support a world that is open and inclusive.
You can't have an election come and all of a sudden, change your old positions. If an election determines your commitment to fairness, then fine, you have a right to withdraw from us, but then we have a right to withdraw from you.
