Du Bois’ study, published in 1899, detailed the social conditions of poor Black residents of the Seventh Ward. The area is now home to some of Philadelphia’s ritziest neighborhoods.
NYPD police officers march onto Columbia University’s campus in New York City on April 30, 2024.
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While most colleges and universities have their own police units, some schools, like Columbia University, have only private security − and then can call in outside police when they feel it is needed.
Inquiry into supermarkets finds that the mandatory code should apply to supermarkets with annual revenues of more than $5 billion and should consider increasing infringement notice amounts.
Public pressure for greater sanctions on Russia also affects western companies that have not yet left the country.
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Simon Evenett, University of St.Gallen y Niccolò Pisani, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Research aims to provide a better idea about why some multinationals are ‘trapped’ in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
A recent study found oilsands producers could be four times more likely to default on loans by 2050 if global temperatures stay within 2 C of warming.
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Many students and professors at US colleges and universities want their schools to divest holdings in fossil fuel companies, but it’s a hard sell for school administrators.
European Commission vice-presidents Valdis Dombrovskis and Jyrki Katainen present new EC initiatives on sustainable finance in 2018.
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Once a niche market, sustainable finance is now expanding and accelerating, yet too few universities have committed their finance programmes to these issues. The time has come for change.
Suncor’s plant in the oilsands in Fort McMurray Alta. Divesting in fossil fuels can not only help combat climate change, but can also increase investors’ returns, according to a new analysis.
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A recent study suggests that divesting in fossil fuels not only allows investors to address their climate change concerns, it also reduces financial risks and increases financial returns.
Research found that media largely frame debate about oil and gas developments in New Zealand around how drilling should take place, rather than whether it should happen at all.
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Sophie Bond, University of Otago; Amanda Thomas, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington y Gradon Diprose, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Researchers find that mainstream media in New Zealand tend to present fossil fuel development as positive for the economy, while framing opponents as irrational and extremist.
A protest against fossil fuels at a coal mine in 2016.
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An analysis of media coverage provides lessons for how to move the climate debate forward and other highly polarized issues.
A polar bear walks over sea ice floating in the Victoria Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in July 2017. Research suggests that divesting in fossil fuels could help nations meet their climate change goals.
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Fossil fuel divestment apparently works. Research suggests announcements of divestments have a significant impact on the fossil fuel industry’s share prices.
The Rhodes Must Fall movement accused the University of Cape Town of having blood on its hands for investing in the mining company Lonmin.
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Universities have the power to transform society not just through how they operate their campuses, but also through how they invest their endowments and pensions funds.
Spanish activists protest against retailers using factories in a building in Bangladesh which collapsed, killing more than 600 people.
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“Shaming campaigns” have been successful in attracting attention to transnational issues like inhumane working conditions and environmental degradation. But shaming guilty corporations is only the first step.
Protesters hold up signs during a march and rally against Donald Trump in Los Angeles, California.
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A grassroots opposition movement against the Donald Trump presidency is growing. The question is can it be harnessed into globalised sanctions campaign?