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White House backs Facebook wage policy
2015-05-13 21:26:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The White House praised Facebook's new policy to require a $15-per-hour (9.53) minimum wage for contractors who do a "substantial amount of work" for the firm.
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Renishaw backs initiative to bring British manufacturing into the 21st century
2015-05-12 20:42:03| Renishaw News
A new website showcasing 21st century British manufacturing is due to be launched next week (April 23rd) at a high-profile event in London. www.madeherenow.com, the brainchild of former Financial Times Manufacturing Editor Peter Marsh, is looking to tell the story of modern-day industry through a series of articles, stunning pictures and video on four exemplar companies.
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CalPERS backs DuPont slate as Trian proxy fight showdown looms
2015-05-09 18:38:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
The California Public Employees' Retirement System backed E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in its proxy fight with activist investor Trian Fund Management, which the $305.3 billion pension fund criticized for having a "short-term focus."
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Bank of America Backs Away From Funding Coal Mining
2015-05-08 15:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: WASHINGTON -- Bank of America is cutting off its financing for coal extraction projects, the company announced at its shareholder meeting Wednesday. "With regard to coal, over the past several years, we have been gradually and consistently reducing our credit exposure to companies focused on coal mining," said Andrew Plepler, Bank of America's Corporate Social Responsibility executive, at the meeting. The new policy, he said, "reflects our decision to continue to reduce our credit exposure, over...
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Panel backs plan for nuclear waste disposal near Lake Huron
2015-05-07 07:53:15| Energy - Topix.net
A Canadian advisory panel Wednesday endorsed a fiercely debated plan to bury waste from nuclear power plants less than a mile from Lake Huron, saying it had concluded the project would pose no danger to the environment. The Joint Review Panel made its recommendation in a report to Canada's environment minister, Leona Aglukkaq, who is expected to render a decision within 120 days.
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