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From Audi to Volkswagen: How are big carmakers approaching the EV transition?
After Ford and Jaguar announced plans to go fully electric this week, edie looks at the commitments the world s biggest carmakers have made to electrify their vehicle portfolios.
Read on to find out how 16 of the world s biggest carmakers are approaching the EV transition. Images (clockwise from top left): Nissan, BMW, JLR, GM
To say that it has been a busy week for electric vehicle (EV) news would be an understatement.
On Monday (15 February), Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced a new business strategy headlined by a commitment to stop producing petrol and diesel vehicles under its Jaguar brand by 2025 and switch to electric-only models. Given that Jaguar only produces one pure-electric model at present and outsources production, the commitment marks a major shift for the firm.
Big businesses failing to protect human rights amid Covid-19, study reveals edie.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edie.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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World Benchmarking Alliance & CHRB study shows most companies have failed to adequately manage human rights risks & impacts of COVID-19 COVID-19 and human rights study , 11 February 2021
. [T]he World Benchmarking Alliance decided to supplement the 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark [CHRB] assessment with a separate study, which considers how the same 229 companies have been impacted by, and have responded to, the increased human right risks and impacts associated with the COVID-19 crisis.
KEY FINDING 1: Broad adoption of some measures and leading practices by a few companies show that a good response to the pandemic is possible
KEY FINDING 2: Whilst some companies took steps to protect their workers, most still need to respond to COVID-19 human rights risks and impacts beyond their four walls.