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More businesses must work with suppliers to curb climate change: study

Too few businesses are working with their suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to study that praised 29 companies including General Motors , Sky and Sony Corp for taking the lead. “The supply chain is the new frontier in environmental responsibility – an area rich with opportunity that remains mostly unexplored,” non-profit group CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, wrote in its report published on Tuesday.

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Obama says countries must move in concert on tax avoidance

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that the United States had to move in concert with other countries on the issue of tax avoidance, as some U.S. allies were “racing to the bottom” with their tax policies. The European Commission said last …

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General Motors settles ignition-switch cases

(Reuters) – General Motors Co said it settled the remaining two ignition-switch cases for an undisclosed amount in a series of six test trials over the defect The remaining trials were

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GM recalling nearly 290,000 U.S. cars for air bag defect

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Co said Thursday it is recalling nearly 290,000 older Chevrolet Impala cars in the United States because the air bag may not deploy in the event of the crash. The largest U.S. automaker said the front passenger seat frame in the 2009 and 2010 model Impala cars may rub against and damage electrical wires, which could cause the airbag fuse to short. Dealers will add anti-

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Trump criticizes GM for Mexico investments

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rebuked General Motors Co on Tuesday, widening his criticism of American companies that have invested in Mexico. Trump has made criticism of Ford Motor Co a staple of his campaign speeches for more than a year, repeatedly suggesting that the…

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U.S. judge rejects motion to review GM ignition switch deal

The motion filed by Lance Cooper, a Georgia attorney who first publicly exposed the defect, accused a lawyer leading federal litigation over the switch, Robert Hilliard, of mismanaging the cases and negotiating a multimillion dollar settlement primarily to benefit his own clients, rather than all plaintiffs. Cooper had asked U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan, who oversees the federal switch litigation…

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