Results for Consumers
Daily Media Briefing 15th August
August 15, 2013 Google tells US court: Gmail users can’t expect privacy; Samsung faces £70 million damages claim over working conditions; Spawning a sustainable industry for farm raised salmon; China to invest in energy saving industries to tackle pollution; Head of Indonesia energy regulator held in corruption probe Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 14th August
August 14, 2013 Softbank's Yahoo! Japan refuses to take down ads selling elephant ivory, whale products; Danish pension fund backs UK straw fuelled power plant; Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water; Coca-Cola launches new reuse and recycling initiative Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 13th August
August 13, 2013 Climate change “firmly established” as a material risk for investors; Report: Food companies and investors ignore environmental risks at their peril; Only a tenth of EU solar waste recycled; California aims to push renewable energy storage; Unpaid bills blamed for Thames Water bill increase Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th August
August 09, 2013 Restaurants in China to pay the price for diners’ leftovers; Just one complaint to Irish Sun over dropping topless models; Norway’s oil fund urged to boost ethical credentials; Banks need to reconnect with society; We need to frack more, says Cameron Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 7th August
August 07, 2013 Mondelez and Kellogg among food brands backing campaign to push ‘Facts Up Front’ labelling; Global chemicals industry must brace itself for higher water prices; US to cut biofuel blending requirement; Rubbish scheme heats up to cut London energy bills; Zero-hours work kept down UK dole queues, says CBI Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st August
August 01, 2013 Major smartphone companies tackle illegal tin mining concerns; Fast food strikes intensify in seven US cities; EU sets first sanctions for overfishing; BMW hits roadblock in China on green measures; British Gas to offer free power on Saturdays Read more >
The art of capturing the non-ethical consumer
July 31, 2013Stephanie Caun says that companies making “ethical” products must be careful not to exclude the mainstream consumer.
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Daily Media Briefing 31st July
July 31, 2013 Lords say Amazon-style tax avoidance schemes must end; Sainsbury's and Tesco in ethical price war; US fracking industry wasting $1 billion a year in gas flaring; Value of recycling reward schemes to be investigated; Green tech for growth Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 30th July
July 30, 2013 Apple supplier accused of labour violations at China iPhone plants; Credit Suisse loses age bias case; Shale company Cuadrilla hit by fracking protest; GMO companies launch website to fight anti-biotech movement Read more >