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Daily Media Briefing
April 16, 2014- European Parliament passes “landmark” environmental and social reporting law
- Global auto industry accelerates action on conflict minerals
- U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fall 10% since 2005
- UK money transfer firms accused of excessive charges on Africa remittances
Daily Media Briefing
April 01, 2014- Water shortages pose growing risk for American companies
- UN agency criticises Qatar over migrant workers' rights
- Unilever, Philips, 3M call for stronger energy-efficiency goals in Europe
- Norway leads EU renewable energy production; UK lags behind
- US companies stockpile nearly a trillion dollars offshore
Could the CSR community finally get a grip on the thorny issue of tax avoidance?
March 31, 2014 Paul Monaghan explains how the new Fair Tax Mark addresses a rising issue for responsible businesses. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
March 28, 2014- World's largest automakers reach landmark agreement on responsible supplier standards
- Investors call for supply chain transparency legislation in UK modern slavery bill
- A fifth of UK big businesses pay no corporation tax
- First China CERs come to market, sixth pilot exchange starts next week
- Renewable electricity share at 15% in 2013 as UK emissions fall 2%
Daily Media Briefing
March 27, 2014- UK ethical consumer market now worth £54 billion – up 12% in 2012
- India’s Congress party pledges jobs for low-caste workers
- GSK ‘public-private’ deal heralds revolution in search for new drug treatments
- UK announces competition inquiry into ‘Big Six’ energy firms
- Draft principles for sustainable beef production open for public comment
Daily Media Briefing
March 20, 2014- Unilever issues first ever green sustainability bond
- Orange France investigates second wave of suicides among staff
- UK Budget 2014: “dirty business as usual” and social enterprise tax boost
- Singapore held up as “test bed” for sustainable innovation
- Greenhouse gas rise ‘will boost crop yield’
Daily Media Briefing
March 14, 2014- Environmental taxes could add €35 billion to EU revenue by 2016
- Green light for GM: report recommends roll-out in UK
- Aung San Suu Kyi launches health and education foundation
- Food Lion propels sea change in responsible fish sourcing
- Only half of UK firms audit suppliers’ ethical behaviour
- Formula One goes green as first hybrid engine is tested in Australia
Daily Media Briefing
February 26, 2014- Credit Suisse ‘aided’ US tax evaders
- Ikea subsidiary loses forestry accreditation over harvesting of wildlife habitats
- Confidential papers raise fears over conflict gold
- Japan retains role for nuclear in new energy strategy
- New standards urge financial sector to address sustainability issues
Daily Media Briefing
February 20, 2014- New Fair Tax Mark highlights responsible business
- 500 Indian migrant workers die in build-up to Qatar World Cup
- UK women in work at record numbers
- Sainsbury’s wine labels to display calorie counts
- Red throated diver bird kills off second phase of wind farm
Daily Media Briefing
February 18, 2014- Kellogg’s to stop buying deforested palm oil amid pressure
- New York and California lawmakers move to ban microbeads
- Deep-sea mining must responsibly respect ecosystems, say scientists
- Fifth of energy saving products make “misleading” efficiency claims
- UK high street chiefs suggests energy tax to replace business rates