Results for 2013
Daily Media Briefing 20th December
December 20, 2013 Global farm research consortium doubles funding to $1 billion; UK factories to be paid to cut back electricity use; Half of 2014 world solar demand to come from Asia-Pacific; Amazon wages war with frustration free packaging Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 19th December
December 19, 2013 SolarCity brings power to schools in developing countries; Energy hungry employees costing UK firms £300 billion; New European clean air plan seeks to mitigate cost of pollution; Indian government floats Gandhi climate change scheme; Exclusivity deals that stop zero-hours workers seeking other jobs face ban Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 18th December
December 18, 2013 L’Occitane joins Business Call to Action focussing on shea butter production; EU edges forward with plans for green corporate reporting rules; Solution to China air pollution is more dirty coal at power plants; 91% of Americans say companies should implement more sustainability practices Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 17th December
December 17, 2013 Transparency International releases 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index; GSK to stop paying doctors to promote drugs; £1.3bn invested in UK clean energy infrastructure in 2013; First female head of Lloyd’s of London pledges diversity drive; Plastic bottle waste used to help fight MRSA Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 16th December
December 16, 2013 Renewable energy is UK’s second investment choice after property; Stores split over angora after Chinese ‘cruelty’ to rabbits; Small shops sign up for 5p bag charge; Mapping tool pinpoints countries most at risk of water stress; China introduces car quota for fourth city Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 13th December
December 13, 2013 Prince of Wales launches CFO sustainability network; Fuel efficiency reaches record high in the US; Less than 10 percent of Hong Kong’s listed companies reporting on carbon; Companies in Middle East must put human rights above the bottom line; UK gender pay gap widens Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 12th December
December 12, 2013 Comic Relief confirms it will review ethical investment strategy; Tesco to put ‘ugly’ fruit and veg on offer to cut food waste; New regulations make China impact assessments more transparent; China encourages power grid purchase of solar to boost capacity; ‘Green’ credit cards come of age Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 11th December
December 11, 2013 Fossil fuel companies under fire as Shanghai pollution soars; Call for companies to offer higher pay before calling on immigrants; General Motors chooses first female CEO of any global automaker; Cost savings fear if greenhouse gas targets are scaled back; Leonardo DiCaprio forms racing team to speed up sales of electric cars Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 10th December
December 10, 2013 Chinese NGOs blame brands for ignoring supply chain solutions; Corporate sustainability reports published by 93% of world’s largest companies; Sustainable food certification in the US gets ‘REAL’; UK Power stations switching to wood; National Trust given triple go-ahead for renewables project Read more >