Results for May, 2013
Daily Media Briefing 20th May
May 20, 2013 M&S under fire for ‘Amazon like’ tax scheme; Green Investment Bank makes £5m biomass commitment; Development underway for first transgenic sugarcane plantation; BT suppliers cut carbon footprint; Private sector should invest more in natural disaster risk reduction Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 17th May
May 17, 2013 World Bank reintroduces large-scale hydropower projects; UK Energy Bill could pass this summer as date confirmed for next stage; Jewellery manufacturer Chopard goes green; Ethical app gives users the choice to 'Buycott' Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 16th May
May 16, 2013 Amazon grants almost match tax bill; Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills workers; Number of women on FTSE 100 boards stalls; China says EU solar duties to "seriously harm" trade ties; BP to seek UK PM’s help as oil spill costs escalate Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 15th May
May 15, 2013 European Commission raids oil groups over price benchmarks; Singapore cracks down on cross-border tax evasion; Walmart outlines own Bangladesh safety plans; Rockefeller Foundation launches $100m initiative; UK Environmental Industries Commission to access Chinese market Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 14th May
May 14, 2013 Bloomberg users’ messages leaked online; Indian drug maker Ranbaxy pleads guilty over drug safety; Fashion chains sign deal for worker safety; South Korea to launch world's most ambitious carbon trading scheme Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 13th May
May 13, 2013 Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vietnam firms' land grab; Palm oil company evicted after violation of RSPO standards; Rwanda crafts e-waste law to reduce environmental impact; BMW says EU’s emissions standards are “impossible to meet Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 10th May
May 10, 2013 MasterCard teams up with Nigeria to boost financial inclusion; Second Bangladesh factory incident puts renewed pressure on clothing firms; Save the Children and GlaxoSmithKline partner to save a million lives; McDonald's to reveal sourcing secrets; China penalises factories for pollutions Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th May
May 09, 2013 Green Investment Bank's chief plans to borrow and raise debt; Coca-Cola announces global commitments to help fight obesity; Delhi banks accused of money laundering; Deutsche Bank launch programme to tackle youth unemployment; Zimbabwe short on climate change funds Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 8th May
May 08, 2013 Oil palm smallholders get financial aid for certification; Indonesian Government prepares incentives for green industry; Chemical manufacturers pledge product safety; Sustainability awareness high in Asean but accountability still weak; Adidas takes supplier communication ‘to the next level’; Biomass satellite to monitor Earth's forests Read more >