Results for August, 2014
Daily Media Briefing
August 29, 2014- Child labour scandal at another Samsung supplier factory in China
- Smallholder cotton farmers urged to help reduce water footprint
- Burger King urged to use planned merger to introduce robust sustainable palm oil policies
- WWF launches guide to help Singapore banks implement ESG practice
- Shell submits new plan for Arctic oil drilling
Daily Media Briefing
August 28, 2014- Central American farmers generate energy from coffee wastewater
- Indonesian authorities to step up audits of oil palm companies
- Dropcountr launches a new app to manage water usage
- Overcharging by outsourcing giant Serco costs NHS millions
- FCA fines RBS £14.5m over mortgage advice failures
Daily Media Briefing
August 26, 2014- Coca-Cola abandons Indian bottling plant amid water use criticism
- Architects across the world commit to net-zero energy buildings
- Solaric to expand home solar energy in Bangladesh
- China regulates corporate transparency
- Morrisons uncorks carbon savings with new screw cap
Daily Media Briefing
August 22, 2014- Indonesian President vows to get tough on haze offenders
- Electric Grand Prix to be powered by algae
- India court orders Uranium Corp. to probe deformities near mines
- EDF pays out £3m over complaints fiasco
- Online shop for circular economy products launched
Daily Media Briefing
August 21, 2014- Nestlé moves toward humane treatment of animals at its suppliers
- Microsoft drops membership of anti-renewables lobbying group
- ‘Clean coal’ advert banned by UK watchdog
- Toms set to expand global reach of philanthropic model with Bain Capital
- UK water and waste management sectors create Trailblazer Apprenticeships
Daily Media Briefing
August 20, 2014- Telenor uncovers child labour among Myanmar suppliers
- Heinz recalls four batches of infant food in China
- Sharing economy poised to hit £9 billion in the UK by 2025
- Veolia seeks to turn rubbish dump into solar farm
- WEF blueprint defines the corporate sustainability spectrum
Daily Media Briefing
August 18, 2014- Big business increasingly being held to account on climate from shareholders
- DNV GL and UNEP team up to advance green energy in developing countries
- Collecting discarded plastic for a better quality of life
- China finds Mercedes-Benz guilty of price fixing
- UK banks ‘abused’ loan guarantee for firms
