Results for 2014
Daily Media Briefing
June 09, 2014- British businesses urged to ‘show leadership in charity work and philanthropy’
- Singapore firms prepare for extension of re-employment age
- Air conditioning raising night-time temperatures in the US
- Southampton company creates plastic from trees
- Britain becomes haven for US companies keen to cut tax bills
Daily Media Briefing
June 06, 2014- New mutual fund backs companies led by women
- Coca-Cola replenishes 108.5 billion litres of water back to communities
- Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance
- Bangladeshi farmers caught in row over $600,000 GM aubergine trial
- The UPS Foundation donates $7.9 million to support diversity and economic empowerment
Daily Media Briefing
June 05, 2014- World Cities Summit: Singapore welcomes 20,000 delegates to talk sustainability
- Finland to crack down on tax evasion, corruption and abuse
- After bribery scandal, high-level departures at Walmart
- Conservationists split over 'biodiversity offsetting' plans
- Singapore: Five construction companies charged for breaching employment laws
Power to the people: Crowdfunding and community resolve could provide a clean energy turbo boost
June 05, 2014 Ramsay Dunning, General Manager of Co-operative Energy, argues that new sources of funding could herald a clean energy revolution. Read more >
Filling global gaps in supply chain transparency
June 05, 2014 Sedex’s Mark Robertson says that making supply chain data more open will level the sustainability playing field for millions of small companies. Read more >
Global goals, fewer squabbles
June 05, 2014 Progress towards sustainable development goals offers hope for a constructive role for companies, says Briefing founder Mike Tuffrey. Read more >
Football: it’s NOT just a game
June 05, 2014 Hugh Macpherson discusses the important role large scale sporting events like the World Cup play in highlighting social and environmental injustices around the world. Read more >
The living wage: why you can’t afford to ignore it
June 04, 2014 Mitun Majumdar says that the living wage is becoming an important benchmark that global companies must confront. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
June 04, 2014- Majority of Fortune 100 companies have policies on human trafficking and forced labour
- BT calls up wind farm savings with £440m investment
- UK to boost fracking, scrap zero-carbon homes
- London Stock Exchange joins UN sustainability initiative
- A chic idea for China’s green-minded set
Daily Media Briefing
June 03, 2014- Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Samsung, Tata, Unilever and Nestlé top list of world’s most responsible companies
- ‘Business for peace’ initiatives gaining traction
- China plans absolute CO2 cap for first time
- Mondelez International Foundation to bring better health to more than one million children in five countries
- Google to spend more than $1bn on satellite internet, reports indicate