Results for June, 2015
Daily Media Briefing
June 30, 2015- Virgin Atlantic decouples profitability from carbon
- Climate change plans require urgent action, UK government warned
- Report: Major gap in sustainability adoption between large and small office buildings
- Impact investment funds providing healthy returns
- China: Labour experts says Walmart workers have no collective bargaining power despite unionisation
Daily Media Briefing
June 29, 2015- Survey reveals UK businesses are facing a "sustainability crunch"
- ActionAid: Malawi lost $43 million to Paladin due to “complex corporate structures”
- EU-China pact set to call for ambitious Paris climate deal, say reports
- Sustainable stock exchange ranking reveals impacts of regulation
- Unilever launches global crowdsourcing campaign for sustainable innovation
Daily Media Briefing
June 26, 2015- Top consumer brands pledge to halve food waste by 2025
- Bill Gates to double investment in renewable energy projects
- S&P Dow Jones launches new indices for sustainable investors
- France cracks down on Uber service after protests
- Lancashire county council rejects Cuadrilla fracking bid
Daily Media Briefing
June 25, 2015- Dutch government ordered to cut carbon emissions in landmark ruling
- Climate change should be top foreign policy priority, G7 study says
- “Set target” for integrated sustainability reporting by business – UN told
- Report: Credit agencies are ignoring climate risk
- UK Green Investment Bank to be part-privatised
Daily Media Briefing
June 24, 2015- Report: Five seismic shifts to shake global electricity over the next 25 years
- Top US retailers drop confederate flag merchandise
- GSK and Unilever among 17 companies fined for historical price-fixing in Belgium
- Circular economy could boost UK GDP by £29 billion
- UK regulators plan to extend bank bonus clawback to 10 years
Daily Media Briefing
June 23, 2015- Starbucks allocates £19m for farmers fighting climate change
- Cargill and PwC link up on supply-chain sustainability
- Survey: HR practitioners not confident in wellbeing policies
- IBM teams up with The Weather Company for emergency tech
- Asia renewable bond market set for take-off
- Report: Fossil fuel addiction harms health as well as the planet
Daily Media Briefing
June 22, 2015- Report: Aid donors’ flagship investment deal causing hardship and displacement for Tanzanian farmers
- Palm oil giants to investigate company found razing Papuan rainforest
- Clean energy 'creates more jobs than fossil fuels', report claims
- Singapore to produce electricity from water sludge, food waste
- OECD: Large banking sectors fuel inequality and slow growth
Daily Media Briefing
June 19, 2015- Major snack food brands continue to lag on palm oil commitments, says RAN
- Obama administration secures $4bn from private sector to back cleantech
- European Commission urged to adopt circular economy measures
- 'Once in generation' chance to reform climate insurance
- Transparency watchdog orders UK Ministers to publish censored fracking report
Daily Media Briefing
June 18, 2015- Lego Group investing $150m in R&D for sustainable materials
- Four multinationals shifting their business models for sustainability
- Goldman Sachs restricts intern workday to 17 hours in wake of burnout death
- Brussels strikes at ‘sweetheart’ tax deals for multinationals
- Bees contribute more to British economy than Royal Family
Daily Media Briefing
June 17, 2015- Nestlé cuts Africa workforce as middle class growth disappoints
- FAO launches digital platform on family farming
- Global water supplies are ‘in distress’, scientists warn
- UN expert group calls for accountability of public and private sectors
- Consumers willing to pay more for sustainable palm oil, study finds