Results for September, 2017
Daily Media Briefing
September 15, 2017- UK bookshops pay tax at rate ‘11 times higher than Amazon’
- CDP: Businesses failing to capture financial gains from environmental performance
- Control Union, H&M launch tool to improve sourcing, transparency for apparel industry
- The entrepreneurs turning carbon dioxide into fuels
- Google sued by 3 female ex-employees over gender pay gap
Daily Media Briefing
September 14, 2017- Investors call on the wold’s largest banks to disclose climate-related financial information
- Chocolate industry drives rainforest disaster in Ivory Coast
- M&Ms’s new ad is selling renewable energy and wind power
- Evian unveils carbon-neutral bottling site
- How US firms are defying Trump to boost renewable power demand
Daily Media Briefing
September 13, 2017- BT sets 87% carbon reduction target to help meet Paris Agreement goals
- Philip Morris to shift its business to smoke-free products
- First Singapore Sustainability Reporting Awards announce winners
- Two third of investors plan to increase their climate-related investment
- Chatbot offers legal help to Equifax data breach victims
Daily Media Briefing
September 12, 2017- Water-hungry food companies ignoring supply chain risks, report finds
- UN Women and technology leaders launch Global Innovation Coalition for Change
- In the Caribbean, rebuilding nations — and the tourism industry
- Volkswagen spends billions more on electric cars in search for mass market
- Halfords and Prudential criticised over unpaid traineeships
Daily Media Briefing
September 11, 2017- New land use guidance launched to help slash global supply chain emissions
- CARE and more than forty CEOs urge US Secretary of State to prioritise women & girls’ rights
- Silicon Valley investors struggle to react to harassment scandals
- Vanguard names climate risk as defining investment theme
- UK pension scheme NEST withdraws investment from low carbon laggards
Dull but important – why corporate governance matters
September 11, 2017 Signs are just starting to show a new approach to how our major corporations are governed and held to account, says Mike Tuffrey. However few are getting excited about it. Read more >
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September 08, 2017- Equifax reveals hack that likely exposed data of 143 million customers
- F.D.A. accuses Pfizer of failing to investigate malfunctions
- Green Investment Group makes first investment under Macquarie control
- UN High-Level Panel puts the spotlight on business to advance women’s economic empowerment
- Report: North America lags behind Europe and Asia in sustainability reporting
Daily Media Briefing
September 07, 2017- Results announced for 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review
- More than a third of UK businesses are failing to combat modern slavery, study shows
- Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign
- UK government urges business to publicly back Brexit stance
- Ikea offers month-long paternity leave to Singaporean employees
How business can help end the global water and sanitation crisis
September 06, 2017 WaterAid’s new report shows that collaboration between business and the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector could drive substantial progress towards reaching everyone, everywhere with taps and toilets by 2030. Ruth Romer introduces the potential it found. Read more >