Results for December, 2017
Daily Media Briefing
December 22, 2017- Microsoft moves to end secrecy in sexual harassment claims
- Ford apologises for sexual harassment at Chicago factories
- BHP to exit World Coal Association over climate policy
- Make supermarkets and drinks firms pay for plastic recycling, say British MPs
- Facebook scraps fake news warning flags
Daily Media Briefing
December 21, 2017- Global disasters in 2017 caused an estimated $306 billion in economic losses, says Swiss Re
- China to require polluters to pay for environmental damage
- Uber to face stricter EU regulation after ECJ rules it is transport firm
- New York Pension Fund to explore strategy to divest from fossil fuels
- A small number of farms are responsible for the majority of antibiotic use
Daily Media Briefing
December 20, 2017- Sexual misconduct is rampant at Ford's Chicago plants, say the women who work there
- Survey: Corporates 'not adequately prepared' for new climate disclosure calls
- China launches world’s biggest carbon market
- Marks & Spencer is first supermarket to publish data on antibiotics in supply chain
- Green groups rally against 'plague' of Christmas plastic waste
Daily Media Briefing
December 19, 2017- Boost for fossil fuel divestment as UK eases pension rules
- Twitter's hate speech rules are expanded
- Top British firms named and shamed on PM's fat cat pay list
- Wendy’s to cut antibiotic use in beef supply chain
- Chile bans bottom sea trawling in 98% of its exclusive economic zone
Daily Media Briefing
December 18, 2017- Corporate giants urge EU to back 35% renewables target
- Corporates set to miss zero-deforestation targets for 2020
- UK government failing in its bid to tackle modern slavery, audit report finds
- Lafarge ex-CEO denies knowing of Syria payments
- Facebook admits it poses mental health risk – but says using site more can help
Daily Media Briefing
December 15, 2017- Gender pay gap data altered by companies
- National Australia Bank stops all lending for new thermal coal projects
- Report: Jewellers 'must do more' to combat potential human rights abuses
- US Labour Board reverses ruling that helped workers fight chains
- Singapore Environment Council awards first enhanced green label to Kimberly-Clark
Tax strategy reporting among the FTSE 50 – slow to surface
December 15, 2017 New analysis has found that the majority of FTSE 50 companies have not followed Government and HMRC Guidance on publishing their tax strategies. Despite many businesses being slow on the uptake, there are still some examples of excellence writes Paul Monaghan. Read more >
‘Tis the season of… too much consumption, and year end predictions
December 14, 2017 As the year draws to a close, Mike Tuffrey hazards a prediction about a rising trend in 2018 – a backlash by consumers about how companies use their data. Read more >
SDGs versus Trump: Who will triumph?
December 14, 2017 Can the SDGs, and the progressive and collaborative mind-set they represent, successfully bridge a fractious political landscape? Fiona Roberts writes. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
December 14, 2017- Barclays launches new range of green finance products
- Microsoft doubles down on its ‘AI for Earth’ initiative, pledging $50M at Paris Summit
- Paris Summit: Sainsbury's and Unilever sign up to blockchain trials for supply chain practices
- Major UK retailers face legal threat over marketing its food with 'fake farm' names
- Survey: Trust in business to behave ethically recovers slightly