Results for March, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
March 29, 2018- Pharma company investors set to vote on executive pay and drug pricing
- Walmart urges Chinese suppliers to cut CO2 by 50 million tonnes per year
- Report: Mexico private security boom has increased corruption and use of force
- UK reverses opposition to tough EU recycling targets
- Facebook to limit use of data brokers for ad targeting
Daily Media Briefing
March 28, 2018- Report: “Extreme” fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump
- Facebook users sue over collection of call and text history
- Chinese hackers ordered to report software holes to spy agency
- Report: Pregnant migrant workers in Asia face discrimination and deportation
- New material made from desert sand could offer low-carbon alternative to concrete
Daily Media Briefing
March 27, 2018- DPD to offer couriers sick pay and abolish fines after driver’s death
- Olam follows Danone in signing sustainability-linked loan facility
- Nestlé harnesses science to reduce the sugar in chocolate
- US regulator and state attorneys seek answers from Facebook
- Holland & Barrett to stop selling krill-based health supplements due to concerns over Antarctic wildlife
Daily Media Briefing
March 26, 2018- Uber exits south-east Asia with sale to rival Grab
- Americans less likely to trust Facebook than rivals on personal data
- Shell faces shareholder push on climate change goals
- Pilot scheme seeks to produce first “ethical cobalt” from the Democratic Republic of Congo
- US asks China to reconsider ban on foreign waste
Daily Media Briefing
March 23, 2018- Microsoft signs largest corporate solar agreement in US
- Britain intends to stay in Europe’s carbon market until at least 2020
- Mining companies struggle with wave of tax increases
- Great Pacific garbage patch found to be 16 times larger than previously thought
- Scientists use DNA-editing to dispense with the need for hops in brewing
Climate risks – an opportunity for plain speaking and taking action
March 22, 2018 Is concern about global warming getting lost in an alphabet soup of new initiatives? Mike Tuffrey argues that the new TCFD guidance is important, for action taking, not just reporting. Read more >
Interview: Understanding corporate behaviour through company culture
March 22, 2018 Following the release of the Institute of Business Ethics' latest report Peter Montagnon answers Corporate Citizenship's questions on the importance of understanding company culture and its impact on business. Read more >
Confronting root causes of forced labour: promising avenues for change
March 22, 2018 Current government and industry initiatives have proved insufficient for governing labour standards. Joined-up thinking between stakeholders and a global worker movement point to a way forward, writes Genevieve LeBaron and Penelope Kyritsis. Read more >
Purposeful work and sustainability
March 22, 2018 Corporate purpose in the workplace can be the key to unlocking the full potential of an engaged workforce. Nadine Exter writes. Read more >