Results for April, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
April 30, 2018- Sainsbury’s confirms plans to merge with Asda and cut prices
- US insurers not doing enough on sustainability, new report shows
- Shell joins REDD+ Business Initiative in move to step up deforestation efforts
- Veolia launches online organic waste marketplace
- EU votes to ban bee-harming pesticides
Daily Media Briefing
April 27, 2018- Starbucks reports 150% increase in reusable cup use since introduction of 5p charge
- IBM teams up with jewellery companies to tackle blood diamonds with blockchain
- Report: Oil company values likely to fall within five years, warn asset managers
- Singaporean data privacy watchdog proposes new law to merge rules on spam & unsolicited calls
- Global warming and plastic waste top UK environmental concerns
A question of sustainability… Investors eye plant-based shift to alternative proteins
April 26, 2018 A surge in the sustainable proteins market is being driven by new consumer trends, but food companies are trailing in their response writes Aarti Ramachandran Read more >
Blockchain and sustainability – should you believe the hype?
April 26, 2018 Positioned as an exciting opportunity to enhance visibility within supply chains, Charlie Ashford explores the hype around blockchain. Read more >
The race for impact from sports sponsorship
April 26, 2018 With increasing money going into sports sponsorship, Mike Tuffrey asks can it yield a social return too? Read more >
Tackling modern slavery: Working with the hotel industry
April 26, 2018 As an industry where modern slavery is highly prevalent, Sian Lea discusses the role the hotel industry must play in tackling the human rights abuses that exist within their complex and multi-tiered supply chains. Read more >
Key takeaways from JUST Capital’s rankings on corporate tax reform
April 26, 2018 Rob Du Boff explains the findings of JUST Capital’s rankings on the controversial US corporate tax reform. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
April 26, 2018- Artificial intelligence research in the UK to be boosted by £300 million of public money
- Citigroup & Bank of America criticised by US senator for their firearms bans
- UK supermarkets launch voluntary pledge to cut plastic packaging
- Seven member states push for EU to raise climate targets
- Telstra ordered to pay AU$10 million after misleading billing charges
Daily Media Briefing
April 25, 2018- Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee within two years
- US environment agency proposes limits to science used in rulemaking
- SEC imposes $35 million fine over Yahoo data breach
- Legal and General plan to rescind investments based on companies’ climate change record
- UK runs without coal power for three days in a row
Daily Media Briefing
April 24, 2018- FIFA launches new carbon offset campaign for 2018 World Cup
- Singapore’s first zero-waste grocery store to open
- KPMG faces rare shareholder protest over General Electric and Wells Fargo audits
- YouTube reveals it removed 8.3 million videos from site over 3-month period
- Fortune 500 companies join AFF, GreenBlue on Forest Sustainability Tool