Results for May, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
May 31, 2018- Evening Standard denies taking cash from Uber and Google for “favourable” news coverage
- “Racism is not a known side effect,” Ambien maker says after drug blamed for racist tweets
- Canadian government under fire for buying troubled oil pipeline
- Mars to shift to 100 percent renewable energy for its Australian operations
- China’s pollution controls catch foreign companies out
Water stewardship and business value: Creating abundance from scarcity
May 30, 2018 Will Sarni & David Grant share their thoughts on technology's role in water stewardship and in generating water abundance Read more >
Interview: Kingfisher’s Sustainable Growth Plan
May 30, 2018 Caroline Laurie answers Corporate Citizenship's questions about Kingfisher's new Sustainable Growth Plan. Read more >
Why CEOs need to become activists in sustainability
May 30, 2018 Digital opinion analysis points to a demand from consumers for CEOs to take a stand on social issues with global implications. Could this signal a new age of a ‘race to the top’ in corporate sustainability commitments? Clarissa Watson writes. Read more >
Careless talk hinders progress
May 30, 2018 Mike Tuffrey laments our use of loose language and loss of focus on the end goal or purpose of business – and proposes a solution. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
May 30, 2018- Starbucks closes 8,000 stores in US for racial-bias training
- RBS cuts lending to new coal and Arctic oil projects
- Ben & Jerry’s blockchain pilot allows customers to buy carbon-offset ice cream
- China’s carbon emissions set for fastest growth in seven years
- Dutch government appeals against court ruling over emissions cuts
Daily Media Briefing
May 29, 2018- Leading copper producer pushes for gender diversity - with all-male board
- World’s largest insurers stalling on UN climate challenges
- European Commission moves to ban single-use plastics
- Renewables not to blame for rising power costs: ACCC boss
- De Beers to sell diamonds made in a lab
Daily Media Briefing
May 25, 2018- Irish anti-abortion campaigners dodge Google's ad ban
- McDonald's sees off plastic straw campaign
- Walmart and Target push for sustainable cosmetics with industry scorecard
- India tea workers live in 'appalling' conditions on $2 a day
- NFL teams to be fined if players kneel during anthem
Daily Media Briefing
May 24, 2018- Concerns raised over healthiness of major food & beverage companies’ products
- Asset managers agree on 8 questions to put to companies
- Brexit, Trump wouldn't have happened without Facebook
- New York Stock Exchange appoints first female leader
- Congress approves first big Dodd-Frank rollback
Daily Media Briefing
May 23, 2018- Shell boss hit by shareholder revolt over £8 million pay
- Legal & General launches fund to boost gender diversity
- Most GDPR emails unnecessary and some illegal, say experts
- “Climate change is real,” carmakers tell White House in letter
- Report: Global carbon market increases by 56% in one year, says World Bank