Results for May, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
May 08, 2018- Amazon pauses Seattle expansion in response to proposed tax that would help the homeless
- Walmart takes on Amazon in India with Flipkart deal
- Sainsbury’s drops project to halve food waste
- Report: Textile certification schemes slammed for false promises
- Tourism responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
Daily Media Briefing
May 04, 2018- Allianz to stop selling insurance to coal companies
- EU plans to massively increase spending on climate change
- New York City Comptroller suggests Airbnb is crippling apartment supply
- Volkswagen former boss faces charges in US over “dieselgate”
- Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch
Daily Media Briefing
May 03, 2018- Commonwealth Bank admits to losing records for 20 million accounts
- Cambridge Analytica to close following Facebook data controversy
- Barclays unveils new ‘green trade loans’ for businesses
- Hawaii approves ban on sunscreens believed to kill coral reefs
- Wimbledon announces ban on plastic straws for 2018
Daily Media Briefing
May 02, 2018- Companies ignore calls for greater disclosure on labour practices
- Apple to buyback $100 billion in stock, in line with wider trend following US corporate tax reform
- Ben & Jerry’s and 350.org campaign for a freeze on Australian fossil fuel investments
- UN Climate Change secretariat releases first annual report
- EDF plan for tallest UK onshore wind turbines prompts outcry
Daily Media Briefing
May 01, 2018- Report: All countries in the Paris Agreement now have policies to fight climate change
- Unions at Disneyland, California push for vote on living wage
- Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for drinks cartons
- Australia pledges largest single investment to save Great Barrier Reef
- Venezuela stops paying $1 billion debt to Canadian gold miner