Results for June, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
June 29, 2018- Nestlé suspended from Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
- Prominent surgeon to head Berkshire, Amazon, JPMorgan health venture
- California passes sweeping law to protect online privacy
- Norway pledges £12 million to global fight against forest crime
- BP buys UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company
Making supermarkets plastic free
June 28, 2018 Richard Walker explains Iceland's pledge to become the first major retailer to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products by 2023. Read more >
So… Trump is wrong about climate change, what are you doing about it?
June 28, 2018 Amidst a landscape of promises, targets and metrics Charlotte Slaven explores what we should expect from “climate leaders” in 2018. Read more >
Purpose pays – the evidence is clear
June 28, 2018 The number of purpose-led businesses is growing, says Mike Tuffrey, and the evidence of pay-back for business and society is growing too. Read more >
Investing in a Just Transition: integrating a social dimension into investor climate strategies
June 28, 2018 The goal of a just transition for workers and communities was included as part of the Paris Agreement, but this is an often overlooked part of an investment climate strategy. Nick Robins et al. make the case for change and provide a plan of action. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
June 28, 2018- Airbnb comes out against Supreme Court decision upholding Trump travel ban
- Singapore slides to third place in 2018 sustainable trade index
- Housing and car industries should be “ashamed” of climate record
- United Utilities to reap rewards from AI-assisted energy efficiency tech
- SFO to prosecute Monaco-based Unaoil on corruption charges
Daily Media Briefing
June 27, 2018- Uber wins 15-month probationary licence to work in London
- 3M launches one of Singapore’s largest solar farms
- Facebook to reverse ban on cryptocurrency ads
- One football pitch of forest lost every second in 2017
- VW opens Chinese ‘mega-factory’ to accelerate electric vehicles
Daily Media Briefing
June 26, 2018- Amazon faces staff backlash over work with US government
- Google criticised for push against EU copyright reform
- Wilmar acts over “unethical” palm oil suppliers
- US court dismisses climate change lawsuits against top oil companies
- Morrisons’ paper bag switch is bad for global warming, say critics
Daily Media Briefing
June 25, 2018- Uber to begin appeal over London licence denial
- UK ministers shake up contract bidding rules to include social value component
- Australia orders “world first” sexual harassment inquiry
- Child labour rampant in tobacco industry
- India to bring forward 100,000 megawatts of new solar power
Daily Media Briefing
June 22, 2018- Facebook should be dumped by all sustainable funds, Nordea says
- Shell joins Carbon Trust programme to drive lower offshore wind costs
- Wind and solar will reach 50% of global generation by 2050
- Netflix paid no UK corporate tax in 2017 – and received a €200k rebate
- MPs to examine environmental footprint of UK fashion industry