Results for August, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
August 16, 2018- Britain's CEO pay climbs 11% in one year — as working wages flatline
- Number of female CEOs at Fortune 500 companies drops by 25 percent
- Thailand to ban imports of high-tech trash and plastic waste
- Oil firms use secretive court hearing in bid to stop Vietnam taxing their profits
- UN Global Compact: Corporates must stop 'cherry-picking' the SDGs
Daily Media Briefing
August 15, 2018- Sanjeev Gupta: $1bn South Australia renewable energy plan will mean cheaper power
- Dutch Banking Sector Agreement partners publish annual report with new analysis of cocoa sector
- UBS doubles sustainable portfolio of assets to almost £2bn
- UN: Soil health 'essential' to beating climate change and meeting SDGs
- Alphabet’s ‘Digital City’ Eyes World’s Biggest Timber Project
Daily Media Briefing
August 14, 2018- Investors worth $6.7 trillion urge RSPO to strengthen palm oil standards
- Royal Mail fined record £50 million for allegedly breaking competition law
- “Due diligence” on AU$444 million Great Barrier Reef grant was for separate project
- Facebook leads record clean power purchases in 2018
- DBS and Wilmar sign US$100 million sustainability linked-loan
Daily Media Briefing
August 13, 2018- UK Government publishes Civil Society Strategy
- The International Olympic Committee commissions move toward gender equality
- Nike hit with lawsuit from four women who allege gender discirmination
- Australia urged to restrict Monsanto's Roundup after US court rules it caused cancer
- Brazil cuts emissions from deforestation two years ahead of schedule
Daily Media Briefing
August 10, 2018- Farm workers protest in Italy after migrant crash deaths
- Adani knew of Abbot Point pollution risk before spill, conservationists say
- Sainsbury’s claims greenest supermarket prize
- Caribbean states kick off green defence against disasters
- Apple partners with Etsy, Swiss Re and Akamai on renewables project
Daily Media Briefing
August 09, 2018- Wall Street is adding a new “Weinstein clause” to deals
- California strikes back against Trump administration’s auto pollution rollback
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends failure to ban Alex Jones
- New runway at Heathrow Airport faces legal challenge
- Aldi aims for “carbon neutral” status by 2019
Daily Media Briefing
August 08, 2018- WWF launches spoof Singapore ivory store in awareness stunt
- New database to highlight benefits of integrated reporting
- Apple tells US lawmakers iPhones are not listening in on consumers
- Landsec rolls out shopping centre “Refill Me” campaign
- AstraZeneca settles Texas drug lawsuits for $110 million
Daily Media Briefing
August 07, 2018- Deliveroo's substitute courier policy called into question under GDPR rules
- Global carbon tax in isolation could ‘exacerbate food insecurity by 2050’
- Australians want higher renewable energy target, says poll
- Chile bans plastic bags for businesses
- Veolia to recycle 120 million coffee cups in 2019
Daily Media Briefing
August 06, 2018- New Amazon Alexa skills challenge seeks positive impact
- UK insurers attacked over climate risk omissions
- Lloyds bank to stop financing new coal plants and thermal coal mines
- Pepsi Foundation commits $10m to boost US recycling rates
- The world now has more than one terawatt of wind and solar, Bloomberg research
Daily Media Briefing
August 03, 2018- Kraft Heinz unveils new circular packaging strategy in plastic reduction drive
- Elle UK dedicates September issue to sustainability
- Brands make 'mixed progress' on viscose pollution in Asia
- Twitter turns to academics to improve conversational health on the platform
- Analysts raise EU carbon price forecasts following market reforms