Results for September, 2018
Daily Media Briefing
September 28, 2018- Top European asset owners back UN’s Tobacco-Free Finance pledge
- UK commits £160 million of climate finance for developing countries
- Business Council of Australia faces negative ad blitz over criticism of 45 percent emissions target
- Malaysia to ban single-use plastics
- BrewDog cancels deal with US beer firm Scofflaw over plan to offer free drinks to Trump supporters
Daily Media Briefing
September 27, 2018- TCFD: 'Encouraging' first steps, but few firms fully disclosing climate risk
- Global leaders and companies pledge to reduce the gender pay gap by 2030
- Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands
- UK's first air-filtering bus launches in Southampton
- Vicinity to trial energy blockchain technology
Daily Media Briefing
September 26, 2018- Report: Corporate sponsorship diverts research and distorts public policy
- UK business giants commit to 'world-first' Roadmap to halve food waste
- Chile shuts down polluting industries, declaring health alert in Valparaiso towns
- Investor Alliance for Human Rights calls on jewellery manufacturers & retailers to source responsibly
- International Fair Trade Charter defines vision for a fairer world
Daily Media Briefing
September 25, 2018- RE100 members outperforming peers on key financial indicators
- The World Benchmarking Alliance launches to rank businesses on SDGs
- European tech companies call on EU to toughen regulations
- JPMorgan widens blockchain payments to more than 75 banks
- Heathrow Airport launches peatland restoration project to offset emissions
Daily Media Briefing
September 24, 2018- SASB and GRI step up project to align reporting standards
- Clean energy technologies could save UK industry £540 million on bills
- Report launch: Financing Our Future
- UK University publishes report into historical slavery, others urged to follow
- The Walmart Foundation announces new round of grants available for Canadian organizations focused on reducing food waste
Daily Media Briefing
September 21, 2018- Exxon, Chevron first US companies to join Oil and Gas Climate Alliance
- Research shows that more companies should treat diversity as part of business strategy
- 2018 SDG Pioneers announced
- Circulate Capital Incubator Network to accelerate ocean plastic solutions in Asia
- Primark expands Sustainable Cotton programme to Pakistan
Daily Media Briefing
September 20, 2018- WEF: More than half of workers will need reskilling by 2022
- Businesses must avoid 'knee-jerk' plastic phase-outs
- Global carbon prices too low to combat climate change - OECD
- LGBT Great launches #hereiam campaign to investment industry
- World Bank renews UN Sustainable Development Goals bonds partnership
Daily Media Briefing
September 19, 2018- McDonald’s workers across the U.S. stage #MeToo protests
- Syngenta accused of exporting pesticides linked to involuntary poisoning of cotton farmers
- Danske Bank CEO quits in $234 billion money laundering scandal
- Ikea to use EVs for last-mile home deliveries in five cities by 2020
- Shell announces near-zero methane emissions target for 2025
Let’s stop playing SDG bingo
September 18, 2018 Progress is patchy towards addressing the Global Goals, says Mike Tuffrey. Companies need to embrace the logic of the business case and stop their pick-and-mix approach. Read more >