Results for April, 2019
Daily Media Briefing
April 17, 2019- UK's biggest money manager warns on climate catastrophe
- Microplastics found on remote mountain summits, study shows
- Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show
- EU lawmakers approve minimum rights for gig economy workers
- Extinction Rebellion London protest: 290 arrested
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April 16, 2019- American healthy snack company, KIND, urges industry to open up about hidden sugars in snacks
- US companies reveal pay gap between bosses and workers
- China LGBT community fears crackdown after Weibo content vanishes
- The New York Times and Everlane collaborate to raise awareness of climate change journalism
- Moody’s acquires majority stake in a Global Leader in ESG Assessments
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April 15, 2019- Guinness maker, Diageo, removes plastic from multipacks
- The World Bank accused of dodging 'no-coal' pledge by funnelling billions of dollars into fossil fuels
- Tea brand, Typhoo, joins Britain's 'big six' in fight against modern slavery
- Environmental NGO urges closure of Chinese hotel ‘spewing raw sewage’ on Cambodian resort island
- McDonald's hopes biofuel boost can help fight the 'fatbergs'
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April 12, 2019- Greenpeace calls for Nestlé to act over single-use plastics
- Apple to exceed 4GW renewable energy goal for supply chain
- Report: Sustainability is a top priority for young employees
- Airbnb reverses decision to remove Israeli West Bank homes from website
- Lush UK quits social media because it's “tired of fighting with algorithms”
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April 11, 2019- Patagonia to make its corporate sales programme more sustainable
- Starbucks and Hubbub launch joint fund championing coffee cup recycling programmes
- SDGs becoming a 'new compass' for sustainable investing, survey finds
- 2018's weather extremes cost Scottish farmers £161 million, says WWF
- Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in England, according to London’s Supreme Court
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April 10, 2019- New S&P ESG index family released
- UK parliament pension fund takes first step towards fossil fuel divestment
- Shell commits $300 million to conservation and carbon offset projects
- Burger King remove controversial chopsticks advert
- Renewable energy could meet 86 percent of global power demand by 2050, IRENA concludes
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April 09, 2019- Shell taken to court over climate impacts and alleged human rights 'violations'
- Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
- Co-op targets 100 percent sustainably sourced soy through credits scheme
- Ministers from poor and emerging economies call on donors to top up the Climate Investment Funds
- Bank of America Commits $300 Billion To Low-Carbon Business Activities
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April 08, 2019- Drinks bottles now biggest plastic menace for waterways – report
- Google's ethics board shut down
- Cambodia announces hydropower, solar projects amid widespread electricity shortages
- Businesses join UN push for climate-friendly fridges and air conditioning in ‘Cool Coalition’
- UK car wash app uncovers nearly 1,000 suspected cases of modern slavery
Daily Media Briefing
April 05, 2019- Gender pay: Fewer than half of UK firms narrow gap
- Boeing CEO acknowledges role of company’s flight-control system in recent crashes
- Social media bosses could be liable for harmful content, leaked UK plan reveals
- Hackers beat university cyber-defences in two hours
- Sweden launches sustainability filters for private pension platform
The Battle to Do Good: Inside McDonald’s Sustainability Journey – Book Review
April 05, 2019Mike Tuffrey, Co-founder of Corporate Citizenship, reviews a personal account of the inner workings of corporate sustainability at one of the world’s most recognisable brands. A “sustainability page-turner” is not a description one often finds associated with books […]
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