Results for May, 2019
Daily Media Briefing
May 31, 2019- Businesses urge UK to set net zero emissions target for 2050
- SEC approves new alternative stock exchange backed by technology leaders
- Santander provides £30 million for new UK digital skills university
- Netflix CEO donated to Missouri GOP Lawmakers who backed abortion ban
- Salesforce bans retail customers from using its technology to sell firearms
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May 30, 2019- Millions at risk of child labour in manufacturing hubs, says new research
- Toyota to pilot blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading
- Public EV charge points outnumber petrol stations in the UK
- Bill Gates and the EU launch €100 million clean tech investment fund
- Ted Baker, Farfetch and FW pledge to tackle fashion waste
Amazon employees call on Board to tackle climate change
May 30, 2019More than 7,500 Amazon employees signed an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos and the Amazon board, criticising the company’s efforts on climate change and demanding the company take serious action. It highlighted Amazon’s lack of a company-wide […]
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BP’s chairman says world is on ‘an unsustainable path’
May 30, 2019Writing in the Financial Times, the Chairman of BP, Helge Lund, has acknowledged that the world’s energy consumption is on an “unsustainable path” and states the need for repurposing BP for a lower-carbon future. On first passing, this […]
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Moody’s propose new carbon transition risk assessment tool for rated companies
May 30, 2019Moody’s, the credit rating agency, has begun consulting on a new scoring framework for assessing how well positioned companies are for the transition to a low-carbon economy. This is just the latest in a string of announcements this […]
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May 29, 2019- NY pension fund boss vows to continue pressure on ExxonMobil over climate change
- American investment platform and Netflix take stand against US anti-abortion laws
- Estée Lauder announces sustainable palm oil project
- Waitrose to launch 'invisible door' to combat lost energy from stores
- Philippines threatens to dump rubbish back in Canadian waters as row deepens
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May 28, 2019- Drax deal with energy giants promises “carbon negative” power by 2025
- EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country
- Asian consumers increasingly aware of biodiversity
- World’s rivers “awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics”
- Report: World falling short on SDGs’ clean energy agenda
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May 24, 2019- JPMorgan Chase drops Purdue Pharma as a client
- Bank of England issues climate risk guidance to 'unlock action' from insurers
- UK public want chief execs to lead on climate action, survey finds
- S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches Global ESG Index Series
- Eden Project seeks to 'breathe new life' into former Australian mine
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May 23, 2019- Amazon Investors Reject Proposals on Climate Change and Facial Recognition
- Letter sent to Britain’s wealthiest asking for funding on climate action
- Colluding drug firms 'cost the NHS millions of pounds'
- Prada joins the fur-free chorus
- BP shareholders back climate resolution in wake of meeting protests
Daily Media Briefing
May 22, 2019- New report urges investment in circular economy in developing nations
- Government should create a market for carbon removal to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, according to research
- KPMG faces record £12.5 million fine for misconduct in its bank reports
- McDonald's faces 25 new sexual harassment complaints from workers
- China approves 20.76 GW of subsidy-free solar, wind power projects