Results for July, 2019
Daily Media Briefing
July 17, 2019- Vanguard “green” fund invests in oil and gas-related stocks
- Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular young person’s drama
- Australia warned “discriminatory migration policies” may be driving slavery
- Virgin stops selling captive whale and dolphin experiences
- Amazon in EU crosshairs over use of sales data
Daily Media Briefing
July 16, 2019- Uber ties executive bonuses to diversity targets
- Workers protest as Amazon doubles Prime Day length and halves delivery times
- Report: True cost of cheap food is health and climate crises
- Adani facing prosecution for allegedly providing false information in mine report
- Extinction Rebellion targets London’s largest concrete factory
Daily Media Briefing
July 15, 2019- ESG money market funds grow 15 percent in first half of 2019
- New Online Library, Curriculum Aiming to Engage Students, Researchers on the SDGs
- Volkswagen and Ford join forces for EV and self-driving car drive
- Accusation of corruption within Indonesia’s energy supply
- Coca-Cola and Merlin Entertainments extend on-the-go plastic recycling initiative
Daily Media Briefing
July 12, 2019- Google workers can listen to what people say to its AI home devices
- KFC first UK fast food chain to commit to new chicken welfare standards
- Climate change prompts Nordea fund to make its biggest investment shift
- UK clean maritime plan targets zero emission-capable ships from 2025
- Fashion giants 'must 'urgently accelerate circular economy action'
Daily Media Briefing
July 11, 2019- Jakarta residents sue government over ‘world’s filthiest’ air quality
- RB to pay $1.4 billion in US opioid penalty settlement
- European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes
- Electric cars could form battery hubs to store renewable energy
- Deposit return system for plastics could generate £2 billion for UK economy
Daily Media Briefing
July 10, 2019- Environmental criticism mounts over EU-South America trade deal
- E.ON UK to supply 3.3 million customers with 100 percent renewable electricity
- Instagram introduces new features to prevent bullying
- Higher education institutions declare climate emergency
- Grant Thornton and PwC criticised for substandard audits
Daily Media Briefing
July 09, 2019- Sarasin cuts Shell stake over climate worries
- China's war on pollution could boost solar power
- Indonesia sends contaminated rubbish back to Australia
- More than 500 suspected slaves locked up by Britain last year
- G-Star Raw and Gap launch sustainable denim innovations
Daily Media Briefing
July 08, 2019- Paul Polman co-founds Imagine venture to drive corporate action towards SDGs
- British Airways faces record £183 million fine for data breach
- Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
- LGBT+ scientists affected by discrimination
- Centrica, SSE, and Mitie pledge to turn vehicle fleets electric
Daily Media Briefing
July 05, 2019- JLR to invest millions in EV production
- William Hill to close 700 stores following increase in maximum stake on fixed-odds betting
- Governments and firms in 28 countries sued over climate crisis – report
- India inspects garment factories after pills exposé
- India plans $330 billion renewables push by 2030 without hurting coal
Daily Media Briefing
July 04, 2019- LGBT+ in Britain paid nearly £7,000 less than straight colleagues
- Samsung faces charges in France over alleged labour violations
- Obesity 'causes more cases of some cancers than smoking'
- UK's liquid gas sector targets 100 percent biofuel by 2040
- National Trust to divest £1 billion portfolio from fossil fuels