Results for November, 2019
Daily Media Briefing
November 29, 2019- Black Friday: Majority of Black Friday buys get binned according to Green Alliance thinktank
- Green Friday: Retailers championing sustainability over spending for Black Friday
- EU parliament declares climate emergency
- Sale of ‘.org’ domain to private equity firm sparks battle over internet freedom
- 12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance
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November 28, 2019- Report: Principles for Purposeful Business
- Massachusetts bans sale of flavoured vaping and tobacco products
- Indian states must provide clean air and water or pay damages, supreme court rules
- Companies say Brussels must help boost green truck production
- H&M-backed startup puts bacteria to work in green dyeing process
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November 27, 2019- 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows
- Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery
- IKEA to pump €200m into assembling a 'climate positive' business
- Audi to cut 9,500 jobs to fund electric car push
- UK to take back 42 containers of plastic scrap illegally shipped to Malaysia
Daily Media Briefing
November 26, 2019- Global use of coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall this year
- Activists Build a Grass-Roots Alliance Against Amazon
- Levi Strauss & Co. Expands Chemical Screening in its Supply Chain
- 'Blue finance': World Bank and Credit Suisse partner for sustainable water bond
- MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms
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November 25, 2019- The Asian economy will be 2.6% smaller by 2050 due to lack of climate resilience
- Uber loses licence to operate in London
- Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post
- Offset costs could weigh on EU airlines' credit ratings, S&P warns
- Prada agrees €50m deal for sustainability-linked loan in fashion industry first
Daily Media Briefing
November 22, 2019- S&P acquires ESG ratings arm of RobecoSAM
- Europe off track on all Sustainable Development Goals, report warns
- Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes
- Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers
- Uganda bans thousands of charities in 'chilling' crackdown
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November 21, 2019- IoD calls for new ethical code of boardroom conduct
- Fossil fuel production on a path that doubles the safe climate limit
- Google latest tech giant to crack down on political ads as pressure on Facebook grows
- UK gambling machines loaded with AI 'cool off' system
- Less than 10 percent of EU aid reaches world's poorest countries, study finds
Daily Media Briefing
November 20, 2019- EasyJet to offset all flight emissions as it pushes for electric aircraft vision
- EU must help regions hit by cost of going green, EIB chief warns
- WBCSD launches mentorship programme to develop women leaders in sustainability
- Freelancers should be paid higher minimum wage, says think tank
- Europe's fashion habit fourth largest cause of environmental pressures
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November 19, 2019- The Investment Association launches ESG definitions
- UK cutting carbon emissions far too slowly to meet net zero goal
- Charity fund manager moves to tackle modern slavery
- FTSE companies silent on parental leave on their websites
- One in five voters say environment trumps economy
Daily Media Briefing
November 18, 2019- European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing
- More than half of corporates not meeting 'basic requirements' on human rights
- Consumer goods giants won't meet 2020 'net-zero' deforestation targets
- Green Climate Fund expands support to more than 100 developing states
- Halifax joins HSBC in letting customers block cards from gambling