Results for December, 2020
Daily Media Briefing
December 23, 2020- UK's biggest restaurants team up to plot pathway to net-zero
- US companies warned against mandatory vaccine for staff
- Australian transport emissions back to pre-pandemic levels, report suggests
- Bankers draft net zero rules for financial services sector
- EasyJet board member steps down over her Wirecard role
Daily Media Briefing
December 22, 2020- Global food industry on course to drive rapid habitat loss, according to research
- A plan by Eastern states to cap tailpipe emissions gets off to a slow start
- Rampant labour abuse uncovered at some RSPO-certified oil palm plantations
- BP invests and gets majority stake in US forest offset firm Finite Carbon
- Vestas invests €500m in new wind farm partnership
Daily Media Briefing Dec 21st
December 21, 2020- Consumer goods giants unite to support vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19
- Third of low-carbon funds invest in oil and gas stocks, research reveals
- UK utilities urged to publish dedicated 'just transition' plans
- Apple supply chain workers in Asia protest over unpaid wages
- Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation
Daily Media Briefing
December 18, 2020- Floating 'mini-nukes' could power countries by 2025, says startup
- Asset managers and index providers urged to end financing of deforestation
- Activists hail ‘historic win’ as Australian court rejects Bylong Valley coalmine
- Global coal demand to rise in 2021 with 'no immediate decline in sight'
- Formula 1 gears up for '100 per cent sustainable' fuel in 2030 net zero drive
Daily Media Briefing
December 17, 2020- Google accused of colluding with Facebook in online ad market
- Hong Kong sets new climate disclosure rules and aligns with global standard
- Water rights victory 'enormous step' for Australia's indigenous
- US hit by plastic debris lost from UK ship
- Lloyd's of London steps back from coal in first climate change policy
Daily Media Briefing
December 16, 2020- Europe's banks have a way to go on sustainability, according to new study
- European truckmakers to phase out diesel sales decade earlier than planned
- Exxon sets new emissions goals following investor criticism
- Tech companies face multibillion-pound UK fines over harmful content
- 'Unconscious bias training' to be scrapped by UK ministers
Daily Media Briefing
December 15, 2020- More than half a million ethnic minorities forced to pick cotton in China, report suggests
- M&S gears up for major relaunch of 'Plan A' sustainability strategy
- California urges court to compel Amazon to comply with coronavirus probe
- US car workers union agrees clean-up deal after corruption scandal
- Australia warns China coal ban will contravene WTO rules
Daily Media Briefing
December 14, 2020- FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint
- Unilever to put its climate change plans to a shareholder vote
- Bags and packaging biggest marine life killers, study finds
- Axa boss proposes new climate alliance for insurance
- Emails raise fresh questions about mining group’s Kazakh ties
Daily Media Briefing
December 11, 2020- Asset managers with portfolios worth $9tr target net zero portfolios by 2050
- EU leaders reach deal to cut emissions by at least 55% by end of decade
- Coalition of US companies vow to hire a total of 1 million Black people over 10 years
- Sri Lanka returns first batch of imported waste from the UK
- Facebook faces biggest legal battle in years as US officials launch lawsuits
Daily Media Briefing
December 10, 2020- Emissions hit new record, putting world on track for 3C warming
- BlackRock vows to back more shareholder votes on climate change
- Women running ethical businesses worse hit by COVID than men
- China to improve green finance standards to support carbon neutrality goal
- Unilever pledges to protect staff with afros and dreadlocks