Results for August, 2021
Daily Media Briefing
August 19, 2021- UK regulator asked to sanction Carnival, Just Eat over climate disclosures
- Prudential Commits $200m to early-stage PE firms with diverse ownership
- Switzerland sets mandated climate reporting for public companies, financials
- Royal Mail to trial low-emission tyres on electric delivery vans
- Maersk signs first green methanol deal in step towards dropping fossil fuels
Daily Media Briefing
August 18, 2021- Facebook and TikTok to keep ban on posts that promote Taliban
- Equality laws could be changed to protect women in menopause
- Tesco and WWF launch climate-friendly cattle feed scheme
- IKEA starts selling renewable energy to households in Sweden
- PepsiCo pledges to become net water positive by 2030
Daily Media Briefing
August 17, 2021- MUFG to measure and disclose climate impact of finance
- US Treasury to oppose development bank financing for fossil fuels
- UK Government unveils £4bn investment in delayed Hydrogen Strategy
- Mining giant BHP quits oil, and piles into potash in sweeping overhaul
- US SEC prepares workforce disclosures for corporate America
Daily Media Briefing
August 16, 2021- Calls for laws on UK workers’ right to disconnect amid ‘overtime epidemic’
- Shell to pay $111 million to Nigerian farmers over decades-old oil spills
- Samsung phones to feature recycled parts and plastic-free packaging
- Asian finance sector perceived as lacking sustainability leadership
- New York's pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments
Daily Media Briefing
August 13, 2021- Leaked IPCC report says GHG emissions must peak within 4 years
- EU urges all major economies to raise climate goals by COP26
- Dozens of businesses sign up for the UK Tech Zero taskforce
- UK Govt. ponders role of nature-based solutions in local strategies
- Greggs bakes 100% Fairtrade cocoa commitment into supply chain
Daily Media Briefing
August 12, 2021- Shareholder advocacy group goes after 'environmental racism'
- Blue hydrogen could cause more emissions than burning gas
- Japan to launch indicator combining GDP and carbon reduction
- UK is spending far more on polluting policies than green ones
- RSK Group signs for £1 billion sustainability-linked loan
Daily Media Briefing
August 11, 2021- 12 companies responsible for over half of UK's packaging pollution
- Princes targets carbon neutrality by 2030 and JBS joins Race to Zero
- UK could allow animal tests for cosmetics for first time since 1998
- Gousto partners with DPD to redistribute undelivered food boxes
- Airline easyJet to make “eco” uniforms out of recycled plastic bottles
Daily Media Briefing
August 10, 2021- HSBC joins Walmart to improve access to capital for diverse suppliers
- Just one in ten UK SMEs measure and report their carbon emissions
- Pets at Home and Wilko boost packaging and mask recycling schemes
- Retailer Shein lacks disclosures & made false statements about factories
- Amazon makes it easier to file complaints for faulty goods from sellers
Daily Media Briefing
August 09, 2021- IPCC warns of inevitable and irreversible major climate changes
- UK Government launches climate resilience research scheme
- SEC approves Nasdaq proposal to require corporate board diversity
- US EPA shoots to push vehicle fuel efficiency to 52 mpg by 2026
- Moody's announces $2bn RMS climate risk modelling mega-deal
Daily Media Briefing
August 06, 2021- Beauty industry coalition to accelerate sector's net-zero transition
- Biden targets zero emission vehicles to reach 50% of sales by 2030
- BP announces wave of prospective deals for blue hydrogen in Teesside
- Facebook allowed fossil-fuel industry to push climate misinformation
- Mattel targets zero manufacturing waste, 50% emissions cut by 2030