Results for October, 2021
Daily Media Briefing
October 20, 2021- Amazon, Ikea and Unilever pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040
- Brexit and UK immigration policy pose ‘risks to trafficking victims’
- Budweiser plans zero-emissions hydrogen-powered brewing
- Credit Suisse fined £147m over Mozambique tuna scandal
- Britain's Royal Mint to extract gold from discarded electronics
Daily Media Briefing
October 19, 2021- Some large UK firms will have to disclose climate impact
- UK unveils £3.9 billion plan to drive down buildings emissions
- Fashion and textile achieve carbon and water goals, fail on waste
- Biden releases government strategy to address climate risks
- BHP's London investors endorse climate change plan
Daily Media Briefing
October 18, 2021- UN's biodiversity summit progresses towards treaty adoption
- AXA unveils €1.5bn biodiversity and deforestation commitment
- British American Tobacco unveils new 2050 net zero goal
- Boards link ESG to strategy, but don’t fully grasp risks -survey
- RES, Octopus and Ineos pledge billions to green hydrogen
Daily Media Briefing
October 15, 2021- TCFD: Companies, investors should brace for mandatory climate-risk disclosure
- Jaguar Land Rover launches blockchain trials to source low-carbon leather
- UK brewers launch food waste beer and call on world leaders for climate action
- Palm oil company Apical secures $750 million loan tied to supply chain goals
- ‘Right to request’ flexible work not granted for half of UK’s working mothers
Daily Media Briefing
October 14, 2021- Facebook to block illegal sales of protected Amazon rainforest areas
- Moderna plans African vaccine plant as drugmakers urged to help poorest
- IEA: National climate plans could deliver 'peak' fossil fuel demand in 2025
- Cross-sector coalition urges Australia to invest in clean energy exports
- Total, GIG, and RIDG plan large-scale offshore wind green hydrogen hub
Daily Media Briefing
October 13, 2021- Asos offers staff flexible work and paid leave during menopause
- China launches biodiversity protection fund for developing countries
- EU and NatWest allocate billions of pounds for sustainable finance
- European firms and G20 policies still not on track for net zero
- Global carbon capture and storage capacity grows rapidly in 2021
Daily Media Briefing
October 12, 2021- UK firms urge government to make net zero strategies mandatory
- Mars pledges net zero emissions across all value chain by 2050
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- Lego to remove gender bias from toys after child survey findings
- Adidas launches take-back platform to reuse and resell sportswear
Daily Media Briefing
October 11, 2021- Deforestation from palm oil falls to three-year low in 2021
- Google to ban climate denial ads from search engine & YouTube
- UK professional institutions launch Charter for Climate Action
- ESG and decarbonisation are top priorities for mining and metals
- Hyundai to invest over $1 billion in new hydrogen fuel cell plants
Daily Media Briefing
October 07, 2021- Google products to help consumers make sustainable choices
- Qurate expands Small Business Spotlight for underrepresented groups
- Banks linked to $800bn in annual nature destruction, report warns
- Global airlines commit to net zero CO2 emissions by 2050
- Zalando joins forces with Save Your Wardrobe to advance circularity
Daily Media Briefing
October 06, 2021- World's largest miners pledge net zero carbon emissions by 2050
- Kering & Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery
- Business giants support UK National Parks restoration project
- ASOS discloses ethnicity pay gap data in fast fashion retail first
- Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds

