Results for November, 2021
Daily Media Briefing
November 30, 2021- New study links major fashion brands to Amazon deforestation
- AstraZeneca invests £2m into forestry planting in England & Scotland
- Great Barrier Reef faces frequent extreme coral bleaching at 2ºC heating
- Aldi trials deposit return for drinks bottles in Scotland, ahead of national scheme
- Medical PPE unfit for women working on Covid-19 frontlines
Working in the metaverse – why virtual working is here to stay
November 30, 2021 Virtual working. A novelty turned necessity. The question is, how is new technology addressing the issue of personability? Read more >
Thinking differently about neurodiversity in the workplace
November 30, 2021 The transition into hybrid working has been hard for many people, especially for the neurodiverse. To ensure that future workplaces are truly inclusive, we need to think about how to accommodate people who think and learn differently. Read more >
Government action needs to reset work-life boundaries in the new world of work
November 30, 2021 Carefully considered policy and regulatory frameworks needed to strike the delicate balance between the benefits and drawbacks of hybrid working. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
November 29, 2021- Further UN shipping talks set for 2022 after failure to speed up carbon exit
- Developers challenged over carbon footprint of new UK buildings
- Lush shuts various social media accounts over safety concerns
- Chemical giant BASF launches unit to accelerate low carbon projects
- BP plans major green hydrogen project in UK to decarbonise transport
Daily Media Briefing
November 26, 2021- Eight in ten oil and gas majors on track to breach Paris Agreement
- Vodafone dials up plans for UK rollout of self-powered mobile masts
- Hydrogen UK urges government to ramp up hydrogen infrastructure
- China plans methane emission control action plan in key industries
- New German coalition aims for 80% renewable power by 2030
Daily Media Briefing
November 25, 2021- Electric utilities and carmakers not decarbonising in line with 1.5C
- Google to help fashion brands map ESG supply chain risks
- New climate disclosure framework to help SMEs on net-zero
- Cop26 president: UK to press governments to stick to climate pledges
- Australian parliament clears way for offshore wind farms
Daily Media Briefing
November 24, 2021- Co-op to allocate £3m to low-carbon food systems projects
- Hochschild fights plans to close mines over ecological impact
- Over half of FTSE 100 firms link exec pay to ESG measures
- S&P DJI extends climate transition & Paris-aligned indices
- IKEA Foundation donates £4.5m to drive sustainable finance
Daily Media Briefing
November 23, 2021- John Lewis Partnership & Hubbub launch £1m fund for circular economy
- Supermarkets ignoring environmental damage in fish supply chains
- Euro zone banks are still missing European Central Banks' climate risk goals
- Singapore targets 2 million tonnes of carbon capture potential by 2030
- UK Government unveils subsidies for domestic flights, despite backlash
Daily Media Briefing
November 22, 2021- Bringing fashion industry to net-zero by 2050 'a $1trn investment opportunity'
- Standards organisations, UN agencies launch sustainability impact
- HSBC, Tata, Macquarie urge governments accelerate green transition
- Only 1 in 4 UK suppliers asked for climate data by end-user businesses
- New buildings in England to have electric car charging points from 2022