Results for June, 2022
Daily Media Briefing
June 30, 2022- Big consumer brands accused of greenwashing over packaging
- SAC halts transparency programme over greenwashing claims
- Fossil fuel & polluting industries face surge in climate lawsuits
- Amazon restricts search of LGBT goods in United Arab Emirates
- EU countries reach deal on climate laws after late-night talks
Daily Media Briefing
June 29, 2022- Latest pilot framework launched for nature-related financial disclosure
- GRI unveils sustainability reporting standard for agriculture, fishing sectors
- Australian mining firm BHP sets biodiversity targets in ‘social value’ push
- Few firms making “strong progress” on deforestation, says Race to Zero
- Roe v Wade ruling disproportionately hurts Black women, experts say
Daily Media Briefing
June 28, 2022- Credit Suisse found guilty in cocaine cash laundering case
- Denmark creates Europe’s highest corporate carbon tax
- Mars to host large-scale rapid coral restoration project
- Malaysia’s $30bn fund will not divest from carbon-emitters
- Artificial intelligence found to perpetuate racist and sexist prejudice
Daily Media Briefing
June 27, 2022- Businesses tread caution after Supreme Court abortion ruling
- NHS Property Services pledges all-electric fleet on road to net-zero
- Co-op funds new projects aimed at tackling farming emissions
- Progress stalls on global biodiversity deal to halt nature loss
- Anti-ESG laws pushed up cost of borrowing for Texas municipalities
Daily Media Briefing
June 24, 2022- Most UK employers failing to act against ageism, survey shows
- Rise of women to top of UK finance companies is ‘stagnating’
- Corporate America shares criticism over SEC’s climate rules
- Tech platform helps fashion industry verify ESG claims
- UK launches ‘Green Nudge’ initiative for pensions
Daily Media Briefing
June 23, 2022- BlackRock proposes TCFD alignment with SEC climate rules
- $10.6trn investor coalition calls for ‘redesign’ of carbon pricing
- Report finds rampant sexual abuse in Australia’s mining sector
- UK Infrastructure Bank outlines plans to invest £22bn in climate
- ONS data exposes ‘shocking’ pension wealth inequality
Daily Media Briefing
June 22, 2022- EU targets greenwashing with new company disclosures
- Global steelmakers face $518bn in stranded asset risk
- Rolls-Royce to give UK staff £2,000 to help ease living costs
- Big Tech must deal with disinformation or face EU fines
- Finance giants among sponsors of US anti-ESG group
Daily Media Briefing
June 21, 2022- US ban on cotton from Xinjiang, China comes into force
- UK pensions required to disclose 1.5°C investment alignment
- New UK regulation proposed for buy now pay later schemes
- Blockchain scheme launched for business flights
- UK Institute of Directors pushes for voluntary code of conduct
Daily Media Briefing
June 20, 2022- Nestlé unveils UK regenerative wheat farming plan
- Black and Asian UK workers overlooked on promotions
- BHP winds down thermal coal mine after failing to find buyer
- Etsy pays reduced £128k tax despite £160m in UK sales
- Tesla investor sues board over ‘toxic’ workplace culture
Daily Media Briefing
June 16, 2022- Race to Zero upgrades membership criteria on fossil fuels
- Thinktank that briefed against XR given $30k by ExxonMobil
- Instagram launches new parental control options in UK
- Joe Biden calls for ‘immediate action’ on US oil refiners
- Almost 650,000 UK retail jobs have been lost since 2017