Results for January, 2023
Daily Media Briefing
January 31, 2023- Investor coalition bans carbon removals in net-zero protocol
- EU to loosen state aid rules to boost renewables investment
- Germany pledges funds to help Brazilian Amazon rainforest
- Top beauty brands called out for lacking climate action plans
- Earth to exceed 1.5°C warming in next decade, AI study finds
Daily Media Briefing
January 30, 2023- Rio Tinto apologises for losing highly radioactive capsule
- Barclays, UBS face questions over Russian oligarch trusts
- BlackRock increases lobbying in face of anti-ESG attacks
- UK accounting watchdog tightens ESG scrutiny in audits
- Nearly two-thirds of consumers still prioritise sustainability
Daily Media Briefing
January 27, 2023- Bank of America promotes 360 staff to director in diversity push
- UN-led commission aims to raise mining sustainability standards
- PRI updates its responsible investment reporting framework
- Greenwashing on food, drink, toiletry to be scrutinised in UK
- Extreme weather events driving boom in climate risk solutions
Daily Media Briefing
January 26, 2023- UK banks under pressure for financing fossil fuel expansion
- BP sponsorship of Royal Opera House ends after 33 years
- Honda announces new dedicated electric vehicle division
- UK pension schemes search out forestry investment plans
- Canada: childcare cost cuts increase female labour participation
Daily Media Briefing
January 25, 2023- US gov accuses Google of 15-year anti-competitive misconduct
- Indonesian palm oil smallholders welcome EU deforestation law
- Patagonia taskforce outlines plans to protect Albania’s Vjosa River
- Sky set to add carbon labels to food at all UK staff restaurants
- Fifth of LGBTQ+ people in UK subjected to conversion practices
Daily Media Briefing
January 24, 2023- Just 7% of global bank’s energy finance directed to renewables
- Investors ramp up corporate disclosure requests on forestry
- One-fifth UK workers reject jobs based on poor ESG targets
- EU’s reforms aim to better protect power bills from volatility
- Microsoft confirms multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT
Daily Media Briefing
January 23, 2023- World Economic Forum publishes biggest risks facing the world
- Energy firms threatened legal action over prepayment meters
- Long-tenured & newly promoted Google staff hit by 12,000 layoffs
- UK’s deposit return scheme for drinks set to exclude glass bottles
- Carbon credit firms preying on Amazon’s Indigenous communities
Daily Media Briefing
January 20, 2023- Exxon’s climate science may have increased its legal peril
- US union membership rate falls despite organising efforts
- Insurance net-zero alliance ‘opens door to greenwashing’
- AI image creator faces legal challenges from Getty Images
- Paying farmers to sequester CO2 cheaper than capture tech
Daily Media Briefing
January 19, 2023- More than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets are ‘phantom credits’
- NASA awards $425mn to Boeing for fuel-efficient airline project
- Spoof billboards take aim at BMW & Toyota over ‘green’ claims
- BlackRock says ESG inflows outpace ESG outflows by 100 times
- Brazilian meat giant under fire for allegedly misleading investors
Daily Media Briefing
January 18, 2023- Pfizer to offer medicines to 1.2bn people on not-for-profit basis
- Workers’ rights agency denies backing new UK strike legislation
- Philippines unveils wealth fund for food security and clean energy
- Tesco works with suppliers to increase sustainable fava bean yields
- Uber commissions 25,000 EVs through partnership with Hertz