Results for Corporate Citizenship
Daily Media Briefing
August 21, 2020- Lego launches braille version of its plastic bricks
- Green-energy shares rise along with Joe Biden’s polling
- GM says over 40% of new China launches in next five years will be EVs
- Fashion's reliance on dirty coal exposed
- RWE eyes renewables deals as part of $8.4 billion expansion
Amazon debuts $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund to back “visionary” green innovators
August 20, 2020 Amazon commits to a new climate fund that is expected to invest in multiple industries, and over time will look to involve other Climate Pledge signatories in the venture investment programme. Read more >
“Disappointing” Zuckerberg meeting fails to yield results, say Facebook boycott organisers
August 20, 2020 How Facebook continues to defy calls for concrete solutions to address hate speech and misinformation, despite threat of advertising boycott by more than 1,000 companies. Read more >
Tech giants pledge millions to BLM movement in push for racial equity
August 20, 2020 Tech companies have begun to take a public stance on racial injustice, making pledges and taking action in an acknowledgement of how tech products and services can deepen racial divides. Read more >
Daily Briefing
August 20, 2020- BHP to exit thermal coal mining within two years
- Government seeks legally-binding environmental targets from 2022
- Most Europeans view climate change as more pressing issue than pandemic, according to poll
- Drilling lobby pours millions into Facebook and TV ads claiming natural gas is ‘climate friendly’
- Purdue Pharma escaped serious charges over opioid in 2006, memo shows
Daily Briefing
August 19, 2020- Ten times more plastic dumped in Atlantic than previously believed
- Retail giants prepare to launch TerraCycle's 'zero-waste' refill service in stores
- COP26: UK seeks corporate sponsors with 'strong climate credentials'
- Unilever touts supply chain mapping pilot in fresh bid to tackle deforestation
- Charity sector loses 25,000 jobs during pandemic - and 35,000 more likely to go
Daily Briefing
August 18, 2020- PwC and Schroders will allow staff to work from home after Covid crisis
- Amazon investigated by German watchdog for abusing dominance during pandemic
- Oil and gas giants take $87bn hit on assets in nine months
- Europe recorded record solar output amid Covid-19 lockdowns
- National Lottery funnels £14m into community-led climate action projects
Daily Briefing
August 17, 2020- Selfridges unveils vision to 'reinvent retail' as it commits to new sourcing standards
- Makers of M&S sandwiches faced pay dock if they self-isolated, says union
- Just Eat to stop using gig economy workers
- Tree planting can help tropical forests ‘recover 50% faster’ from logging
- National Grid kick-starts UK's first trials of grid-injected biomethane from cow manure
Daily Briefing
August 14, 2020- Wind and solar produce record 10% of world’s electricity, but scientists warn faster change is needed
- BHP to steer mining lobby groups' climate change policies
- Flora owner to introduce carbon labelling across its products
- China's billion-dollar pig plan met with loathing by Argentinians
- Cartier faces scepticism over China ring ads featuring same-sex couples
Daily Briefing
August 13, 2020- Facebook and Instagram ban antisemitic conspiracy and blackface
- UN investigator says Facebook has not shared 'evidence' of Myanmar crime
- Bloomberg launches ESG scores
- European battery makers power up for a green recovery
- U.S. companies should consider slavery reparations, Vista Equity CEO says