Results for Corporate Citizenship
Daily Media Briefing
January 22, 2020- World Economic Forum calls on business chiefs to set net-zero targets
- Investors commit $500m to help developing nations achieve SDGs
- People still want plastic bottles, says Coca-Cola
- Investor coalition pledges to plant 100 million trees
- Oil and gas firms investing less than 1% of funds in low-carbon transition
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January 21, 2020- PwC poll reveals concerns about climate change has “soared up the CEO agenda”
- Climate refugees can't be returned home, says landmark UN human rights ruling
- Half a billion people struggle to find adequate paid work
- Global resource use smashes past 100 billion tonnes
- PayPal teams up with U.S. group to combat human trafficking
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January 20, 2020- CDP Results 2019: Businesses named on 'A-list' for tackling their climate impact
- Accounting bodies call for urgent overhaul of corporate SDG reporting
- Greater social mobility will help narrow gap between rich and poor, says WEF
- China moves to phase out single-use plastics
- EU considers ban on facial recognition of up to five years
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January 17, 2020- Microsoft pledges to become 'carbon negative' and remove all its historic emissions
- Biggest food brands 'failing goals to banish palm oil deforestation'
- Social media data needed for 'harm' research, say doctors
- Charities crowded in affluent areas instead of where they are needed, says thinktank
- YouTube ads of 100 top brands fund climate misinformation
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January 16, 2020- Top five global risks all linked to environment, says World Economic Forum
- Women in top jobs still rare in corporate Europe, study finds
- Japanese giant Takeda announces 2040 carbon neutrality goal
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation unveils 'landmark' digital tool to help businesses track circular economy progress
- Agriculture Bill introduced, outlining sweeping post-Brexit environmental measures
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January 15, 2020- BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate after activist heat
- Netflix accused of funnelling UK profits through Netherlands
- NSA reveals major flaw in Microsoft's code for Windows 10
- EU unveils €100bn fund for 'just' low-carbon transition - which excludes nuclear
- HS2 will destroy or damage hundreds of UK wildlife sites, says report
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January 14, 2020- Vanguard refuses to sign up to climate crisis commitment
- Facebook refuses to restrict untruthful political ads
- Community-generated green electricity to be offered to all in UK
- Gambling on credit cards to be banned
- Siemens defies critics by sticking with Australia coal mine contract
Daily Media Briefing
January 13, 2020- Anger over ex-Boeing chief’s potential $80 million payout
- Social media influencers named as stock market listing risk factor
- UK still 'generations away' from equality in top jobs, study shows
- AB InBev inks major renewable energy deal
- No net zero without 'significant' offshore wind investment
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January 10, 2020- BlackRock joins pressure group taking on biggest polluters
- BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining initiative
- Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 for massive data breach
- Quorn to be first major brand to introduce carbon labelling
- Millions donated to Australian bushfires but charities warn long-term assistance needed
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January 09, 2020- Execs accuse McDonald's of racial discrimination
- Sustainable packaging may be worse for the environment than plastic
- BP Ventures sets sights on Chinese energy management AI market with $3.6m investment
- Twitter to test 'block all replies' function
- Goldman Sachs becomes first US company to join Climate Group’s three flagship initiatives