Results for Corporate Citizenship
Daily Media Briefing
December 02, 2019- COP25 talks open as 'point of no return' in sight
- Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate action
- EU antitrust regulators say they are investigating Google's data collection
- Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover
- Japan activists push to halt sexual harassment of job-seeking students
Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs
December 02, 2019Investment bank Goldman Sachs is offering prospective parents in its workforce up to $20,000 to cover the costs of extracting eggs or purchasing donated eggs, as part of its latest efforts to boost equality and close the gender pay. It […]
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Halifax and HSBC add to the list of banks tackling gambling addiction
December 02, 2019November saw both HSBC and British bank Halifax announce that they are helping customers to self-exclude their bank cards from spends on gambling. The function allows customers to block their cards being used at bookmakers and gambling websites, helping to […]
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Apple commits $2.5 billion to ease California’s housing problem
December 02, 2019In November, tech giant Apple announced a $2.5 billion plan to address the housing crisis in California, becoming the latest big tech company to devote money to a problem that local lawmakers and economists believe it helped create. The […]
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Daily Media Briefing
November 29, 2019- Black Friday: Majority of Black Friday buys get binned according to Green Alliance thinktank
- Green Friday: Retailers championing sustainability over spending for Black Friday
- EU parliament declares climate emergency
- Sale of ‘.org’ domain to private equity firm sparks battle over internet freedom
- 12 EU states reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance
Daily Media Briefing
November 28, 2019- Report: Principles for Purposeful Business
- Massachusetts bans sale of flavoured vaping and tobacco products
- Indian states must provide clean air and water or pay damages, supreme court rules
- Companies say Brussels must help boost green truck production
- H&M-backed startup puts bacteria to work in green dyeing process
Daily Media Briefing
November 27, 2019- 'Bleak' outlook as carbon emissions gap grows
- Major UK hotels found failing to combat threat of modern slavery
- IKEA to pump €200m into assembling a 'climate positive' business
- Audi to cut 9,500 jobs to fund electric car push
- UK to take back 42 containers of plastic scrap illegally shipped to Malaysia
Daily Media Briefing
November 26, 2019- Global use of coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall this year
- Activists Build a Grass-Roots Alliance Against Amazon
- Levi Strauss & Co. Expands Chemical Screening in its Supply Chain
- 'Blue finance': World Bank and Credit Suisse partner for sustainable water bond
- MSCI arms all investors with ESG ratings of 2,800 top firms
Daily Media Briefing
November 25, 2019- The Asian economy will be 2.6% smaller by 2050 due to lack of climate resilience
- Uber loses licence to operate in London
- Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post
- Offset costs could weigh on EU airlines' credit ratings, S&P warns
- Prada agrees €50m deal for sustainability-linked loan in fashion industry first
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November 22, 2019- S&P acquires ESG ratings arm of RobecoSAM
- Europe off track on all Sustainable Development Goals, report warns
- Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes
- Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers
- Uganda bans thousands of charities in 'chilling' crackdown