Results for Climate Change
Daily Media Briefing
March 01, 2021- A third of top UK firms emit enough CO2 to push up global warming by 2.7◦C
- Women earn two-thirds less than men in top finance roles
- Asian banks are the biggest backers of the coal industry and still growing
- British insurer Aviva sets out net zero 2040 climate strategy
- CDP warns water risk will cost corporates five times more than cost of action
FTSE companies still show major gaps on climate reporting
February 25, 2021 With 90% of the FTSE making no reference to climate change factors in their financial and audit reports, why regulation may be what’s required to close the accountability gap. Read more >
European aviation players chart path to net-zero emissions that relies on undeveloped technological progress
February 24, 2021 How the industry’s recovery from Covid-19 is also tied to challenging net-zero ambition by 2050, reliant on undeveloped carbon neutralisation tech and synthetic fuel. Read more >
S&P warns 13 oil & gas companies of likely credit downgrading
February 24, 2021 How S&P’s move captures a looming reality: that businesses too slow to act on climate change will suffer financially in the approaching low-carbon economy. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
February 22, 2021- GSK sets goal to advance gender and ethnic diversity at senior levels
- UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers not self-employed
- UK backs Taiwan offshore wind project with £200m of credit guarantees
- H&M issues €500m bond tied meeting its CO2 and recycled garment goals
- British Gas targets fully electric fleet by 2025
Daily Media Briefing
February 19, 2021- Anheuser-Busch InBev announces world’s largest sustainability-linked loan
- HSBC, Barclays, NatWest join Prince of Wales' net zero banking task force
- McDonald's looks for 'gender parity' by 2030 and ties executive pay to diversity
- Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries
- Shoppers increasingly looking for 'eco' and 'sustainable' homewares
Daily Media Briefing
February 09, 2021- Poor environmental disclosure to add $120bn to supply chain costs
- Facebook bans misinformation about all vaccines after years of controversy
- Amazon teams up with Shell and Eneco for major offshore wind project
- Ikea foundation bets $250 million on green investment fund
- Future heatwaves in the UK could put the health of 12 million at risk
Daily Media Briefing
February 05, 2021- ClientEarth warns business giants' climate disclosure 'clearly inadequate'
- Kirin beer company cuts brewery ties with Myanmar military over coup
- TikTok will strengthen age policy enforcement in Italy after death of 10-year-old girl
- Sainsbury's outlines science-based targets to slash emissions on the path to net-zero
- UN urges rich countries to update financial vows to tackle climate crisis
Daily Media Briefing
February 04, 2021- Whitbread issues green bonds totalling £550 million
- ExxonMobil to invest $3 billion in carbon capture and other projects to lower emissions
- Ryanair ordered to remove 'misleading' COVID adverts
- Real estate giant CDL targets net-zero operations by 2030
- UN-backed report suggests plant-based diets are crucial to saving global wildlife
Daily Media Briefing
February 03, 2021- FTSE 100 firms have no black executives in top three roles
- BMW to begin sourcing 'solar aluminium'
- Researchers warn sea level will rise faster than previously thought
- Ocado trials electric vehicles for rapid deliveries
- Costa Coffee expands food waste prevention services across UK