Results for Climate Change
Daily Media Briefing
April 06, 2022- UK gender pay gap: women paid 90p for every £1 earned by men
- Climate change to cost budget $2 trillion a year says White House
- Trans people can be excluded from single-sex services, says UK’s EHRC
- Almost all the world’s population breathes harmful air, says WHO
- BofA doubles sustainable finance activity, mobilising $250 billion
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April 05, 2022- IPCC: emissions must peak by 2025 to avoid worst of climate change
- US executives reap record pay as historic income gap between staff widens
- Investors warn European companies on climate accounting practices
- UK Treasury outlines plans to build cryptoasset hub and exploit blockchain
- Thousands of UK workers participate in the biggest four-day work week trial
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March 23, 2022- Black former employees sue Google for racial discrimination claims
- The UK's “government by WhatsApp” poses cybersecurity risk
- Climate change could cost the shipping industry $25 billion annually
- US House passes CROWN Act to ban race-based hair discrimination
- ISS ESG launches Water Risk Rating to score water-related stewardship
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March 02, 2022- Multinationals plan to divest and halt operations in Russia
- Transition framework published to help finance climate risk
- Charity coalitions calls for $60bn biodiversity finance target
- Environment Agency drops 93% of serious pollution cases
- UK SMEs struggling to finance sustainability ambitions
Daily Media Briefing
March 01, 2022- Half of global population 'highly vulnerable' to climate crisis, warns IPCC
- Number of Western companies pulling out of Russia is accelerating
- 'Unverified' social media accounts could be filtered out under new UK bill
- Plastic packaging boosts fresh food waste and doesn’t impact shelf-life
- Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035
Daily Media Briefing
February 25, 2022- UK PM Johnson unveils 'severe' sanctions against Russia
- Manufacturers lobby to weaken UN global plastics treaty
- UK’s climate credibility at risk, warns climate change advisor
- Asda rolls out new plastic-free food protection technology
- Apollo Global targets $50 bn in sustainable investments
Daily Media Briefing
February 23, 2022- AllianzGI to vote against EU companies that omit ESG to pay
- London gallery ends BP sponsorship under activist weight
- HSBC climate targets criticised for underwriting ‘loopholes’
- Almost 15,000 ‘ghost flights’ left UK since pandemic began
- US urged to ban Thai fishing net suppliers using prison labour
A just transition rests on effective policy frameworks for upskilling globally
February 14, 2022 The Just Transition Declaration focuses on skills and commitment to supporting more vulnerable communities in developing countries. However, support is needed globally, and think tanks are calling on the UK Government to drive green jobs in the UK. Read more >
Larry Fink falls short on making the just transition link
February 14, 2022 Larry Fink’s annual letter to CEOs, argues that fossil fuels are needed in a transition to a climate-neutral economy, but he has been criticised for seemingly missing the essential need to support a just transition. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
February 11, 2022- Glass Lewis launces new ESG scores and data feature
- Morningstar cuts 1,200 funds from its ‘sustainable’ list
- Large retailers drop suppliers over ESG concerns
- New framework helps monitor sector decarbonisation
- Major breakthrough reached on nuclear fusion energy