Results for Community
Daily Media Briefing 9th December
December 09, 2013 Global brands back recycling network to combat waste in Chile; UK’s first ‘social supermarket’ opens to help fight food poverty; China says poorly prepared to fight impact of climate change; Eastern US states press Midwest to improve air quality Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 4th December
December 04, 2013 Energy groups say EU Commission lacks climate ambition; UK charity commission claimed not fit for purpose; China unveils sustainable development plan for 262 resource rich cities; Big harvests to heap pressure on food prices into next year; UK Government to change subsidies to boost offshore wind power Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 28th November
November 28, 2013 Coca-Cola suspends advertising campaign to donate budget to typhoon relief efforts; UN calls for companies and aid agencies to invest directly to cut risk of corruption; UK construction sector launches initiative to cut 24 million tonnes carbon per year by 2050; Survey: Corporate tax avoidance is top of UK consumer concerns over business ethics; WRAP: UK supermarkets cut waste by 1.7 million tonnes; Veolia launches tool to help companies manage water risks Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 19th November
November 19, 2013 One in six Walmart factories in Bangladesh fails safety review; Germany set to introduce legal quota for women in boardrooms; UK companies urged to publish ethnic breakdowns; Japan cuts CO2 goal as solar projects fail; Google, Microsoft and Bing tighten online searches to combat child abuse; UK supermarkets “still misleading” shoppers on prices Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 15th November
November 15, 2013 Report: 90% of funders switched on to importance of community impact; PwC: sustainability factoring in investment choices; NGOs call for loss and damage mechanism on global climate action; IKEA to install electric vehicle chargers across UK stores Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 8th October
October 08, 2013 LBG member companies give £1.7 billion to charitable activities; Study warns about fossil fuel investment risks; Report: UK grocery retail sector bins £6.9 billion worth of materials in its supply chain; Aviation industry agrees global mechanism to reduce emissions; First Singapore Green Mark awarded housing development in Africa Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st July
July 01, 2013 Nestle to help 20,000 unemployed youths in Europe; Ikea develops durable alternative for refugee camps; BA rejects Chinese prison headphone allegations; Facebook removes ads from controversial pages; Chinese bank rises to top of world rankings Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th May
May 09, 2013 Green Investment Bank's chief plans to borrow and raise debt; Coca-Cola announces global commitments to help fight obesity; Delhi banks accused of money laundering; Deutsche Bank launch programme to tackle youth unemployment; Zimbabwe short on climate change funds Read more >
Corporate foundations
November 10, 2012 Amy Lunt, of The SMART Company, explores the often complex relationships between corporate foundations and their founding companies. The challenge is understanding this relationship separately from the legal framework within which foundations operate as independent, registered charities. Read more >