Results for Consumers
Daily Media Briefing
August 19, 2016- GSK, IDE and GE lead Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ list
- Survey: Shoppers expect business and government to make food fairer
- Hermes couriers say they were pressured by bosses while caring for sick relatives
- Uber's $100 million settlement with drivers rejected by judge
- UN admits role in cholera epidemic in Haiti
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August 17, 2016- Study: Female CEOs more likely to be targeted by shareholder activism
- Firms giving advice on aggressive tax avoidance could face large fines
- Pesticide ban is justified, say researchers
- Unilever refuses to reinstate IOI contracts until 'tangible progress' is shown
- UK consumers, especially the young, would pay 10% more for sustainable products
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May 12, 2016- UK to introduce new corporate money-laundering offence
- Report: Middle-aged shoppers are the most ethical
- Shell outlines ‘below 2°C’ climate change scenario
- Google bans ads for payday loans
- Investment Leaders Group launch climate change model helping to ‘future proof’ companies
Daily Media Briefing
April 13, 2016- Boots staff under pressure to milk public money, says pharmacists' union
- Study: Fast-food eaters have more industrial chemicals in their bodies
- Two-thirds of British public back microbead ban
- Lightbulbs excluded in EU regulations on energy efficiency claims
- China to release more water to alleviate Southeast Asia drought
The power of purpose
April 08, 2016 Controversial taxi company, Uber, has just launched a new statement of mission to reposition the business. Mike Tuffrey shows how others have succeeded and warns of the dangers. Read more >
“Why don’t they care?” Why top-down sustainability strategies are often doomed to fail
April 08, 2016 Effective sustainability strategies must speak the language of local employees and other stakeholders, writes Richard Brubaker. Read more >
The evolving relationship between sustainability and marketing
March 02, 2016 Emma Upton discusses the new hybrid marketing models that are taking sustainability messages direct to consumers. Read more >
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February 29, 2016- Report: companies with stand-out brand values outperform peers
- Invisible barcode for plastics could revolutionise recycling
- Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after hacking revelation
- Fairtrade first choice for growing numbers of UK shoppers
- Top lobbying group in historic green energy U-turn
When is a lobbyist not a lobbyist? When they’re a customer.
February 05, 2016 A growing number of companies are recruiting their customers as freelance lobbyists. But companies should be wary of trying to control public debate, writes Charlie Ashford. Read more >
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January 19, 2016- 16 multinationals, including Apple, Microsoft and Samsung, accused of child labour by Amnesty International
- UK ethical spending increasing despite retail brands' ‘disappointing’ trading performances
- False emissions reporting undermines China's pollution fight
- Weak EU tests for diesel emissions are ‘illegal’, say lawyers
- Feeding the world's cities: a critical challenge for sustainable development