Results for Consumers
A nudge in the right direction: can companies make their customers more responsible?
December 03, 2013 Nick Jackson explores how behavioural economics can play a part in companies encouraging more responsible behaviour from their customers. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 3rd December
December 03, 2013 Global coffee companies launch new calculating methodology for greenhouse gas emissions; Taiwanese Nike supplier reduces water use by over 98 percent; UK businesses fail to deliver on promise of equality; Bangladesh factory owners claim wage increase risking industry competitiveness; Minimum wage being poorly policed; Google hosts “Hangout-a-thon” to connect consumers and charities Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 20th November
November 20, 2013 Businesses responsible for fixing the environment, say consumers; Scientists attack coal industry’s environmental claims; Unilever targets sustainable behaviour change with new ad campaign; Barclays criticised for promoting tax havens; Investors demand action as global carbon emissions reach record high 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 12th November
November 12, 2013 Report: Forest misuse costs Indonesia $7 billion; COP 19: Filipino diplomat goes on hunger strike to demand climate progress; Bangladesh factory owners say they cannot afford minimum wage rise for workers; Report: UK regulators’ £500 million fines fail to change corporate behaviour; Report: UK public turned off by recycling Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 5th November
November 05, 2013 World on track to use up entire 21st century carbon budget by 2034; Payday lender launches film to defend UK business practices; Morgan Stanley sets up sustainable investment body; Carbon Trust launches global waste reduction standard; Ghana accuses UK recycling firm of illegal used fridge imports Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 30th October
October 30, 2013 Greenpeace: APP's deforestation policy working despite breaches; Motorola announces plan to build “modular Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 28th October 2013
October 28, 2013 US Climate Declaration hits Broadway; Friends of the Earth: UK Government must restrict fossil fuel extraction; China overhauls consumer protection laws; Investors: Disclose materiality assessment processes; Number of female managing directors in London doubles; UK engineers to be equipped with sustainability toolkit Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 24th October
October 24, 2013 Rana Plaza victims still waiting for compensation; UK companies and religious leaders aim to restore faith in business; Report: Businesses can cut transport emissions 90% with biogas; Hong Kong Government to replace polluting vehicles; Johnson & Johnson targeting consumer behaviour change Read more >