December 17, 2013
Transparency International releases 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index; GSK to stop paying doctors to promote drugs; £1.3bn invested in UK clean energy infrastructure in 2013; First female head of Lloyd’s of London pledges diversity drive; Plastic bottle waste used to help fight MRSA Read more >
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 >
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 >
November 14, 2013
UN report: Take corporate lobbying “out of the shadows”; Walmart accused of greenwashing environmental credentials; China to end cosmetic testing on animals; UK survey: Small business leaders struggling to manage energy consumption; Fuel cell technology puts an end to wall socket charging Read more >
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 >
November 08, 2013
Palm oil companies accused of breaking ethical promises; Coca-Cola vows to axe suppliers guilty of land grabbing; SAP’s shea butter collective shifts to profit model; ODI calls for governments worldwide to stop “shooting themselves in both feet” by subsidising fossil fuel companies; Amnesty: Shell made false claims about Niger Delta pollution Read more >
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 >
October 23, 2013
Greenpeace attacks Western brands over Indonesian palm oil sourcing; Facebook makes u-turn over decapitation videos; UK high street companies avoiding millions in tax; Report: fall in government and corporate funding of carbon reduction projects Read more >
October 17, 2013
World Bank: Businesses must help save oceans; World Energy Council: Energy efficiency slowing down despite growing global involvement; China to invest in UK nuclear plants; UK payday lenders face calls for tighter regulation Read more >