Results for Digital Ethics
Daily Media Briefing
May 07, 2021- Retailers in England gear up for 10p single-use carrier bags charge
- Australian bank Macquarie announces plan to exit coal by 2024
- Shareholders demand transparency on McDonald’s antibiotic use
- UN says cutting methane emissions quickest way to slow global heating
- Facebook has six months to decide if Trump can return to platform
Daily Media Briefing
March 25, 2021- Big banks provided over $3trn in finance for fossil fuels since Paris Agreement
- Net-zero emissions targets adopted by one-fifth of world's largest companies
- Key UK financial regulators mandated to consider climate issues
- Northern Gas Networks and Hitachi UK launch green bonds
- Trade unions call for greater regulation on AI use in the workplace
Daily Media Briefing
March 19, 2021- UK MPs criticise companies over Uighur forced labour in China
- Rio Tinto endorses resolutions pushing for emissions cuts targets
- Total ties customers’ emissions reductions to executive bonuses
- Nomad Foods launches nature-positive partnership with WWF
- Facebook cracks down on the spread of political disinformation globally
Daily Media Briefing
March 10, 2021- Major investors apply net-zero alignment framework to $8trn of assets
- Pearson targets net-zero carbon by 2030
- Instagram recommendation algorithms are pushing anti-vaxx and QAnon posts, NGO report says
- EU prepares to turn the screw on asset managers over greenwashing
- The Fashion Pact launches new push to help curb industry's impact on biodiversity
Daily Media Briefing
March 08, 2021- Young women 'must work 40 years longer than men' to plug £100k pension gap
- Britain's Morrisons targets supply from net zero carbon farms by 2030
- Microsoft and Chevron partner on bioenergy and carbon capture project
- Henkel targets climate positivity and Nokia unveils 1.5C science-based targets
- Google won’t use new ways of tracking users as it phases out browser cookies for ads
Daily Media Briefing
February 26, 2021- UK companies pressed to appoint more women executives
- Vanguard and BlackRock uncovered as largest investors in coal industry
- 600 business giants form new network on climate resilience and adaptation
- Facebook and Instagram ban Myanmar military as first pro-coup rally takes place
- Drax scraps plan for Europe's largest gas plant after climate protests
Daily Media Briefing
February 25, 2021- Australia passes new law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news
- Food and drink businesses meet carbon reduction goals five years early
- Deforestation for palm oil reduced ten-fold in Southeast Asia in 2020
- Boost for biofuels as E10 petrol given green light across UK
- Scottish craft brewer BrewDog announces B Corp certification
Daily Media Briefing
February 18, 2021- Big businesses failing to protect human rights amid Covid-19
- BP and Chevron back geothermal pioneer Eavor Technologies
- Maersk aims for first carbon-neutral container ship in 2023
- Facebook will debunk myths about climate change
- Asda and Aldi expand plastic-free packaging efforts
Daily Media Briefing
February 12, 2021- European aviation players aim to chart pathway to net-zero emissions
- Russia’s top gold company shifts mines to hydropower
- Facebook curbs Myanmar military over 'misinformation' as protests swell
- Sustainable investments hit record highs in 2020
- Cost of biodiversity action will double if delayed until 2030
Daily Media Briefing
February 09, 2021- Poor environmental disclosure to add $120bn to supply chain costs
- Facebook bans misinformation about all vaccines after years of controversy
- Amazon teams up with Shell and Eneco for major offshore wind project
- Ikea foundation bets $250 million on green investment fund
- Future heatwaves in the UK could put the health of 12 million at risk