Results for Employees
Let’s build a better sharing economy
November 10, 2016 Sharing-economy companies have come under fire for exploiting workers and damaging communities. But it doesn’t have to be that way, writes Gerry Valentine. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
November 07, 2016- Top companies urged to have at least one non-white director
- Fossil fuel lobby given “unprecedented” access to Marrakech climate talks
- Global biodiversity standard launched
- Women-owned businesses to get online marketing boost
- Uber driver who won right to take holiday has request for paid time off denied
Daily Media Briefing
November 03, 2016- Global tobacco treaty leaders propose ejecting delegates with ties to industry
- Volkswagen parts ways with the historian who chronicled its Nazi past
- Report: renewable energy companies failing on human rights
- Three quarters of US millennials would take a pay cut to work for a socially responsible company
- Majority of UK investors call for label to certify ethical investment options
Daily Media Briefing
November 01, 2016- Unpaid internships could be banned in UK
- Shipping industry criticised for failure to reach carbon emissions deal
- Rolls-Royce middlemen may have used bribes to land major contracts
- Wells Fargo agrees to $50 million settlement over homeowner fees
- IFC launches new $152m green bond designed to protect forests
Daily Media Briefing
October 31, 2016- Uber drivers win key employment case
- Study finds racial discrimination by Uber and Lyft drivers
- APP/Sinar Mas launch new smart map to fight forest fire risk
- WWF and partners launch European sustainable finance plan
- 300 million children live in areas with extreme air pollution, data reveals
Daily Media Briefing
October 28, 2016- Report: Modern Slavery Act galvanising leadership action
- World's largest marine park created in Ross Sea in Antarctica in landmark deal
- UK ‘gig economy’ worker rights inquiry announced
- Mexican economy set for boost following energy reforms
- Uber sees flying commuters in 10 years
Daily Media Briefing
October 27, 2016- European Commission resurrects overarching corporate tax proposals
- World wildlife 'falls by 58 percent in 40 years'
- Singapore unveils world's largest floating solar test bed
- UK maternity leave should be extended at cost of £2.1bn, says CBI
- Iceland's women leave work at 2.38pm to protest gender pay gap
Daily Media Briefing
October 26, 2016- Americans work 25 percent more than Europeans, study finds
- White House urges ban on non-compete agreements for many workers
- US owners of diesel Volkswagens to receive compensation
- JPMorgan Chase to help small businesses owned by minorities and women
- Threats of death and violence common for women in politics, report says
Daily Media Briefing
October 13, 2016- World’s largest companies seeing financial performance aligned with social responsibility
- Netherlands aims for circular economy by 2050
- Survey: 44 percent pay divide for female and male law partners
- Tesco removes Marmite and other Unilever brands in price row
- Foreign investors sue Toshiba over accounting scandal
Daily Media Briefing
October 11, 2016- Germany to require firms to publish data on gender pay parity
- UK finance firms plan to boost women in senior roles by 2021
- Swiss firms could be held to account for human rights abuses abroad
- Haitians urge people not to give money to American Red Cross
- Buffett parries Trump by releasing some tax information