Results for Environment
Daily Media Briefing
April 18, 2019- Chile joins Plastics Pact network
- Microsoft turned down facial-recognition sales on human rights concerns
- US owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell to pursue science-based climate targets
- Finnish businesses set up 'world's first' marketplace for carbon removal certificates
- European Parliament backs rules to protect whistle-blowers
Daily Media Briefing
April 17, 2019- UK's biggest money manager warns on climate catastrophe
- Microplastics found on remote mountain summits, study shows
- Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show
- EU lawmakers approve minimum rights for gig economy workers
- Extinction Rebellion London protest: 290 arrested
Daily Media Briefing
April 16, 2019- American healthy snack company, KIND, urges industry to open up about hidden sugars in snacks
- US companies reveal pay gap between bosses and workers
- China LGBT community fears crackdown after Weibo content vanishes
- The New York Times and Everlane collaborate to raise awareness of climate change journalism
- Moody’s acquires majority stake in a Global Leader in ESG Assessments
Daily Media Briefing
April 10, 2019- New S&P ESG index family released
- UK parliament pension fund takes first step towards fossil fuel divestment
- Shell commits $300 million to conservation and carbon offset projects
- Burger King remove controversial chopsticks advert
- Renewable energy could meet 86 percent of global power demand by 2050, IRENA concludes
Daily Media Briefing
April 08, 2019- Drinks bottles now biggest plastic menace for waterways – report
- Google's ethics board shut down
- Cambodia announces hydropower, solar projects amid widespread electricity shortages
- Businesses join UN push for climate-friendly fridges and air conditioning in ‘Cool Coalition’
- UK car wash app uncovers nearly 1,000 suspected cases of modern slavery
Daily Media Briefing
April 04, 2019- Disney accused in gender pay gap lawsuit of valuing male workers more than female workers
- Brazil names major fashion company in its slavery 'dirty list'
- UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister launches four smart energy systems projects across the UK
- Over 540 million Facebook user records reportedly exposed on public database
- MIT cuts partnerships with China’s Huawei and ZTE over risks
Daily Media Briefing
April 02, 2019- Bloomberg to launch decarbonisation tracker to drive utilities' green progress
- Sustainable investment funds losing market share in Europe due to clampdown on greenwashing
- Australia government proposes new fund to meet emission reduction targets
- Irish airline Ryanair enters EU’s top 10 emitters list
- Electricity North West launches zero-carbon plan
Daily Media Briefing
March 28, 2019- Global 'collapse' in number of new coal-fired power plants
- Exxon to report plastic pellet spills, shareholder says
- EasyJet's gender pay gap widens even with more female pilots
- McDonald’s to step back lobbying against raising the minimum wage
- Facebook bans white nationalism and separatism from its platforms
Daily Media Briefing
March 27, 2019- Google launches global council to advice on AI and tech ethics
- Brussels unveils EU-wide plan to address 5G security risks
- Europe on track to halve emissions by 2030, report finds
- ASOS urges fashion sector to take tougher action on modern slavery
- New charter is in breach of court order, minerals council says
Daily Media Briefing
March 26, 2019- Goldman Sachs' UK women earn half as much per hour as men
- New platform to help rubber industry address environmental damage
- Fed researcher warns climate change could spur financial crisis
- Krispy Kreme owners admit to family history of Nazi ties
- Food banks help reduce emissions by 10 million tonnes, report finds