Results for Environment
Daily Media Briefing
June 14, 2019- Singapore emerges as one of the most sustainable investment markets globally
- UK’s NEST divests from tobacco
- HSBC Women in UK Are Paid Bonuses 70% Below Male Staff
- Amazon gets sued for recording children’s voices via its Echo Dot
- Cargill warns goal of halting deforestation will be missed
Daily Media Briefing
June 12, 2019- UK government agrees legally binding net-zero emissions target for 2050
- Business Urge for a Robust New Global Law to End Violence and Harassment at Work
- Forest twice size of UK destroyed since 2010 by big consumer brands
- Deutsche Bank threatens to axe 1,000 clients in compliance push
- ESG groups try to thin a thicket of sustainability metrics
Daily Media Briefing
May 28, 2019- Drax deal with energy giants promises “carbon negative” power by 2025
- EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country
- Asian consumers increasingly aware of biodiversity
- World’s rivers “awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics”
- Report: World falling short on SDGs’ clean energy agenda
Daily Media Briefing
May 09, 2019- Federal Reserve readying financial system for climate-change shocks
- Raise taxes on firms that harm nature, OECD tells G7 countries
- Singapore passes bill to tackle spread of false information online
- Drugmakers told to disclose prices in US TV ads
- Google and Carbon Tracker to use AI to track emissions from world's power plants
Daily Media Briefing
May 07, 2019- UN’s landmark biodiversity report generates response from global governments
- Official petition calls for jet fuel to be taxed
- Brunei halts gay sex death penalty
- Kraft Heinz to restate earnings as accounting probe widens
- Sustainability rating for space debris to be created
Daily Media Briefing
May 02, 2019- UK Parliament becomes first in the world to declare a “climate emergency”
- Malaysia minister lambasts Singapore’s stance on palm oil
- Pret to list ingredients on fresh food after customer deaths
- Dubai hotels to go greener thanks to new initiative
- AB Sugar launches global innovation challenge to address water stewardship
Daily Media Briefing
April 24, 2019- Landsec and RBS become first companies in the world to join RE100, EV100 and EP100
- UK Prime Minister approves Huawei involvement in UK 5G network
- VW joins blockchain network for sustainable mineral sourcing
- Dumped plastic waste in Asia destroying crops and health
- Report warns oil and gas investment plans blow a hole in 1.5⁰C ambition
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