Results for Environment
Daily Media Briefing
October 28, 2020- Banks lent $2.6tn linked to ecosystem and wildlife destruction in 2019, says report
- South Korea to put new net-zero by 2050 climate target in law, while Australia avoids setting targets
- Uber sued by drivers over ‘automated robo-firing'
- Facebook removes Trump campaign ads claiming it was election day
- Unilever claims it is on track to halve its plastic waste by 2025
Daily Media Briefing
October 23, 2020- Estée Lauder tracks vanilla production with new tech
- Uber and Lyft 'likely broke law' by classifying drivers as contractors, court rules
- Walmart sues US government to pre-empt possible DoJ opioid lawsuit
- Common Agricultural Policy to remain part of EU's biodiversity funding, despite criticism
- Swapping tenth of meat intake for veg could free up land size of Germany, says study
Daily Media Briefing
October 19, 2020- Make climate risk reports mandatory for 480 FTSE firms, say investors
- EU investigates Instagram over handling of children's data
- Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
- John Lewis Partnership targets net-zero carbon by 2035
- 6 in 10 fashion giants see sustainability as 'key priority' amid Covid-19
Daily Media Briefing
October 16, 2020- Governments urged to reform food systems as part of Covid-19 green recovery efforts
- Disney updates content warning for racism in classic films
- Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea
- Fashion brands accused of exploiting workers at risk of layoffs
- BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer
Daily Media Briefing
October 15, 2020- Investor rebellion at Procter & Gamble over environmental concerns
- Singapore launches first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development
- Aid watchdog ranks UK efforts to end modern slavery as unsatisfactory
- Amazon workers say ‘Prime Day’ rush breaks virus safety vows
- Pandemic casts shadow on off-grid solar sales in poorer nations
Daily Media Briefing
October 14, 2020- Ikea unveils national buy-back scheme for used furniture in drive to become 'fully circular'
- Top asset owners commit to big carbon emissions cuts
- UK urged to force firms to publish plans for closing gender and ethnicity pay gap
- Tesco links £2.5bn loan to key emissions, energy and food waste targets
- Australia's Great Barrier Reef might lose ability to recover from warming
Daily Media Briefing
October 09, 2020- JPMorgan pledges $30 billion over next 5 years to address racial wealth gap
- Climate denial ads on Facebook seen by millions, report finds
- Asda launches 'first of its kind' flu vaccination service
- Anheuser-Busch to trial low carbon aluminium beer cans
- 97% of UK offshore marine parks subject to destructive fishing
Daily Media Briefing
October 08, 2020- Climate change is key topic during first US Vice Presidential debate
- Prince William and Sir David Attenborough join forces on 'Earthshot' Prize
- Nitrogen emissions from rising fertiliser use threaten climate goals
- Ÿnsect attracts $372m backing as it gears up 'world's largest' insect farm in France
- Forestry Corporation of NSW could face $1m in fines for alleged illegal logging in koala habitat
Daily Media Briefing
October 06, 2020- Levi’s Launches Its own recommerce site and buyback program
- Total to increase annual renewables investments to $3bn by 2030
- UK Government pledges wind farms to power every home by 2030
- ‘Dramatic’ plunge in London air pollution since 2016, report finds
- More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean
Daily Media Briefing
October 01, 2020- Global poll of views on environment and science finds sharpest divide in US
- Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea
- Science-based targets verification for financial sector unveiled
- ASOS unveils 'circular' fashion collection
- Ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in England