Results for Environment

Daily Media Briefing
November 05, 2020- Singapore eateries that use sustainable palm oil asked to carry 'haze-free' signage
- UK health professions call for climate tax on meat
- China's forest carbon uptake 'underestimated'
- Consumer goods makers trail on plastic recycling
- Google launches phones and thermostats with recycled plastics

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November 04, 2020- Global investor group urges United States to re-join Paris climate accord
- Twitter, Facebook suspend some accounts as U.S. election misinformation spreads online
- GSK commits to net zero climate and net positive impact on nature by 2030
- Boeing commits $1.3 million to support indigenous communities across the United States
- BHP signs up for responsible copper production framework

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November 03, 2020- BAME appointments stall on boards of biggest UK companies
- History made as millennial wins lawsuit against superannuation fund for not doing enough on climate change
- L'Oréal unveils 'world's first' plastic bottles made from captured carbon
- Businesses making eco-friendly claims to be vetted by watchdog
- 6 in 10 UK SMEs believe net-zero and the green recovery is good for business

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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