Results for Environment
Daily Media Briefing
June 19, 2014- Germany’s minimum wage threatens to shake up ‘generation intern’
- Low-carbon transport report highlights importance of biofuels
- Fashion brands empowering women in developing countries
- ‘Global vision’ launched to make paper industry more sustainable
- British chemical company executives guilty of paying bribes to sell toxic additive to Indonesia
Daily Media Briefing
June 18, 2014- Coca-Cola and Danone invest in advanced bioplastics for drinks packaging
- UK and Chinese governments issue ‘ground-breaking’ climate change pledge
- People want to buy green in Asia and Africa more than in the US, study shows
- Starbucks partnering with ASU to offer employees free college tuition
- 15,000 students sign petition to get UK universities to divest from fossil fuels
Daily Media Briefing
June 17, 2014- Asda reveals impact of climate change on supply chain
- Companies taking up the challenge of access to sanitation
- Racial inequality in UK management
- New home of San Francisco 49ers to use 85% recycled water
- Buru Energy allowed to frack for gas without EPA assessment
Daily Media Briefing
June 16, 2014- Australian emissions fall as government moves to repeal carbon tax
- New Zealand may kick-start race to mine the ocean floor
- Oregon hopes to be first state to map GMO fields
- Singapore planning the world’s largest floating solar farm
- Irish green energy infrastructure market to hit €2.5bn by 2020
Daily Media Briefing
June 13, 2014- Tesla Motors to “open source” patents to spur electric car development
- Food and biofuels likely to be hit by rising water risks to corn supplies
- Business Council push to cut Australian renewable energy target
- Mega-events may get less ambitious as Brazil counts World Cup costs
- Malaysian exchange to introduce FTSE4Good index
Daily Media Briefing
June 12, 2014- Panasonic, DirecTV, Microsoft, Sony, Xerox form new recycling coalition
- Fraud, bribery, corruption remain key challenges for India
- World Bank lowers growth projections for developing countries
- Amazon halts Warner Bros pre-orders in pricing row
- European Court Upholds €1.06 billion fine against Intel
Daily Media Briefing
June 11, 2014- Ford and Heinz collaborate on ‘Tom-auto’-based materials
- Asian slave labour producing prawns for supermarkets
- Campaigners call on Apple to remove hazardous chemicals from factories
- UK oil firm pulls out of Africa’s oldest national park
- ‘Living roofs’ help build resilience to changing climates
Daily Media Briefing
June 10, 2014- UN warns of new era of soaring resource costs
- Oil industry seeks to influence EU extractive rules through US backdoor
- Largest poll of football fans reveals message on human rights
- US billionaire Tom Steyer launches new fund to help victims of climate change
- Fish stocks depleted in tropics as poorer nations feed themselves
Daily Media Briefing
June 09, 2014- British businesses urged to ‘show leadership in charity work and philanthropy’
- Singapore firms prepare for extension of re-employment age
- Air conditioning raising night-time temperatures in the US
- Southampton company creates plastic from trees
- Britain becomes haven for US companies keen to cut tax bills
Daily Media Briefing
June 06, 2014- New mutual fund backs companies led by women
- Coca-Cola replenishes 108.5 billion litres of water back to communities
- Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance
- Bangladeshi farmers caught in row over $600,000 GM aubergine trial
- The UPS Foundation donates $7.9 million to support diversity and economic empowerment