Results for Policy & Research
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 22, 2019- New report urges investment in circular economy in developing nations
- Government should create a market for carbon removal to deliver net zero emissions by 2050, according to research
- KPMG faces record £12.5 million fine for misconduct in its bank reports
- McDonald's faces 25 new sexual harassment complaints from workers
- China approves 20.76 GW of subsidy-free solar, wind power projects
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
May 01, 2019- Social mobility in UK 'virtually stagnant' since 2014
- Chase criticised for 'mocking' customers' spending habits
- Shell faces pressure on gay rights over Brunei venture
- US renewables production outstrips coal for first time ever
- Beverage giants to help scale up world's first enzyme-based plastics recycling technology
Daily Media Briefing
April 30, 2019- Staff of Samsung biopharmaceutical unit are accused of destroying evidence
- US companies face shareholder votes over #MeToo concerns
- Bangladesh jobs website aims to curb abuse of migrant workers
- 'Biodegradable' plastic bags survive three years in soil and sea
- UK government advisers to recommend net zero emissions by 2050
Daily Media Briefing
April 26, 2019- UK braced for tougher e-waste policies as impacts on human food chains revealed
- Ford announces $500 million investment in US electric vehicle pioneer Rivian
- UK anti-slavery hotline uncovers more cases but triggers few probes
- Six years after Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster, fashion brands urged to pay more
- Draft Environment Bill 'severely downgrades' environmental laws from EU standards, MPs warn
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 09, 2019- Shell taken to court over climate impacts and alleged human rights 'violations'
- Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
- Co-op targets 100 percent sustainably sourced soy through credits scheme
- Ministers from poor and emerging economies call on donors to top up the Climate Investment Funds
- Bank of America Commits $300 Billion To Low-Carbon Business Activities
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
Integrated reporting – a shift in thinking takes time
March 26, 2019The State of Sustainability and Integrated Reporting 2018 research authored by the US-based Sustainable Investments Institute (Si2), has recently shown that only 14 S&P 500 companies issue what Si2 considers to be fully integrated reports. This is despite […]
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