Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
April 20, 2018- Standard Chartered pulls out of funding 1,200-megawatt Vietnam coal plant over climate policy conflict
- Wells Fargo said to be target of $1 billion US fine
- Facebook moves 1.5 billion users out of reach of new European privacy law
- British firms boost spending on businesses doing good
- SP Group to launch platform for home owners to sell solar energy certificates
Daily Media Briefing
April 19, 2018- IMF sounds alarm on excessive global borrowing
- Walmart to double charging network for electric vehicles
- P&G to buy German Merck’s consumer health unit for €3.4 billion
- Costa Coffee to recycle equivalent of all its takeaway cups each year
- EU circular economy plans clear major hurdle after MEP approval
Daily Media Briefing
April 16, 2018- Carbon dioxide from ships at sea to be regulated for first time
- Corporate America poised to unveil record buybacks
- Danone North America and Canada become B Corp certified
- Co-op hits emissions target three years early
- Shell asks Indonesia to reconsider new fuel pricing policy
Daily Media Briefing
April 12, 2018- New Zealand bans all new offshore oil exploration as part of “carbon-neutral future”
- Nestle pledges to make all packaging recyclable by 2025 but faces criticism from Greenpeace
- Responsible Mining Index released, industry must improve approach to human rights and environmental protection
- IKEA Singapore gives Malaysian staff extra day of leave to vote in elections
- Argentina accused of caving to Trump by dropping carbon price from G20 talks
Daily Media Briefing
April 04, 2018- UK government issues final warning to firms to report gender pay gap by midnight
- Citigroup and Goldman face shareholder pressure on lobbying
- Facebook purges more than 200 Russian-controlled accounts
- EU carbon market emissions increased in 2017, for the first time in 7 years
- Saudi Arabia announces plans for $200 billion solar project
Daily Media Briefing
April 03, 2018- China customs seizes 110,000 tonnes of smuggled waste in 2018
- McDonald's unveils plan to phase-out plastic straws
- Wartsila backs calls to cut carbon emissions in shipping
- Indonesia threatens to shut down Facebook if privacy breached
- EDF Plans to Invest $10B in Energy Storage by 2035
Daily Media Briefing
March 28, 2018- Report: “Extreme” fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump
- Facebook users sue over collection of call and text history
- Chinese hackers ordered to report software holes to spy agency
- Report: Pregnant migrant workers in Asia face discrimination and deportation
- New material made from desert sand could offer low-carbon alternative to concrete
Daily Media Briefing
March 22, 2018- McDonald’s sets approved science based target to reduce emissions across supply chain
- Starbucks offers $10 million for ideas on a better cup
- UN asks Samsung to explain reports of worker “intimidation”
- Norsk Hydro apologises for toxic spill into Brazilian river
- Facebook, Twitter & Google express concern over Singapore plan to fight fake news
Daily Media Briefing
March 13, 2018- Trump blocks Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm on security grounds
- China to merge regulators, create new ministries in biggest overhaul in years
- Report: False emissions ratings cost UK more than £2 billion a year
- UK and Saudi Arabia sign clean energy partnership
- Flying taxis, backed by Google founder, tested in New Zealand
Daily Media Briefing
March 08, 2018- Fearless Girl statue, and associated State Street campaign, helped reshape corporate boardrooms in first year
- Over 1,000 female aid workers urge reform in open letter
- Chinese retailers cash in on International Women’s Day
- Wells Fargo agrees to report on ethical lapses
- Corporates urge EU to deliver “clear signals” on climate, energy and green finance plans