Results for Policy & Research
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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February 27, 2018- US companies reveal CEO-worker pay ratios, but worry about staff reaction
- US Supreme Court to weigh in on privacy rights fight between Microsoft and Justice Department
- Purpose-led businesses have higher growth, says B Corp
- Renewables to displace coal in India, says the world’s largest coal producing company
- Driverless cars given green light to operate in California
ESG incidents and value destruction: insights from the Sustainalytics incidents integration study
February 22, 2018 New analysis from Sustainalytics indicates that incidents and, in particular, high- and severe-impact incidents, are associated with important share price effects. The authors of this report outline some of the findings. Read more >
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February 22, 2018- Report: Facebook’s ad revenue to be heavily impacted by new European privacy rules
- Amnesty International accuse Trump of ushering in “a new era of human rights regression”
- Florida teachers union presses state pension to sell shares in gun manufacturers
- UK Government loses latest court case on reducing air pollution
- German federal court to decide on potential ban on diesel cars in German cities
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February 19, 2018- Report: US firms driving business value through sustainability
- Unilever publishes full lists of palm oil suppliers
- OECD: Global taxes are currently insufficient to combat climate change
- Facebook plans to use US mail to verify identities of election ad buyers
- Church of England launches “Lent Plastic Challenge”