Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
August 20, 2019- Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
- Top business groups call for creation of International Centre for AI, Energy and Climate
- Singapore could spend US$72b on climate adaptation over next century
- Indonesia forest-clearing ban is made permanent, amid protests
- Catholic churches and schools sign major British Gas renewables deal
Daily Media Briefing
August 16, 2019- UK Government's faces criticism in shift to relax shale gas fracking safeguards
- Buenos Aires judge bans delivery apps after road accidents spike
- General Electric shares plunge after report alleges accounting irregularities
- Levis, Wrangler and Lee vow to protect women making jeans from sexual abuse
- Three have been three times more wildfires in the EU so far this year
Daily Media Briefing
August 15, 2019- Plastic particles falling out of sky with snow in Arctic
- Pacific Island leaders start talks on climate targets and Australia removes climate ‘crisis’ from draft declaration
- Peel Environmental signs £130 million deal to develop 11 waste plastic to hydrogen plants
- Treasury kicks off review into 'economics of biodiversity'
- US women's soccer team turn to court for equal pay
Daily Media Briefing
August 14, 2019- Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping
- Apple promises to embrace fish-friendly gold mining
- Renewable energy sourcing by US-based corporates set for record high in 2019
- Twenty-two states sue Trump administration over carbon rule replacement
- Vanguard discards over two dozen stocks from ESG funds
Daily Media Briefing
August 12, 2019- Financial services chief seeks EU deal to combat ‘greenwashing’
- SEC proposes revised corporate disclosure rules
- Coach and Versace attacked in China for Hong Kong reference
- Gambling companies see huge rise in complaints
- Investors embrace ESG investing but don't target gun stocks
Daily Media Briefing
August 05, 2019- Diageo commits £180 million green energy funding for Africa
- BP teams up with DiDi to develop China's EV charging network
- UK needs “Sustainable Economy Act” to avert collapse, says IPPR
- KPMG faces lawsuit threat over Carillion audit
- ITV commits to 1.5C science-based target after reaching carbon-neutral status
Daily Media Briefing
July 29, 2019- Unilever warns it will sell off brands that hurt the planet or society
- Moody’s buys climate data firm, signalling new scrutiny of climate risks
- European Investment Bank plots ban on fossil fuel lending
- Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable 'tipping point'
- Vauxhall owner ready to quit UK if Brexit fallout hits profitability
Daily Media Briefing
July 26, 2019- Automakers strike a deal with California in response to Trump pollution rule
- Coca-Cola and PepsiCo break ties with plastic lobbying group
- Cargill promises to tackle climate impact of beef business
- DoorDash promises to change controversial tipping policy after public outcry
- Chile studying green shift for its $24 billion investment funds
Daily Media Briefing
July 16, 2019- Uber ties executive bonuses to diversity targets
- Workers protest as Amazon doubles Prime Day length and halves delivery times
- Report: True cost of cheap food is health and climate crises
- Adani facing prosecution for allegedly providing false information in mine report
- Extinction Rebellion targets London’s largest concrete factory
Daily Media Briefing
July 04, 2019- LGBT+ in Britain paid nearly £7,000 less than straight colleagues
- Samsung faces charges in France over alleged labour violations
- Obesity 'causes more cases of some cancers than smoking'
- UK's liquid gas sector targets 100 percent biofuel by 2040
- National Trust to divest £1 billion portfolio from fossil fuels