Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
August 24, 2018- Uber to pay $1.9 million to settle 56 workers' sexual harassment & discrimination claims
- Facebook removes data-security app from Apple store
- Investors warn European Commission over definitions in sustainable finance proposals
- ISO 50001 revised to reflect changing energy landscape
- London commits to global cities 'net-zero carbon' building pledge
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August 23, 2018- LGIM backs call for IOSCO to foster harmonised climate risk reporting
- Australia bans Huawei 5G rollout over security fears
- Global sustainability projects receive $100,000 each to advance SDGs
- Woolworths workers claim alleged AU$1 billion in underpayments
- Report: Global food waste set to rise a third by 2030 without ‘aggressive’ action
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August 22, 2018- Goldman Sachs pays for working mothers to ship breast milk home
- Google is 'taking AI to the next level' to cut data centre energy use
- New York announces historic legislation to cut biggest source of carbon dioxide
- Bosch snaps up £9m stake in UK fuel cell firm Ceres Power
- Ethiopia is home to the continent’s first waste-to-energy facility
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August 21, 2018- Report: EU carbon prices could hit €40 over next five years
- Abbott included on 2018 Fortune Change the World list
- Oil and gas CEO is set to build Ghana’s largest solar farm
- British public supports urgent action and litigation on climate change – poll reveals
- Aldi ditches black plastic trays in bid to boost recycling rates
Daily Media Briefing
August 09, 2018- Wall Street is adding a new “Weinstein clause” to deals
- California strikes back against Trump administration’s auto pollution rollback
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends failure to ban Alex Jones
- New runway at Heathrow Airport faces legal challenge
- Aldi aims for “carbon neutral” status by 2019
Daily Media Briefing
August 06, 2018- New Amazon Alexa skills challenge seeks positive impact
- UK insurers attacked over climate risk omissions
- Lloyds bank to stop financing new coal plants and thermal coal mines
- Pepsi Foundation commits $10m to boost US recycling rates
- The world now has more than one terawatt of wind and solar, Bloomberg research
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August 03, 2018- Kraft Heinz unveils new circular packaging strategy in plastic reduction drive
- Elle UK dedicates September issue to sustainability
- Brands make 'mixed progress' on viscose pollution in Asia
- Twitter turns to academics to improve conversational health on the platform
- Analysts raise EU carbon price forecasts following market reforms
Daily Media Briefing
August 01, 2018- Anti-slavery app will help users spot potential victims of labour exploitation
- France bans smartphones in school in order to tackle tech addiction
- Coles backs down on plastic bag ban because customers “need more time”
- PRI steps up engagement on cyber security
- UK GPs to halt fossil fuel investments
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July 30, 2018- Thomas Cook axes trips to SeaWorld over animal welfare concerns
- UK plastic bag sales plummet 86 percent
- Chilean company creates water-soluble bag to fight plastic pollution
- EU energy chief pushes for tougher emissions targets
- Australian super fund REST being sued for not having a plan for climate change
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July 26, 2018- San Francisco urges insurers to ditch fossil fuel investments
- Quorn invests £7m into R&D on back of veganism boom
- Toyota reveals fleet of green mobility concepts for Tokyo Olympics
- Macquarie Group appoints first female chief executive
- Smart meter rollout costs £1bn higher than expected in 2016