Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
December 21, 2021- FCA unveils climate disclosure rules for asset managers, listed firms
- JD Wetherspoon area managers join board of directors for first time
- Glencore’s proposed coalmine site home to threatened species
- Alibaba launches “Scope 3+” initiative to slash 1.5 Gt of emissions
- UK government sets out climate tests for future oil and gas projects
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December 20, 2021- Nest dumps energy firms including ExxonMobil over climate risks
- Asda, Unilever partner with WRAP to up uptake of refillable packaging
- California probes Google's treatment of Black female workers
- Peat sales to gardeners in England and Wales to be banned by 2024
- UK-Australia trade deal has no new requirements on climate, nature
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December 17, 2021- M&S signs £850m loan linked to achieving net-zero targets
- Experts warn over weaker post-Brexit rule changes on chemicals
- Global demand for coal could hit all-time high in 2022, warns IEA
- Singapore Exchange to mandate climate and diversity disclosures
- United Airlines, Alaska Air invest in zero-emission hydrogen ZeroAvia
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December 16, 2021- AstraZeneca to support biomethane and CCS project to decarbonise heat
- EU unveils of low-carbon legislation for gas, buildings and transport
- European supermarkets drop beef products over deforestation links
- Europe's banks lagging on sustainability, according to BlackRock study
- £3.8 trillion investor coalition urges Government to act on National Food Strategy
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November 23, 2021- John Lewis Partnership & Hubbub launch £1m fund for circular economy
- Supermarkets ignoring environmental damage in fish supply chains
- Euro zone banks are still missing European Central Banks' climate risk goals
- Singapore targets 2 million tonnes of carbon capture potential by 2030
- UK Government unveils subsidies for domestic flights, despite backlash
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November 22, 2021- Bringing fashion industry to net-zero by 2050 'a $1trn investment opportunity'
- Standards organisations, UN agencies launch sustainability impact
- HSBC, Tata, Macquarie urge governments accelerate green transition
- Only 1 in 4 UK suppliers asked for climate data by end-user businesses
- New buildings in England to have electric car charging points from 2022
Daily Media Briefing
November 17, 2021- Plastic from big businesses likely to peak in 2021 & fall 20% by 2025
- Pavilion, QatarEnergy & Chevron set emissions standard for LNG
- M&S trials clothing rental as ASOS launches circular economy guide
- Biden signs infrastructure law, pledging billions to energy transition
- UK Government launches £27m grant for farmers to build on COP26
Daily Media Briefing
November 16, 2021- BMW, Toyota and major carmakers lobbying against climate policies
- Indonesia introduces carbon trading policy to reduce emissions
- Toyota to develop alternative fuels with other Japanese vehicle makers
- Indigenous climate activists denounce COP26 deal as “death sentence”
- COP26 produced double emissions of previous COP in Madrid
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November 11, 2021- China and US pledge co-operation over climate crisis at COP26 summit
- UK's Environment Bill passes into law after two years since announced
- Australia lobbied UNESCO to remove 1.5oC limit to protect heritage sites
- Portugal bans employers from contacting staff outside of office hours
- Algorithmic tracking is “damaging mental health” of UK workers
Daily Media Briefing
October 27, 2021- China unveils new climate roadmap to hit peak GHG emissions by 2030
- Sainsbury's brings net-zero target forward to 2035 for direct emissions
- HP increases WWF forest restoration pledge to $80 million over decade
- Ralph Lauren unveils new US soil health & regenerative cotton programme
- City broker TP ICAP launches weather index to trade climate crisis risk