Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
May 15, 2018- Human rights activists name and shame giant companies
- Amazon adopts new policy to promote board diversity
- World Health Organisation pushes for ban on trans fats
- Lloyds Bank announces further £2 billion funding for sustainable investment
- Fears for post-Brexit climate laws as UK green watchdog plans revealed
Daily Media Briefing
May 11, 2018- Apple backs Alcoa, Rio Tinto to develop carbon-free metal making
- Novartis admits $1.2 million in payments to Trump lawyer
- London mayor to ban junk food ads on tubes and buses
- China’s environment watchdog targets waste as pollution battle escalates
- India offers garment workers counselling after spate of deaths
Daily Media Briefing
May 10, 2018- Report: Sustainability improves in 75% of fashion businesses
- Unilever reveals green brands growing 46% faster than rest of business
- UK government unveils plans for business-backed plastics innovation hub
- US loosens regulations for drone testing programmes
- Canadian company signs major deal with Uzbekistan to build a 1,000 megawatt solar farm
Daily Media Briefing
May 09, 2018- Facebook to block foreign spending on Irish abortion vote ads
- Report: Oxfam calls for stronger aid to help poor countries adapt to climate change
- California heads toward requiring solar panels on all new houses
- Nissan to phase out diesel cars in Europe
- Wales unveils ambition to become world’s first “refill nation”
Daily Media Briefing
May 08, 2018- Amazon pauses Seattle expansion in response to proposed tax that would help the homeless
- Walmart takes on Amazon in India with Flipkart deal
- Sainsbury’s drops project to halve food waste
- Report: Textile certification schemes slammed for false promises
- Tourism responsible for 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
Daily Media Briefing
May 04, 2018- Allianz to stop selling insurance to coal companies
- EU plans to massively increase spending on climate change
- New York City Comptroller suggests Airbnb is crippling apartment supply
- Volkswagen former boss faces charges in US over “dieselgate”
- Twitter urges all users to change passwords after glitch
Daily Media Briefing
May 03, 2018- Commonwealth Bank admits to losing records for 20 million accounts
- Cambridge Analytica to close following Facebook data controversy
- Barclays unveils new ‘green trade loans’ for businesses
- Hawaii approves ban on sunscreens believed to kill coral reefs
- Wimbledon announces ban on plastic straws for 2018
Daily Media Briefing
April 30, 2018- Sainsbury’s confirms plans to merge with Asda and cut prices
- US insurers not doing enough on sustainability, new report shows
- Shell joins REDD+ Business Initiative in move to step up deforestation efforts
- Veolia launches online organic waste marketplace
- EU votes to ban bee-harming pesticides
Daily Media Briefing
April 27, 2018- Starbucks reports 150% increase in reusable cup use since introduction of 5p charge
- IBM teams up with jewellery companies to tackle blood diamonds with blockchain
- Report: Oil company values likely to fall within five years, warn asset managers
- Singaporean data privacy watchdog proposes new law to merge rules on spam & unsolicited calls
- Global warming and plastic waste top UK environmental concerns
Daily Media Briefing
April 25, 2018- Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee within two years
- US environment agency proposes limits to science used in rulemaking
- SEC imposes $35 million fine over Yahoo data breach
- Legal and General plan to rescind investments based on companies’ climate change record
- UK runs without coal power for three days in a row