Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing
March 19, 2014- ‘Lack of recognition’ blocks women’s path to UK boardrooms
- Women leading family-owned firms increases profitability, says study
- Japanese company named as biggest online retailer of ivory and whale meat
- WRAP-led feasibility studies unveiled to tackle food waste through social innovation
Daily Media Briefing
March 18, 2014- Official prophecy of doom: Global warming will cause widespread conflict, displace millions of people and devastate the global economy
- EU plans to standardise mobile phone chargers to crack down on waste
- Global fishing bloc signs accord to address dwindling fish stocks
- Commuters given walk-on part in Pavegen energy trial
- Start-up spins sour milk into textiles
Daily Media Briefing
March 14, 2014- Environmental taxes could add €35 billion to EU revenue by 2016
- Green light for GM: report recommends roll-out in UK
- Aung San Suu Kyi launches health and education foundation
- Food Lion propels sea change in responsible fish sourcing
- Only half of UK firms audit suppliers’ ethical behaviour
- Formula One goes green as first hybrid engine is tested in Australia
Daily Media Briefing
February 25, 2014- Shell shareholders urged to force Arctic retreat
- Honda appoints first woman to board
- Brussels poised to outline car emissions deal
- Carbon capture scheme dragged into Scottish independence debate
- Sainsbury’s makes packaging reductions with toilet roll
Daily Media Briefing
February 24, 2014- First companies give to fund for victims of Bangladeshi factory collapse
- Fairtrade Foundation calls on UK to pay a sustainable price for bananas
- WHO urges drug firms to donate antibiotics
- Ladbrokes to link executive pay to responsible gambling
- US pushes for greater transparency in EU business regulation
Daily Media Briefing
February 18, 2014- Kellogg’s to stop buying deforested palm oil amid pressure
- New York and California lawmakers move to ban microbeads
- Deep-sea mining must responsibly respect ecosystems, say scientists
- Fifth of energy saving products make “misleading” efficiency claims
- UK high street chiefs suggests energy tax to replace business rates
Daily Media Briefing
January 27, 2014- BBC and BT top responsible UK pension schemes
- Major trade powers pledge free trade in green goods
- Asia-Pacific rises up sustainability rankings
- Fracking firms 'should pay £6bn a year tax to compensate for climate change'
- Community Energy Strategy launched to help local renewables projects
Daily Media Briefing 10th January
January 10, 2014 Intel vows to stop using ‘conflict minerals’ in new chips; Law firm Clifford Chance adopts ‘CV blind’ policy to break Oxbridge recruitment bias; Impact investment helps companies attract higher calibre staff; India planning offshore wind energy agency; Singapore government to review environmental sustainability priorities Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th January
January 09, 2014 Cuts to ‘hidden’ sugar in food could halt obesity epidemic; McDonald’s makes sustainable beef move; China sets air pollution goals; Support for EU Commission’s waste prevention plan; H&M teams up with Civil Rights Defenders Read more >