Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing 12th December
December 12, 2013 Comic Relief confirms it will review ethical investment strategy; Tesco to put ‘ugly’ fruit and veg on offer to cut food waste; New regulations make China impact assessments more transparent; China encourages power grid purchase of solar to boost capacity; ‘Green’ credit cards come of age Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 28th November
November 28, 2013 Coca-Cola suspends advertising campaign to donate budget to typhoon relief efforts; UN calls for companies and aid agencies to invest directly to cut risk of corruption; UK construction sector launches initiative to cut 24 million tonnes carbon per year by 2050; Survey: Corporate tax avoidance is top of UK consumer concerns over business ethics; WRAP: UK supermarkets cut waste by 1.7 million tonnes; Veolia launches tool to help companies manage water risks Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 25th November
November 25, 2013 Switzerland votes against cap on executive pay; Survey: Sexism rife in global hedge fund companies; UN agrees multibillion dollar framework to tackle deforestation in developing countries; New index rates GSK and Unilever among most sustainable investments; UK firms call for more business diversity to achieve long-term sustainable growth; UK to cap payday lenders’ interest charges Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 22nd November
November 22, 2013 Green groups walk out of UN climate talks; Norway, UK, and US put $280 million into new sustainable forest initiative; Global retailers agree on safety standards for Bangladesh factories; IUCN launches new index to spur gender equality in environmental policy; UK living wage campaigners try to tempt Tesco, M&S and John Lewis to sign up; WRAP: UK hospitality and food sector wastes 1.3 billion meals each year Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 8th November
November 08, 2013 Palm oil companies accused of breaking ethical promises; Coca-Cola vows to axe suppliers guilty of land grabbing; SAP’s shea butter collective shifts to profit model; ODI calls for governments worldwide to stop “shooting themselves in both feet” by subsidising fossil fuel companies; Amnesty: Shell made false claims about Niger Delta pollution Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 6th November
November 07, 2013 UN lists key strategies for reducing global carbon emissions; Investors: paying living wage helps achieve “longevity and productivity”; China launches anti-pollution drive; Offshore renewables programme launched to encourage UK wind industry investment; European investments in sustainable funds increases by 200% in 10 years Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st November
November 01, 2013 CDP: Global companies taking “outdated approach” to water issues; UK pledges to fast track EU extractive transparency law; FAO calls for partnerships to bring biotechnologies to smallholders; Chinese scientists claim “smart window” breakthrough; UK industry leaders form research council to advance social investment Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 29th October
October 29, 2013 Report: Climate change poses a significant risk to pension funds; European environment ministers call for EU to adopt ambitious climate goals; Ethiopia launches Africa’s largest wind farm; Leo Pharma to share clinical trial data; Business leaders to UK PM: Cutting environmental regulations is “shortsighted” Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 16th October
October 16, 2013 Ireland to shut door on Apple tax loophole; Nuclear cleanup workers’ health suffering at Fukushima Daiichi; Greenpeace seeks to end “reckless” fracking developments; US newspaper bans letters from climate change deniers; UK Government launch task group to action zero carbon buildings policy Read more >