Results for Policy & Research
Daily Media Briefing 6th March
March 06, 2013 EU introduces illegal timber import controls; Tax reliefs 'could unlock £480m of social investment', report claims; Payday loan firms face new threat of instant closure; Google under fire over ivory adverts; Microsoft faces big fine for breach of antitrust agreement Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 28th February
February 28, 2013 Apple rejects call to form human rights committee; Samsung dismisses child labour allegations; EU agrees to cap bankers' bonuses; U.S. pension funds urge utilities to up renewable energy and efficiency; Levi’s, BBVA, Ebay top social media sustainability index; Companies partner to encourage lifestyle change in Singapore Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 26th February
February 26, 2013 Oxfam ranks food companies: slates AB Foods, praises Nestle; Starbucks agrees to 100% certified palm oil; Ikea withdraws meatballs from stores after horsemeat found; Hotter, wetter climate slashes labour capacity by 10% Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 22nd February
February 22, 2013 Häagen-Dazs pilots sustainable vanilla sourcing programme; New Dow Jones sustainability index targets emerging markets; Competition Commission raps Big Four accountants; Financial markets biased against clean energy; More protection for whistleblowers announced Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 19th February
February 19, 2013 EU watchdogs threaten Google over privacy; Amplats' South Africa operations shut after mine violence; Protestors call for Obama to block tar sands pipeline; Nestlé hit by horsemeat scandal; Ministers urged to help reverse green tech slide; Shanghai passes law to limit excess packaging Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 18th February
February 18, 2013 G20 vows to combat corporate tax avoidance; Transocean pleads guilty and pays $400m for Gulf Spill; Game launched on Facebook to highlight women’s issues; Germany probes Amazon warehouse conditions after film; Halve meat consumption, scientists urge developed world; Gas giant backtracks on exploration in UNESCO site Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 15th February
February 15, 2013 Head of Iberdrola pushes Government for clarity; Strengthened UNEP to meet for landmark conference; Big companies demand EU carbon market action; More proof that environmental issues affect market value; New York Mayor plans Styrofoam ban; Water companies are caught avoiding tax Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 11th February
February 11, 2013 Bhutan to be world's first wholly organic country; AB Foods denies Zambian tax avoidance; Valentino tops green fashion ranking, but the rest fall behind; EU leaders triple funds for climate action; HP reduces Chinese underage labour in supply chain; CEO pay relies on 'self-serving myth' Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 8th February
February 08, 2013 Global carbon market value drops 35 percent; Findus lasagne found to be up to 100% horsemeat; Unilever's labour practices in Vietnam found wanting by Oxfam report; City of London highlights gaps in employee volunteering Read more >