Results for Sustainable Investment
Daily Media Briefing
August 14, 2018- Investors worth $6.7 trillion urge RSPO to strengthen palm oil standards
- Royal Mail fined record £50 million for allegedly breaking competition law
- “Due diligence” on AU$444 million Great Barrier Reef grant was for separate project
- Facebook leads record clean power purchases in 2018
- DBS and Wilmar sign US$100 million sustainability linked-loan
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August 01, 2018- Anti-slavery app will help users spot potential victims of labour exploitation
- France bans smartphones in school in order to tackle tech addiction
- Coles backs down on plastic bag ban because customers “need more time”
- PRI steps up engagement on cyber security
- UK GPs to halt fossil fuel investments
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July 31, 2018- Investors and corporates step up calls for “zero deforestation”
- Whistleblowers report Legal and General arm to watchdog
- Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt climate change case
- Spanish taxis block roads in “anti-Uber” protest
- LA’s $3 billion plan to turn Hoover Dam into a giant battery
Sustainable lending – credit where credit’s due?
July 30, 2018 A new financial product has emerged that provides a direct link between sustainability performance and financial value to the business. George Blacksell asks if this could be a game changer for the future of corporate sustainability? Read more >
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July 27, 2018- Younger investors more likely to back impact investment funds, Barclays survey
- Facebook’s privacy efforts are ‘inadequate’, says ESG head
- Wind power drives UK renewables to 30% share of electricity mix
- The North Face Launches Refurbished Apparel Pilot
- Inflatable pool toys draw attention to plastic crisis in Botter's latest collection
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July 26, 2018- San Francisco urges insurers to ditch fossil fuel investments
- Quorn invests £7m into R&D on back of veganism boom
- Toyota reveals fleet of green mobility concepts for Tokyo Olympics
- Macquarie Group appoints first female chief executive
- Smart meter rollout costs £1bn higher than expected in 2016
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July 25, 2018- Extreme conditions causing wildfires in Greece linked to climate change, say scientists
- Just Eat trials seaweed sachets as alternative to single-use plastics
- UK theme parks to offer half-price entry in exchange for used plastic bottles
- New methodologies help banking industry assess risks and opportunities of climate change
- GRI, PRI, Global Compact address investor needs in corporate SDG reporting
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July 13, 2018- UK consumers prefer products from firms powered by renewables
- Nevada execution blocked after drugmaker protests use of its sedative
- Johnson & Johnson told to pay $4.7 billion in talcum powder case
- Ireland to become first country to divest from fossil fuels
- Apple announces $300 million China clean energy fund
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July 10, 2018- Church of England threatens climate change shares sell-off
- Starbucks to ditch plastic straws globally by 2020
- Europe’s Mayors call for zero-emissions target by 2050
- US lawmakers press Alphabet and Apple on smartphone users’ privacy
- Nestlé products removed from Melbourne zoos over palm oil
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July 06, 2018- Investors demand 500 companies disclose more data on employees
- Adani coal port faces possible “stop order” after traditional owners object
- World’s insurers launch commitment to protect World Heritage Sites
- Shell would support UK bringing forward petrol ban from 2040
- Glencore subpoenaed in US Justice Department corruption probe