Results for Sustainable Investment
Daily Media Briefing 10th October
October 10, 2013 Study: Living wage tied to better mental health in London; CDP report: Diageo, GSK, HSBC Anglo American top four reporting firms; Cambridge University project to “put the value of sustainable investment beyond doubt”; SOCO criticised over oil exploration in Congo; Coca-Cola Enterprises: UK needs effective recycling engagement plan Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 8th October
October 08, 2013 LBG member companies give £1.7 billion to charitable activities; Study warns about fossil fuel investment risks; Report: UK grocery retail sector bins £6.9 billion worth of materials in its supply chain; Aviation industry agrees global mechanism to reduce emissions; First Singapore Green Mark awarded housing development in Africa Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 7th October
October 07, 2013 Report: number of women on FTSE 100 boards increases by 19%; Car industry workers end month long strike in South Africa; World Bank urged to divest from private water firms; Schneider Electric makes retrofitting easy for SMEs Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 3rd October
October 03, 2013 UN urges Fifa to act over labour abuses; Ryanair fined for breaking French labour laws; PwC: Private equity firms focusing on sustainability risks instead of opportunities; Study: only 52 companies in the FTSE 100 include carbon footprint in annual reports; Monsanto to utilise climate data to help farmers increase crop yields; Study: Singapore uses three billion plastics bags a year Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st October
October 01, 2013 Indian companies allowed to choose own CSR programmes under new mandatory law; Church of England backing new ethical bank; IKEA to sell £5,700 solar panel kits in all UK stores; McDonald’s to promote healthy eating choices Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 23rd September
September 23, 2013 Bangladesh clothing workers still exploited, finds BBC; Fidelity Investments demands companies make executive pay plans longer term; Study: economic growth and low carbon “can co-exist Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 18th September
September 18, 2013 Major investment funds call for greater transparency in food industry giants; Marks & Spencer introduces mobile technology to increase supply chain transparency; New UN Global Compact guides to fighting corruption; Third week of strikes against zero-hour contracts; Experts warn that fracking poses a serious risk to livestock; China plans another round of electric car subsidies Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 13th September
September 13, 2013 No deal on Bangladesh garment disaster damages; Goldman Sachs investigated over working hours; China plans to limit use of coal and vehicles; ESG factors are material in the sovereign debt market; Sustainability accreditation developed for food destinations Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 22nd August
August 22, 2013 Shareholders to ING: stop investing in Sudan; 90 percent of Indonesian palm oil producers still not certified sustainable; Hovis employees to strike over zero hours agency staff; Fukushima warning: danger level at nuclear plant jumps to “serious”; UK lenders face £1.3 billion consumer compensation bill; Read more >