Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing
June 21, 2022- US ban on cotton from Xinjiang, China comes into force
- UK pensions required to disclose 1.5°C investment alignment
- New UK regulation proposed for buy now pay later schemes
- Blockchain scheme launched for business flights
- UK Institute of Directors pushes for voluntary code of conduct
Fighting the disability pay gap: It’s time for tech to be friend, not foe
June 15, 2022 The disability pay gap is growing, and technology has a growingly crucial role to play in fighting it. Read more >
Hybrid working: The good, the bad and the ugly
June 15, 2022 Is hybrid working as good as it sounds? Read more >
A “Just Transition” in tech
June 15, 2022 To ensure those at risk in the face of increasing automation are protected, we must understand the landscape and enact proper governance, risk management and sustainable retraining programmes. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing
May 24, 2022- Retailers blasted over ‘deceitful’ plastic phase-out claims
- US to invest $3.5 billion in four direct air capture networks
- ScotRail to hold talks with union in effort to resolve pay
- On UK boss warns 40% of customers face fuel poverty
- BNY Mellon pays $1.5m SEC fine for ‘omissions’ on ESG
Daily Media Briefing
May 06, 2022- UK Government outlines new legislation to rein in Big Tech
- Ørsted plans to grow coral reefs on its Taiwan wind turbines
- EU citizens may sue states for unhealthy air pollution levels
- Plans to let hospitality staff keep tips shelved by UK Government
- Supersonic aircraft manufacturer signs carbon capture deal
Daily Media Briefing
April 13, 2022- Tech giants launch $925m fund to upscale carbon removal technologies
- Chile announces plan to ration water following 13th year drought
- Sunscreen chemicals accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass
- Climate crisis fuelled Africa’s back-to-back deadly cyclones in 2022
- Consumer price index shows 8.5% increase in March, highest since 1981
Daily Media Briefing
April 08, 2022- Study finds microplastics in almost 90% of leading cosmetics products
- Countries that sanctioned Myanmar’s military, increase timber imports
- Meta targets new revenues with digital tokens and non-fungible tokens
- Pinterest bans posting of false and misleading climate-related content
- West Africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade, aid groups warn
Daily Media Briefing
April 05, 2022- IPCC: emissions must peak by 2025 to avoid worst of climate change
- US executives reap record pay as historic income gap between staff widens
- Investors warn European companies on climate accounting practices
- UK Treasury outlines plans to build cryptoasset hub and exploit blockchain
- Thousands of UK workers participate in the biggest four-day work week trial
Daily Media Briefing
March 29, 2022- Supermarket Iceland reverts to palm oil as Ukraine war hits food
- Scottish Widows divests from tobacco, tightens exclusions for fossil fuels
- FSC-certified subsidiary linked to Indigenous land deforestation
- NGOs call for bitcoin code change to reduce energy consumption by 99%
- UK government orders a review of public sector Russian energy contracts