Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing
January 10, 2020- BlackRock joins pressure group taking on biggest polluters
- BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining initiative
- Dixons Carphone fined £500,000 for massive data breach
- Quorn to be first major brand to introduce carbon labelling
- Millions donated to Australian bushfires but charities warn long-term assistance needed
Daily Media Briefing
January 09, 2020- Execs accuse McDonald's of racial discrimination
- Sustainable packaging may be worse for the environment than plastic
- BP Ventures sets sights on Chinese energy management AI market with $3.6m investment
- Twitter to test 'block all replies' function
- Goldman Sachs becomes first US company to join Climate Group’s three flagship initiatives
Daily Media Briefing
January 08, 2020- Pension funds urge Barclays to stop lending to fossil fuel firms
- Facebook to ban 'deepfakes'
- Shell Aviation inks deal to supply sustainable aviation fuel to Lufthansa in US airport
- Kroger revamps action plan to eliminate food waste by 2025
- Green bonds set to keep flying off shelves in 2020
Daily Media Briefing
January 03, 2020- Amazon 'threatens to fire' climate change activists
- Millions spent on 'fake' apprenticeships, says report
- Scientists develop AI to detect harassment in emails
- Shipping fuel regulation to cut sulphur levels comes into force
- Water-related violence rises globally in past decade
Daily Media Briefing
January 02, 2020- Google says it will no longer use 'Double Irish, Dutch sandwich' tax loophole
- Volkswagen ramps up EV production target to 1.5 million by 2025
- Earthshot Prize: Royals aim to spur 'decade of action to repair planet'
- Telecom giant MTN accused of paying bribes to Taliban, al-Qaeda
- Google AI system beats doctors in detection tests for breast cancer
Daily Media Briefing
December 18, 2019- Advertising watchdog bans e-cigarette promotion on Instagram
- Satellite technology proves methane leaks to be far larger than previously thought
- Zero-carbon ships on horizon under fuel levy plan
- UK Plastics Pact 'set to eliminate one billion unnecessary single-use items'
- Novo group invests in sustainable concrete made by adding bacteria
Daily Media Briefing
December 17, 2019- Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
- Germany to raise carbon price to 25 euros in 2021
- Major companies pledge jobs and education for refugees
- Shell links $10bn credit facility to low-carbon progress
- Apple shareholders set to vote on human-rights policies
Daily Media Briefing
December 10, 2019- British power plant promises to go carbon negative by 2030
- Deadly factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers
- Shipping firm MSC joins list of top 10 EU polluters
- Climate change is most important issue for 18-25 year olds globally
- Europe to sell avocados with an edible coating for the first time
Daily Media Briefing
December 06, 2019- GRI launch the first global standard for tax transparency
- New app predicts water-related conflict up to year in advance
- Ford and McDonald's to turn coffee waste into car parts
- Customers clinch victory as Co-op Bank recognises ethics campaign
- 'Set legally binding net-zero target now', investors urge EU leaders
Daily Media Briefing
December 02, 2019- COP25 talks open as 'point of no return' in sight
- Mark Carney appointed UN envoy for climate action
- EU antitrust regulators say they are investigating Google's data collection
- Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover
- Japan activists push to halt sexual harassment of job-seeking students