Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing
May 11, 2021- Major carbon capture project to receive €2 bn from Dutch government
- Amazon raises $1 billion sustainable bond for climate & social causes
- Tesco to remove plastic rings from beer and cider packs within a year
- Apple accused of breaking UK competition law “overcharging” for apps
- Major UK employers join socially focused Purposeful Company scheme
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May 10, 2021- Monzo bank to offer employees paid leave after pregnancy loss
- Standard Chartered accused of hypocrisy over climate change
- Dangerous eBay listings can now be removed by regulators
- Electric cars cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2027
- Calpers and CA100+ criticised for opposing BP climate vote
Daily Media Briefing
May 04, 2021- UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris Agreement
- Amazon’s zero corporation tax raises questions on company tax avoidance
- European Central Bank to challenge banks on view of climate risks
- Pandora to stop selling mined diamonds and focus on lab-made
- UK Government taskforce urges permanent job flexibility for all workers
Daily Media Briefing
April 30, 2021- Tesco to offer suppliers access to sustainability-linked finance
- Credit Suisse investors call for tougher coal finance policy
- Ryanair targets 12.5% of flights using sustainable fuels by 2030
- Denmark plans to spend 60% of its EU crisis funds on climate measures
- Asda launches second-hand fashion offering in 50 UK stores
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April 22, 2021- US vows to cut its emissions by at least 50% by 2030 ahead of climate summit
- Business giants including Burger King & Whitbread mark Earth Day with new climate targets
- Unilever launches first laundry capsule using captured carbon from heavy industry
- EU publishes sustainable finance taxonomy to classify ‘green’ investments
- Apple and Google accused of ‘holding data hostage’ to stifle competition
Daily Media Briefing
April 12, 2021- Singapore to work on a charging model for disposable carrier bags in supermarkets
- Biden tax plan replaces US fossil fuel subsidies with clean energy incentives
- Business travellers plan to cut future flights and French government bans shortest flights
- Diageo produces glass whisky bottles in waste-powered furnaces
- Starbucks targets waste reduction in trial for reuse and return cup system
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April 08, 2021- Target to spend over $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by 2025
- China reveals co-operation with EU on green investment standards
- BlackRock’s CEO wants more sustainability data from private companies
- UK says its seabed is more valuable than oil and fishing
- Shell invests in sustainable aviation fuel maker LanzaJet
Daily Media Briefing
March 31, 2021- Reckitt partners with WWF, pledging £10 million donation
- China’s Xiaomi to launch electric car business with $10 billion investment
- Major US airlines commit to carbon neutrality by 2050
- UK Government proposes making tobacco firms pay for litter clean up
- Forest destruction surged in 2020 even as global economy slowed
Daily Media Briefing
March 12, 2021- Nike sets fresh diversity targets for 2025 and ties them to executive compensation
- Goldman Sachs to invest $10 billion over 10 years to support Black women
- France’s biggest insurer dumps German power giant over coal
- Shipping industry backs ambitious $5 billion decarbonisation project
- UK Government launches £150 million rainforest protection push
Daily Media Briefing
March 11, 2021- Wells Fargo is latest US bank to adopt net-zero financing pledge
- UK banks lost about 10,000 women last year in diversity blow
- HSBC tables company vote on phasing out financing of coal
- American Airlines and Kuehne+Nagel ink pioneering sustainable aviation fuel agreement
- Mondelez and PepsiCo set new plastic pledges following NGO pressure