Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing
July 07, 2021- Volvo, Daimler & TRATON invest €500 million in truck charging network
- Investors call on 63 top banks to improve environmental commitments
- FTSE Russell launches Paris Agreement-aligned index series for equity
- EU launches ‘European Green Bond Standard’ to help meet climate aims
- Top fashion brands found to be failing on gender equality in new index
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July 06, 2021- Big tech threatens to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
- Two-thirds of UK finance firms not meeting climate aims
- UK Power Networks unveils £4.5billion investment plan
- Cement industry initiative creates pathway to net-zero
- Maersk signs deal with Hyundai on carbon-neutral ship
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July 05, 2021- HSBC's commercial team to receive sustainable banking training
- WWF calls for UK to cut global environmental footprint by 75%
- Rolls-Royce & Shell partner to deliver sustainable aviation fuels
- ‘Black-owned’ business label debuts on Instagram in equity push
- Call for global treaty to end production of ‘virgin’ plastic by 2040
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June 25, 2021- PepsiCo, Nestlé & L’Oréal unveil ‘endlessly’ recyclable bottles
- EU approves landmark law on emissions reductions by 2050
- Global legal experts draw up ‘historic’ definition of ecocide
- Top insurers join Prince of Wales’s climate crisis Taskforce
- Luxury coat brand Canada Goose to end use of fur by 2022
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June 24, 2021- Climate advisors warn of UK government’s climate policy failures
- US retailer Target pledges to become net-zero and 'circular' by 2040
- GRI & Swiss government partner to enhance sustainability reporting
- Southeast Asia PR industry launches group to curb greenwashing
- LEGO unveils prototype bricks made from recycled plastic bottles
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June 21, 2021- Brussels court rules Belgium’s climate failures violate human rights
- IKEA and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1 billion for clean energy
- Porsche sets up joint venture to reduce car battery charging times
- BSI launches accounting standard measuring natural capital impact
- IMF suggests global $75 per tonne price for carbon dioxide emitters
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June 17, 2021- Cross-sector companies with $2.1 trillion of debt face natural capital risks
- Axa to stop investing in firms linked to deforestation & biodiversity loss
- Volvo to test fossil-free steel for its vehicles in a first for the industry
- SK Group accused of greenwashing after gasfield investment U-turn
- Male managers can act as barrier to women’s development in finance
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June 14, 2021- G7 reaffirms net-zero and biodiversity targets with 2030 outlook
- G7 members step up climate financing commitments to 2025
- Germany & Australia sign hydrogen accord to boost renewables tech
- Serco and G4S order NHS test-and-trace suppliers to clean up on tax
- McDonald's among latest big firms hit by cybersecurity breaches
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June 11, 2021- SASB and IIRC merge to establish 'legitimacy' in sustainability reporting
- Royal Mail aims to grow EV fleet ten-fold, as DPD orders 750 electric vans
- Kingfisher, DS Smith and Turner & Townsend unveil science-based targets
- Unilever unveils 'world's first' paper-based laundry detergent bottle
- Amazon and Facebook allow greater flexibility in return-to-work plans
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June 09, 2021- SoftBank launches diverse start-up investment initiative in Europe
- UK launches taskforce to tackle greenwashing in financial sector
- Singapore launches MAS sustainability report to lead green push
- UK to ban halogen light bulbs from September in green push
- World predicted to hit 'peak oil' by 2030 in shift to renewables