Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing
November 08, 2019- Green bonds exceeding expectations according to Moody’s
- Google launches incubator for SDG-aligned start-ups
- BHP hit by shareholder revolt over membership in industry lobby groups
- Electrification and manure offer competing paths to decarbonise HGVs
- UK reneges on green pledges in guidance to regulators
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November 06, 2019- UK launches £315m new tech fund to help industry cut emissions
- Carbon transition threatening half of car manufacturers, according to Moody’s
- Warning over Cambodia’s garment workers as EU tariff threat looms
- Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs
- Bank of England tells insurers to improve workplace culture
Daily Media Briefing
October 24, 2019- Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251 million lobbying EU' since 2010
- HP commits $200 million investment to tackle water pollution
- Coke, Nestlé and Pepsi top plastic polluter audit as green groups slam recyclable packaging as ‘false solution’
- Coffee roaster Lincoln & York unveils SDG-aligned CSR strategy after staff vote
- Bankers push back against ‘greenwashing’ criticism
Daily Media Briefing
October 23, 2019- WBA launches first of its kind global benchmark ranking seafood companies on their UN SDG impact
- Huge finance gap leaving millions without access to electricity and clean cooking, report warns
- UK to use finance meant for green energy to support fracking in Argentina
- Thai seafood giant invests in insect protein innovator Flying Spark
- Instagram posts by three reality stars banned for promoting weight loss brands
Daily Media Briefing
October 11, 2019- Bloomberg and mayors call for Global Green New Deal to 'marry economy and ecology'
- European CEOs: Changing consumer behaviours is the next sustainability frontier
- Report: Google made “substantial” contributions to climate change deniers
- Carlsberg toasts 'world first' paper bottles
- BP invests in AI building energy tech start-up Grid Edge
Daily Media Briefing
October 10, 2019- Singapore: Unhealthy label for high-sugar drinks, total ban on ads to be introduced
- Report: 20 firms behind a third of all modern carbon emissions
- Oxfam alleges abuse in UK supermarket supply chains
- Google offers tool for cities to measure emissions
- London businesses launch new SDG partnership
Daily Media Briefing
October 03, 2019- Melinda Gates commits $1 billion to expand ‘women’s power and influence’ in the US
- Capgemini turns to AI to fix food supply chain sustainability
- Investor pressure slowly pushing firms to set net-zero targets
- BNP Paribas and Neumann Kaffe create $25m loan facility for sustainable coffee
- Uber launches app aimed at connecting workers with businesses
Daily Media Briefing
September 06, 2019- Google unveils 'green' Maps feature to encourage low-carbon travel
- Oil and gas companies risking £1.8trn in stranded assets during low-carbon transition, report warns
- UK firms 'among world's worst' for ethical and sustainable fashion sourcing
- Plastic pollution has entered the fossil record, research shows
- Asian cities turn to electric vehicles in anti-pollution drive
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August 20, 2019- Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
- Top business groups call for creation of International Centre for AI, Energy and Climate
- Singapore could spend US$72b on climate adaptation over next century
- Indonesia forest-clearing ban is made permanent, amid protests
- Catholic churches and schools sign major British Gas renewables deal
Daily Media Briefing
August 07, 2019- Walmart says it will keep selling guns, even as advocacy groups and workers voice concerns
- Online providers take 8chan offline after mass shooting
- Facebook’s cryptocurrency raises privacy questions, say regulators
- CBA joins global push to limit emissions by cutting coal exposure by 2030
- Gillette launches nationwide razor recycling scheme