Results for Technology & Innovation
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
Daily Media Briefing
November 28, 2019- Report: Principles for Purposeful Business
- Massachusetts bans sale of flavoured vaping and tobacco products
- Indian states must provide clean air and water or pay damages, supreme court rules
- Companies say Brussels must help boost green truck production
- H&M-backed startup puts bacteria to work in green dyeing process
Daily Media Briefing
November 25, 2019- The Asian economy will be 2.6% smaller by 2050 due to lack of climate resilience
- Uber loses licence to operate in London
- Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post
- Offset costs could weigh on EU airlines' credit ratings, S&P warns
- Prada agrees €50m deal for sustainability-linked loan in fashion industry first
Daily Media Briefing
November 22, 2019- S&P acquires ESG ratings arm of RobecoSAM
- Europe off track on all Sustainable Development Goals, report warns
- Gucci boss challenges CEOs to roll out supply chain offset schemes
- Investors back global online market-place for ethical, green farmers
- Uganda bans thousands of charities in 'chilling' crackdown
Daily Media Briefing
November 15, 2019- Facebook removes 11.6 million child abuse posts
- Shell announces support for Europe's first sustainable aviation fuel plant
- Apple launches research app in push to gather users’ health data
- European Investment Bank to cease funding fossil fuel projects by end-2021
- Policy gaps stifling profitability of digital revolution for clean transport