Results for Technology & Innovation
Daily Media Briefing 14th November
November 14, 2013 UN report: Take corporate lobbying “out of the shadows”; Walmart accused of greenwashing environmental credentials; China to end cosmetic testing on animals; UK survey: Small business leaders struggling to manage energy consumption; Fuel cell technology puts an end to wall socket charging Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 11th November
November 11, 2013 Companies commit to scaling up sustainable forest management; EIRIS: Stock exchanges at forefront of developing sustainability initiatives; UK campaign aims to stop food waste by 2020; Singapore launches its first tidal turbine system; UK targets unpaid intern employers Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 1st November
November 01, 2013 CDP: Global companies taking “outdated approach” to water issues; UK pledges to fast track EU extractive transparency law; FAO calls for partnerships to bring biotechnologies to smallholders; Chinese scientists claim “smart window” breakthrough; UK industry leaders form research council to advance social investment Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 30th October
October 30, 2013 Greenpeace: APP's deforestation policy working despite breaches; Motorola announces plan to build “modular Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 25th October
October 25, 2013 Investors warn fossil fuel industry to rethink future; Women gain as gender gap narrows; India blocking plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions; UK and US engineers to collaborate on global water issues; New toolkit puts economic value on ecosystems; UV powered path absorbs energy to give light Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 22nd October
October 22, 2013 Google to shield news organisations and human rights groups from cyber attacks; China steams at Starbucks coffee prices; CEO vows Co-op Bank will retain its ethical stance; Report: UK universities have £5.2 billion invested in fossil fuel industry; US NGO launches sustainable fisheries toolkit; Less CO2 per passenger by air than by car claims Virgin Atlantic Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 11th October
October 11, 2013 Foxconn admits labour violations at China plant; UK construction firms to compensate unlawfully blacklisted workers; Legal & General gets tough on all-male boards with warning to FTSE 100 firms; Oversupply from tobacco firms fuels illegal smuggling; Volkswagen drives customers to use green energy; Forum launched to plant UK at forefront of smart cities revolution Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th October
October 09, 2013 Factory fire kills Bangladesh garment workers; Facebook pays zero corporation tax despite £223 million UK revenues; Solar “central” to energy mix as UK Government unveils roadmap; Rogers Family launches 97% biodegradable single serve coffee cup; Israeli firm mines sewage for recyclable bounty Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 27th September
September 27, 2013 IPCC report: global warming ‘unequivocal’; UK commits £35 million to development of Asian CCS programme; Asda and Tesco remove mental patient costumes after consumer anger; McDonald’s bins polystyrene foam cups; IHG sets 2017 water reduction target; Student device aims to rid ocean of plastic Read more >