Results for Waste
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
Daily Media Briefing
April 09, 2021- Bank of America commits $1 trillion to global sustainability initiatives
- Sustainable investment group UNPRI reviews Liberty Mutual membership over coal mine plan
- Chevron shareholders to vote on climate change proposals
- Morrisons to remove all plastic bags for life from UK stores
- Citi adds ESG scores to its Citi Velocity Clarity data platform
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 23, 2021- Tech giants form Circular Electronics Partnership to tackle e-waste
- EU considers labelling gas as sustainable in investor rule book
- Starbucks targets carbon-neutral coffee and water-efficient farms
- Amazon workers go on strike in Italy over labour conditions
- Sweden plans to increase airport fees for high-polluting planes
Daily Media Briefing
March 22, 2021- Deutsche Post DHL invests €7bn in sustainability and links executive compensation to ESG
- Water-focused climate finance drive launches on World Water Day
- Spain to launch trial of government-backed four-day working week
- BP is working on major ‘blue hydrogen’ facility in the UK
- Elsa-d space debris removal satellite set for launch
Daily Media Briefing
March 18, 2021- BlackRock increases focus on 'natural capital' ahead of AGM season
- Government proposes plan to make UK fashion firms pay more towards textile recycling
- Funding boom for faux meat and dairy start-ups
- Almost half of UK businesses linking executive pay to ESG targets
- UN reaches target as Sudan becomes fiftieth country to sign treaty against forced labour
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
Daily Media Briefing
March 05, 2021- German cabinet backs law to protect human rights in global supply chain
- Bank of England given new mandate to buy ‘green’ bonds
- Burger King to phase out all single-use plastic by 2025 in the UK
- China’s new 5-year plan to cut energy intensity but removes energy consumption cap
- eBay UK launches Certified Refurbished hub in circularity push
Daily Media Briefing
March 04, 2021- UK Government pledges to put green investment ‘at the heart’ of 2021 budget
- P&G launches refillable shampoo bottles in the UK
- Australia unveils national plan to curb plastic waste and pollution
- US Energy Department readies $40 billion in loans to boost clean energy
- Equivalent of Covid-19 emissions drop needed every two years to meet Paris goals
Daily Media Briefing
February 24, 2021- Virgin Media targets net-zero carbon operations for 2025
- HSBC and Barclays challenged over bond linked to Vietnamese coal project
- Half of UK electricity generation could be produced by renewables by next year
- Greggs serves up unveils new green energy and food waste goals
- UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency