Results for Waste
Daily Media Briefing
January 29, 2014- UK rivals to follow Tesco in revealing amount of food wasted
- Corporations trump citizens in struggle for natural resources in Africa
- Tata creates “solar panelled forest” to promote renewable energy
- US solar industry expands
- Obama promises action on equality
Daily Media Briefing
January 23, 2014- Rexam and Carlsberg team up in new sustainability initiative
- Unilever joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a Global Partner
- Japan ponders quotas for women in politics
- Pensions opt out should be scrapped
- UK government confirms that lottery consultation will go ahead
Daily Media Briefing
January 16, 2014- CDP: investors urging companies to improve sustainability
- Gentoo, Co-op and Accenture among top employers for gay, lesbian and bi-sexual workers
- Business fear impact of introducing minimum wage in Germany
- Food companies want single GMO labelling standard
- Co-op first to offer compostable plastic bags in the UK
Daily Media Briefing 20th December
December 20, 2013 Global farm research consortium doubles funding to $1 billion; UK factories to be paid to cut back electricity use; Half of 2014 world solar demand to come from Asia-Pacific; Amazon wages war with frustration free packaging Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 17th December
December 17, 2013 Transparency International releases 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index; GSK to stop paying doctors to promote drugs; £1.3bn invested in UK clean energy infrastructure in 2013; First female head of Lloyd’s of London pledges diversity drive; Plastic bottle waste used to help fight MRSA Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 12th December
December 12, 2013 Comic Relief confirms it will review ethical investment strategy; Tesco to put ‘ugly’ fruit and veg on offer to cut food waste; New regulations make China impact assessments more transparent; China encourages power grid purchase of solar to boost capacity; ‘Green’ credit cards come of age Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th December
December 09, 2013 Global brands back recycling network to combat waste in Chile; UK’s first ‘social supermarket’ opens to help fight food poverty; China says poorly prepared to fight impact of climate change; Eastern US states press Midwest to improve air quality Read more >
A nudge in the right direction: can companies make their customers more responsible?
December 03, 2013 Nick Jackson explores how behavioural economics can play a part in companies encouraging more responsible behaviour from their customers. Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 28th November
November 28, 2013 Coca-Cola suspends advertising campaign to donate budget to typhoon relief efforts; UN calls for companies and aid agencies to invest directly to cut risk of corruption; UK construction sector launches initiative to cut 24 million tonnes carbon per year by 2050; Survey: Corporate tax avoidance is top of UK consumer concerns over business ethics; WRAP: UK supermarkets cut waste by 1.7 million tonnes; Veolia launches tool to help companies manage water risks Read more >