Results for Waste
Daily Media Briefing 20th September
September 20, 2013 UN report: CEOs finding it harder to justify the business case for sustainability; Bonuses that go to charity can boost job satisfaction and performance; Google and Facebook face possibility of tougher EU tax and privacy rules; Tetra Pak: Consumer and industry demand for renewable packaging increasing; Up to 40% of UK food wasted because of ‘ugliness’ Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 12th September
September 12, 2013 The global cost of food waste; EU probes corporate tax sweeteners; New Arctic shipping route; Barcelona heralds electric taxi revolution; Dow Jones Sustainability Index results released Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 30th August
August 30, 2013 WWF report: businesses must drive collective action to address water risks; Government partnership with Chevron sparks public protests in Argentina; UK DIY sector reduces landfill waste by 83 percent; US fast food workers strike across 60 cities; Invention of Indian solar dryer reduces food waste Read more >
Food for thought: let’s turn leftovers into energy
August 30, 2013Nicole Clucas argues that food waste is a valuable resource which businesses and governments shouldn’t ignore.
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Daily Media Briefing 16th August
August 16, 2013 APRIL banned from using FSC trademark to market paper products; Haiti police raid warehouses in plastics ban crackdown; Boston pilots composting programme and proposes commercial food waste ban; Apple brings in tougher rules on purchases in children’s apps; Cineworld pledges to continue with UK zero hours contracts Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 14th August
August 14, 2013 Softbank's Yahoo! Japan refuses to take down ads selling elephant ivory, whale products; Danish pension fund backs UK straw fuelled power plant; Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water; Coca-Cola launches new reuse and recycling initiative Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 9th August
August 09, 2013 Restaurants in China to pay the price for diners’ leftovers; Just one complaint to Irish Sun over dropping topless models; Norway’s oil fund urged to boost ethical credentials; Banks need to reconnect with society; We need to frack more, says Cameron Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 7th August
August 07, 2013 Mondelez and Kellogg among food brands backing campaign to push ‘Facts Up Front’ labelling; Global chemicals industry must brace itself for higher water prices; US to cut biofuel blending requirement; Rubbish scheme heats up to cut London energy bills; Zero-hours work kept down UK dole queues, says CBI Read more >
Daily Media Briefing 19th July
July 19, 2013 G20 report warns of global tax chaos; UK cuts tax for fracking industry; Bad news on bag use as consumption increases; Energy chiefs warn on EU oil sands directive; Fracking companies up recycled water use Read more >