of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain became a target after photos and videos on social media showing franchise stores in israel giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in calls to boycott the brand, from those angered by israe ls military response in gaza. owners in muslim majority countries such as kuwait, malaysia and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo chris kempczinski wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn t the only global bra
from new york, the bbc s michelle fleury reports. major western brands have found themselves hit by a grassroots often unplanned boycotts because of their stance on the israel palestine conflict. this includes mcdonald s. the burger chain came a target became a target after videos online showing them giving away thousands of free meals to the members of the israeli military. this resulted in boycotts of the brand. owners and muslim majority countries such as kuwait and pakistan put out statements distancing themselves. in a message on linkedin, mcdonald s ceo wrote that the burger chain is experiencing a meaningful business impacted due to the war and associated misinformation. all of this in the middle east and beyond because of the war in gaza. he added, this is disheartening and ill founded, pointing that many of the restaurants are operated by local owners. he didn t elaborate on the scale of the impact, but mcdonald s has around 2,000 restaurants in the region. it isn
it isn t the only global brand to face controversy over its response. 0thers include starbucks and unilever, showing how tough it is to navigate such a politically charged conflict. the consequences of that war have, as we ve reporting, also spilt over into the red sea. the attacks on ships passing through the waterway by the iran backed houthi militants have drawn condemnation by the head of the un s maritime 0rganisation. it s as secretary general arsenio dominguez said there would be negative repercussions from the situation. he was speaking to our transport correspondent, katy austin. it is concerning. of course, we all want an ideal war where we don t have this geopolitical situation or negative affects. notjust on shipping, but on everything in society. trading has a pattern. and the safety of the seafarers is paramount, as well as the ships and the goods we carry out.
it isn t the only global brand to face controversy over its response. 0thers include starbucks, showing how tough it is to navigate such a politically charged conflict. the consequences of that war have, as we ve reporting, also spilt over into the red sea. the attacks on ships passing through the red sea by the iran backed houthi militants have drawn condemnation by the head of the un s maritime 0rganisation. its secretary general arsenio dominguez said there would be negative repercussions from the situation. he was speaking to our transport correspondent, katy austin. it is concerning. of course, we all want an ideal war were we don t have this situation. notjust on shipping, but on everything in society. trading has a pattern. and the safety of the seafarers is paramount, as well as the ships and the goods we carry out. as we have spoken
90% of international trade is shipped by sea. products made all over the world reach their customers via huge container ships. but the shipping industry is one of the world s most polluting, accounting for up to 3% of global carbon emissions. and so delegates from 175 countries at the international maritime 0rganisation have thrashed out a deal to make the shipping industry net zero by or around 2050. but it s only a minimum 20% reduction, striving for 30% by 2030. and campaigners say it s far short of what is needed to be sure of keeping global heating below 1.5 degrees c. with the details and reaction on this deal, here is our environment correspondent. correspondent. there is a lot of criticism but correspondent. there is a lot of criticism but you correspondent. there is a lot of criticism but you have - correspondent. there is a lot of criticism but you have to - criticism but you have to acknowledge this is a significant political achievement, you have 175 countries to agree