Keynote speakers confirmed for edie's flagship Countdown to COP26 event
Available to watch on demand: The ENGAGE reporting and communications sessions
Sustainability, reporting, and behaviour change experts from companies including Virgin Media, Aviva, Toast Ale and Clear Channel answered key question on sustainability communications as part of an afternoon of back-to-back live events that can still be watched on-demand.
50,000 jobs by 2050: UK Government outlines plans to scale up carbon capture sector
According to a new paper from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the UK's carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) sector could scale rapidly to support 50,000 jobs by mid-century.
#SustyTalk: Electrolux's Vanessa Butani on embedding sustainability in business
edie's #SustyTalk interview series continues with an exclusive discussion with Electrolux's head of sustainability for Europe, Vanessa Butani.
edie launches new business guide on flexible energy for net-zero
edie has today (10 May) launched a free guide outlining the key considerations, challenges and opportunities for businesses looking to trial and deploy flexible energy solutions.
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Iceland boss Richard Walker: Collective business activism required to hold politicians to account
From Aldi to Waitrose: UK food giants threaten to boycott Brazilian suppliers over deforestation
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Tesco removes plastic rings from beer and cider packs
In what it claims is a first among UK supermarkets, Tesco is scrapping flexible plastic rings on all beer and cider multipacks.
Made.com launches giving platform for used homewares in circular economy push
Online home and lifestyle retailer Made.com has launched a new service enabling customers to list used goods for resale or free donation, as part of its drive to become a "truly circular business'.
Food services firm Compass targets net-zero emissions by 2030
The UK's largest food services company, Compass Group UK & Ireland, will switch to 100% electric vehicles (EVs), move 40% of its food offerings to plant-based proteins and will launch a £1m carbon reduction fund in a bid to reach net-zero emissions by 2030.
Report: Just 6% of UK's tax revenue is 'green'
The share of UK tax revenue directly raised from supporting businesses and individuals to reduce their environmental footprint was just 6% in 2020, new analysis has revealed, as the Treasury faces mounting pressure to align with net-zero.
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Available to watch on demand: The ENGAGE reporting and communications sessions
- 'World's largest' coral reef restoration project backed by Mars Petcare
- From Aldi to Waitrose: UK food giants threaten to boycott Brazilian suppliers over deforestation
- Unilever, Coca-Cola and Colgate-Palmolive join AB InBev's sustainability accelerator
- edie launches free sustainability communications and reporting handbooks
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"We need concrete plans from the UK Government to kickstart the net-zero revolution."
"Smarter energy helps to generate significant emissions reductions while adding enormous value to global GDP."
"It does feel that for the first time, we're genuinely seeing a proper debate on the environment and climate change."
"The most encouraging sign so far, has been the increased business take-up of the 1.5 degree Celsius pledge."
