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Dove launches project to restore 123,000 acres of rainforests
…with Dove on projects designed to create long-term positive impact for biodiversity, communities, and the climate in Southeast Asia – areas we are deeply passionate about. “Dove has made it…
Google posts strong progress with 24/7 carbon-free energy goal
Published on Monday (24 July), the report tracks progress towards Google’s sustainability targets for operations, covering carbon, water, resources and nature and biodiversity. On carbon, Google has confirmed a 10%…
Tesco reveals SBTi-approved pathway to net-zero
…Disclosures (TNFD) to ensure supply chain traceability, in a bid to protect biodiversity in the UK, South Africa, Kenya, and Spain. WWF chief executive officer Tanya Steele said: “We welcome…
Report: 25% of global population faces extremely high water stress
…for companies to establish science-based water targets aligned with sustainability, while urging international lenders to offer strategic debt relief, like debt-for-nature swaps, to encourage biodiversity and resilient infrastructure investment. Hear…
edie Awards 2024: First batch of esteemed judges announced
…green economy. edie can today announce the first batch of judges, representing organisations including the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC), IEMA, WRAP and more. So without further ado, here…
Investment giants press for new global disclosure standards on human rights
…and treatment as labour markets have slowly recovered over the past 18 months. Aside from human rights, the ISSB will produce standards on biodiversity, natural resources, social value and human…
Beyond climate: Charting a course for nature in global finance
…of biodiversity and pose immeasurable threats to human lives, and the safety of communities. They also highlight the intricate link between climate change and nature degradation and spotlight the urgent…
G20 nations agree to treble renewable energy capacity, but water down fossil fuel pledges
…reiterated their existing commitments under the UN Biodiversity Treaty including the need to improve nature-related data collection and reporting. CDP warned earlier this month that G20 nations are not preparing…
Sustaining positive change: The importance of thinking long term for both organisations and individuals
…an example, we are already witnessing climate change-related soil degradation and its impact on the nutrition of popular UK crops such as wheat, barley, potatoes, leading to not only decreased…
SDG funding gap swells to $137trn
…still exists to deliver them in full. This is a $2trn increase on 2021 levels. The report cites ongoing challenges including the Russian war in Ukraine and rampant global inflation…
Fossil fuel finance and corporate inaction: Why are we still failing on SDG 13?
…countries seeking to expand fossil fuels as their economies develop, but in wealthy nations such as the UK. Since 2015, the UK government has provided £20bn more in support to…
Collaboration is how we reach United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
…kind of innovative, cross-sector partnership. Uniting corporates, donors, investors and academics, it supports visionary impact enterprises across Africa, Asia and beyond. It combines funding from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and…
WATCH: Business Declares’ Ben Tolhurst urges UK workers to be climate activists
…“But, at the end of the day, we are in an existential crisis. We have lost 50% of our nature and biodiversity just in the time I have been alive….
UK’s biggest rice brand Tilda certifies as a B Corp
…has trained some 2,700 farmers to adopt techniques that reduce emissions and encourage more biodiversity in their fields. This includes alternate we drying (AWD), whereby farmers stop flooding their paddy…
Sharing best practice: Apply to tell your climate leadership story at edie 24
…Biodiversity and business actions to protect and restore nature Transitioning to a circular economy (embedding circular principals at design phase and re-use systems) Reporting, disclosure and litigation risk Supply chain…
Green finance leaders urge Sunak to rethink net-zero U-turns
The letter has been orchestrated by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Supporting organisations…
Seagrass-planting robots and AI to track pollen: The best green innovations of September 2023
…(AI) to create a system able to spot and categorise different pollens much more quickly. As well as helping us to better understand our changing environment and shifting biodiversity levels,…
MPs call for updated Carbon Budget plans following Sunak’s net-zero policy changes
…The letter has been orchestrated by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). Since Sunak…
Thousands of business leaders urge Government for greater climate action
The letter calls on the Government to pledge to invest in renewables, take action to protect and restore nature, and end new fossil fuel developments in the UK. This comes…
Chris Packham issues legal challenge to Prime Minister over net-zero rollbacks
…phase out 100% of domestic gas boilers by 2035 has also been weakened to 80%. Since Sunak gave his speech, the Government has additionally delayed the implementation of biodiversity net-gain…
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