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Inform, collaborate, lead: edie launches new network for sustainable business
An evolution of edie’s long-running and hugely popular Sustainability and Net-Zero Leaders Clubs, edie Membership offers businesses a curated programme of personalised content, peer-to-peer networking, live events and workshops. Founder…
Nature degradation could slash UK GDP by 12%, research finds
…nature degradation has not been adequately factored into financial decision-making processes, leaving the economy vulnerable. A recent edie survey found that despite an increasing global focus on mitigating corporate impacts…
From Rishi Sunak’s green policy rollbacks to COP28 controversies: The top sustainability stories of 2023 (part two)
…sectors for networking and celebrations. View a full list of class members here. October: Transition Plans, energy policy and nature-based offsets edie’s most popular news piece of the month covered…
Progressing natural capital in a forward looking business environment
…nature-based solutions as central to our own sustainability approach. Nature-Based Solutions are actions to restore, protect, and sustainably manage ecosystems, simultaneously providing benefits for biodiversity, the climate and human well-being….
Net-Zero November: edie’s bumper month of climate action content is underway
…Trackers are available to edie members exclusively. The edie team will also be reporting on the ground at COP28 in December. You can access all of edie’s COP28-related content here….
More than $1.7bn of climate investment announced at Windsor summit
…for nature-based solutions. They will do so by identifying investable projects within or close to key supply chains, then collaborating with other investors and large businesses to promote the schemes….
WorldGBC calls for focus on circularity and nature-based solutions in new Playbook
…the end of that building’s life. The WorldGBC also calls for an expanded focus on nature-based solutions. The Playbook states that these solutions can lower energy demand for buildings to…
Earthshot Prize’s Hannah Jones on how ‘radical’ collaboration can drive climate action
…that aims to finance and scale climate solutions. In its pilot phase, the invite-only platform currently spotlights 25 solutions from six continents, with funding needs exceeding £400m. Earthshot Prize’s chief…
Charities call for five-point nature plan to be added to General Election manifestos
…for wildlife-friendly farming to £6bn, implementing a Nature Recovery Obligation that holds polluters accountable for nature restoration, and initiating a large-scale scheme for creating green jobs. Additionally, they are being…
WWF urges policymakers to restore nature at scale this decade
…on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ (TNFD) framework was launched, with an aim to mitigate the industrial impact on nature by encouraging comprehensive reporting on businesses’ environmental footprint and properly integrating nature-related…
EU’s Nature Restoration Law won’t be sent back to the drawing board
…off the EU Nature Restoration Law, the European Parliament has today come to the rescue of nature restoration as a vital first line of defence in the fight against climate…
Investing in UK nature to become nature positive
…help solve some of society’s big issues. Climate change and habitat degradation are at the top of the list of challenges and nature-based solutions provide opportunity and hope.” What is…
‘Sphere of Influence’: What are the fundamentals of creating a Climate Transition Plan?
…edie interviewed the UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce secretariat, Kate Levick, to gauge how corporates are faring when it came to producing such plans. Levick told edie that one of the…
Sneak Preview: edie launches new Sustainable Business Tracker for members
…edie Members, these quarterly reports are based on an in-depth survey of business leaders, sustainability and net-zero professionals. Each report in the series will include a sector-based supplement – a…
edie 24: Flagship climate action event returns to drive business transformation
…procurement experts, NGOs, academia, consultants, tech providers, entrepreneurs and more are expected to attend the event next March. ——————————— Secure your place at edie 24 edie 24 will take place…
edie Extra: Can businesses decouple emissions from growth?
…be listened to or watched here. Introducing edie Extra The discussions at edie 24, available in both video or audio formats, kickstart the launch of edie Extra – a new…
Survey: Corporate action on nature falling short despite global concern
…nature targets, the focus on biodiversity and nature restoration will accelerate within this decade. edie’s latest Sustainable Business Tracker & Sector Insight report provides member organisations with actionable information for…
Report: Government stalling on 2030 nature targets
…2030 deadline remains seven harvests away, the nature groups are calling on the Government to deliver rapid action on its nature commitments, while mobilising investment in nature solutions to pollution….
COP28 into overtime following ‘disappointing’ draft Global Stocktake text – here’s what’s included
…integrated solutions like land-use management, sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems, nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches. The emphasis is on a country-driven, gender-responsive, and participatory approach, integrating Indigenous and local knowledge…
Could 2024 be a landmark year for climate activism at corporate AGMs?
…in Europe, and Ceres, which plays a similar role in North America, are gearing up for record years in terms of ESG resolutions filed. Climate-related resolutions continue to be the…
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