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Creating a real circular economy is key to the net-zero transition
…scale of the challenge facing all those in the business of tackling the climate crisis. Over the past half a century, global wildlife populations have been reduced by some 70%…
UN’s High-Level Champions implore businesses to advocate for a ‘just’ net-zero transition
…of new policies that combine the need to respond to the climate crisis while improving society. The call to action has been endorsed by We Mean Business Coalition, Influence Map,…
#SustyTalk: Ecolab’s chief sustainability officer on water stewardship
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
edie Explains: Carbon Offsetting
…empower companies, providing them with a clear pathway to scaling up much needed investment and helping to solve the climate crisis. From exploring the different types of offsetting and how…
‘Sustainable by design’: Inside P&G’s Vault to shape sustainable behaviour change
…of shoppers finding that fewer are inclined to shop sustainably as they grapple with the cost-of-living crisis. The trick for brands like P&G is to find the balance. We’re funnelled…
London spearheads new global clean air initiative for cities
…of outer boroughs of London will be either forced to pay charges or upgrade their vehicles during the cost-of-living crisis. A recent survey of 2,001 motorists found that only 31%…
EV manufacturing: UK ‘risks squandering £106bn opportunity’
…transition can access internationally cost-competitive energy. Four in ten UK-based manufactuers have seen their electricity bills double since the price crisis began and three in ten have recorded at least…
edie launches new carbon offsetting guide for businesses
…companies, providing them with a clear pathway to scaling up much needed investment and helping to solve the climate crisis. From exploring the different types of offsetting and how they…
edie Explains: Onsite solar
…the energy cost crisis. This new edie Explains guide, sponsored by Centrica Business Solutions, outlines all the key considerations, challenges and benefits to installing onsite solar for businesses. It also…
Carbon budgets for UK aviation and power sectors to be tightened in 2024
…But Ministers have opted to set the cap at the highest level considered, to “ease the transition” for businesses amid the cost-of-living crisis. Moreover, free allowances will be kept at…
Virgin Media O2 to fund community-led circular economy initiatives
…by 20% each year in Europe between 2016 and 2020. In 2023, with 93% of Europeans citing the cost-of-living crisis as their biggest personal concern, buying a new technology will…
Climate Finance Week: edie kicks off week of exclusive green finance content and events
…in determining whether the transition is socially just. While this may seem a daunting task, it is an absolute necessity to prevent the worst of the climate crisis and to…
UK won’t drop £11.6bn climate finance pledge, Government confirms
…for emissions reduction and climate adaptation projects internationally. British Energy Security and Net-Zero Secretary Grant Shapps and US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry are co-hosting the summit, which comes…
#SustyTalk: Gresham House’s Peter Bachmann on unlocking sustainable infrastructure investment
…cost of living crisis and beyond. It launched in the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 and has continued since then, keeping us connected to the leaders who are…
Rosebank: Decision on Britain’s biggest oil and gas field reportedly delayed
…price crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war. Both Shapps and Equinor are arguing that Rosebank could reduce energy bills for customers while also avoiding the emissions related with transporting fossil fuel…
Charities call for five-point nature plan to be added to General Election manifestos
…the horizon, and widespread support for greater environmental action, we need to see all political parties step up their ambition to respond to the nature crisis. “Poll after poll shows…
British public willing to switch banks over poor environmental and social investments
…from practices that are violating human rights, damaging our vital ecosystems and escalating the climate crisis.” In 2022, the world’s 60 largest banks offered $150bn to the top 100 companies…
Report: Covid-19 and recession risks jeapordising delivery of UN SDGs
…America. Delays have also made action more expensive in some fields, like building climate-resilient infrastructure and planning an orderly energy transition. Some of this is attributable to rising commodity costs…
UK Government funnels additional £170m into Sizewell C nuclear project
The Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (DESNZ) announced the funding today (25 July), stating that It will be used to prepare the site and the supply chain for the…
From single-use bans to new taxes: How should businesses prepare for the UN’s Plastic Treaty?
…are backing. Sustainability advocates like myself are hoping for a global response that moves from consensus to mandate. “Plastic waste is a global crisis that deserves our collective attention and…
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