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Wernick Group: Net-Zero Strategy of the Year
…more rapidly than the UK Government’s legally binding 2050 target The Challenge: Businesses in the UK are bound by the national Government’s legally binding 2050 net-zero emissions target. Ministers have…
Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte: Rising Sustainability Star
…Bourret-Sicotte, fuelled by a deep-seated commitment to combat climate change, recognised the urgent need for actionable solutions within the corporate landscape. As the co-founder and chief executive officer of Greenr,…
EU opts for stricter methane regulation, including imports
…environment and industry committees. “Today’s vote is a commitment to more climate protection and energy sovereignty in Europe,” Green MEP and lead negotiator Jutta Paulus commented after the plenary voting…
Report: Most ESG funds not safeguarding against human rights abuses
…five of the 77 firms assessed, all of which were based in the North America or Asia-Pacific regions. At the other 72 firms, most of the commitments made were no…
Australia’s $2bn for hydrogen and Ireland’s offshore wind auction: The energy transition success stories of the week
…The funding will be allocated under a scheme called ‘Hydrogen Headstart’. The scheme’s design is that of a contracts for difference auction – developers are handed government contracts providing them…
‘Sportswashing’: Car giants spending $4.5bn on sports sponsorship annually
…active, young healthy athletes and the emotional commitment of fans. “For the sake of everyone involved, it’s time for sport to use its power to say ‘no’.” Report co-author Jenny…
Hospitality firms lay out five-year plan to become net-positive
Members of the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance (SHA), which represents more than 50,000 hotels, have today (16 May) unveiled a five-year pathway to net-positive for the sector. The new global commitment…
Report: G20 nations stalling on gas-fired power phase-out
…ahead of the next UN climate COP, to make a similar commitment to the G7 on power grid decarbonisation. This year’s COP is being held in Dubai and there are…
Top tips for starting the journey to net-zero
…our business and our communities is absolutely key. In 2021, we announced our commitment to become a net zero carbon business by 2040, having outlined a clear picture of our…
‘Sounding the alarm’: World on course to breach 1.5C threshold in 4 years
…is the fact that action permitted by the private sector is likely to undermine national commitments. The IPCC has stated, once again, that the current pipeline of fossil fuel infrastructure…
Vape recycling schemes and Google’s community solar: The sustainability success stories of the week
…has been running since 1906. It is also only one of a handful of B Corps based in Colombia. The certification comes three years after the business made new commitments…
Report: 22% of population to suffer under dangerous heat due to weak climate policies
…This level of warming is the level believed to be likely by 2100 if existing national climate commitments are delivered. The conclusion is that, by 2100 at the latest, two…
Holcim orders 1,000 electric trucks from Volvo
…this year and next across France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. “Long-term collaboration and a strong commitment to really make a difference are essential for making big CO2 reductions a…
Less than 200 corporates responsible for majority of global industrial emissions
…focusing on patrolling (monitoring emissions), prescription (laws and regulations), penalties (taxes), payments (incentives and fiscal support), and persuasion (corporate commitments and information). Change afoot At COP27 last year, businesses including…
Shell shareholders reject calls to up climate targets as protestors disrupt AGM
…in line with their own climate commitments are once again in the minority,” Pinson said. “We can only hope for an improvement at the TotalEnergies AGM this Friday…All those who…
Can plastic credits be a viable tool on the road to a circular economy?
…beforehand. “We are most well known for our total commitment on circularity, even down to the brand name,” Brightman tells edie. “It is front and center of every single thing…
NatWest pledges £1bn to support low-carbon manufacturing
…and general lending to businesses who draw at least half of their revenues from the net-zero transition. The new funding commitment bolsters an existing pledge from NatWest to at least…
Fairy offers dishwashing tips to help consumers reduce emissions
…effective. This innovation process builds into an overarching commitment for P&G to reach net-zero by 2040. In 2021, the company unveiled a climate action plan to reach net-zero emissions across…
Driving business performance with Zero Waste to Landfill!
…management and net zero commitments through scope 3 applications of waste management. However, there are many other benefits of Zero Waste to Landfill: Demonstrable commitment to the environment – this can…
Plastics treaty: Nations agree to publish draft this year
…been agreed, last year, that nations would work towards a treaty covering all parts of the plastics lifecycle – including upstream. In other words, the resulting commitment should involve reducing…
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