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Revamping BREEAM: Consulting on a new framework to help the construction industry drive net-zero
…129 recommendations which reframed the economic case for net-zero, Skidmore’s review explored how businesses can be better supported to deliver net zero, how the UK makes better use of infrastructure…
Three top tips for exploring onsite solar for your organisation
…consider how the electricity is used. The Mawdsley’s warehouse, for example, is temperature-controlled. Electric vehicle (EV) charging is a key consideration as well as heating, cooling and lighting. In time,…
Ikea’s mattress recycling scheme and Scotland’s new battery storage project: The sustainability success stories of the week
…the world’s cropland is managed in a way that uses regenerative practices – those that improve outcomes for soil quality and nature, typically while also reducing water use and emissions….
Amazon ends use of non-recyclable packaging in Europe
…mitigated the use of more than a billion single-use plastic delivery bags from its European distribution since 2018. Amazon notably faced swift criticism after introducing Prime-branded plastic envelopes in the…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Exploring carbon capture for sugar and plastics
…products When: Partnerships developed between 2022 and 2023 The challenge As the population continues to grow, land becomes more contested and forests burned down for agricultural processes, it is clear…
MPs urge: Use roads funding to fix potholes, not encourage more car use
…the House of Commons. Under the UK Government’s current plans, the Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), £27.4bn has been set aside for 50 projects across England. Several of these projects involve…
Closing ‘AI confidence gap’ can make it a force for good and drive progress towards a sustainable future
…contributes to around a quarter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions[2]. 48% say they would welcome AI being used to ensure food has accurate use by dates to reduce food waste,…
CIRCULAR ECONOMY MINDSET CAN HELP SECURE A WATER POSITIVE FUTURE TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND PLANET
…water recycling and reuse the norm where possible, using techniques such as water recycling and water reuse in new buildings, or rainwater harvesting Partner for impact – Collaborative effort across…
Why are businesses struggling to verify their science-based net-zero targets?
…more than two years. Additionally, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol – the world’s best-known and most widely-used resource platform for Scope 3 emissions accounting – delayed its finalised Land Sector and…
UK’s largest community-owned solar farm supported by local councils
…of total land across the UK, or 0.1% of UK farmland, only half the size of the Isle of Wight, according to Solar Energy UK. The UK Government has dropped…
Report: UK only has slim chances of meeting 2030 nature conservation promise
That is according to members of the House of Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee, who have this week published a new analysis revealing that only 6.5% of the land…
In numbers: Is the UK’s refillable packaging market growing quickly enough?
…reduce waste, limit the use of single-use plastics, and decrease their carbon footprint. Despite the growing interest in reusables, the reuse market remains relatively small. Refillable and returnable products accounted…
Cargill accused of breaching own deforestation and human rights commitments
…affected include forests in Brazil, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Bolivia, Argentina, Guatemala, Argentina, Paraguay, Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Areas affected in Brazil included lands populated by Indigenous communities. The…
Investors press 1,600 ‘laggard’ businesses to report environmental impacts
…campaign, to use CDP’s new plastics disclosures platform. This function launched in April and, at that point, CDP urged some 7,000 companies in the plastics value chain to use it….
Report: EU in ‘legislative overdrive’ on corporate sustainability disclosures as UK lags behind
…2018. UKICE also notes that these regulatory developments hold greater implications for Northern Ireland, where certain EU rules are set to apply, potentially creating disparities between firms in Northern Ireland…
Government provides green NGOs with ‘no evidence’ that it is on track for key nature target
…Committee published new analysis concluding that only 6.5% of the land in England is currently protected in ways that can count towards the 30% target. It was not able to…
Northern regions set out manifesto to turbocharge economy through net-zero focus
…The new manifesto calls for a new strategic approach to energy, trade, investment and transport to transform the region into a powerhouse that boosts the national economy while assisting with…
‘Refill revolution’ needed to dramatically slash environmental impact of packaging, study finds
…of the packaging value chain. There would need to be a shift from bespoke packaging, where different brands use different container formats, to ‘pooled’ packaging, where brands use packaging of…
New campaign urges businesses to set nature strategies
…2022, nations agreed on a new Global Biodiversity Framework aimed at halting land and water deterioration, restoring 30% of degraded ecosystems on land and sea by 2030 and unlocking new…
‘Little sense of urgency’: MPs call for UK to ramp up efforts to combat deforestation
…biodiversity framework, set up at the CBD COP15 in Kunming and Montreal aimed at halting land and water deterioration, restoring 30% of degraded ecosystems on land and sea by 2030….
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