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Now available on-demand: edie’s online event on managing Scope 3 emissions
CDP estimates that the average large, multinational business will generate 11.4 times more greenhouse gas emissions indirectly than through its operations. This makes focusing on Scope 3 (indirect) emissions a…
45-minute masterclass: Evolving your energy efficiency strategy on the road to net-zero
Energy efficiency is a critical solution to so many corporate challenges – it can simultaneously make energy supplies more affordable, more secure and more sustainable. Indeed, edie’s 2023 Sustainable Business…
Towards Zero Waste: The Circular Economy Action Sessions
There remains huge environmental, social and financial opportunities when it comes to transitioning away from ‘take-make-waste’ linear models towards a circular economy based on regenerative principles. Indeed, edie’s recent Business…
Ikea to launch hundreds of EV chargers to power last-mile fleet
The retailer will install a total of 196 charging points under the new project, of which 53 will be rapid. Rapid chargers will be able to provide full charge on…
TikTok to crack down on climate disinformation
The social media platform has made the changes ahead of Earth Day on Saturday (22 April). In a blog post, TikTok confirmed that it has developed a specific misinformation policy…
Landsec opens its first net-zero office, unveils social impact fund
The Forge, in Bankside near The Tate Modern, was officially opened this afternoon (20 April) at a ceremony attended by Chris Skidmore MP, author of the Net-Zero Review. Plans for…
More sustainable business is more profitable business, study finds
Published by Bain & Company and EcoVadis, the study covers 80,000 private companies and a further 20,000 listed companies. It was global, with results tracked from businesses in an array…
‘The time for polite challenge is over’: Why professionals are taking part in climate protests in London this week
This weekend (21-24 April), some 100,000 people representing more than 200 organisations will be gathering in Whitehall to tell representatives of the UK Government, as they return from the Easter…
Mars unveils $500m sustainability bond to help with net-zero goals
The $500m sustainability bond builds into a wider offering of $.25bn of senior notes in bond offerings, which has been completed. Mars has confirmed that the sustainability bond will support…
Hybrid working can deliver huge carbon savings in city centres
Flexible working is desirable for a lot of white-collar working roles, with research from Aviva suggesting that 88% of workers view flexible working as an important factor in job roles,…
As automakers announce record profits, is it time to disincentivise car travel to reach net-zero?
The Green Alliance’s Moving On report has found that the Government could reduce transport emissions by introducing new legislative targets that reduce car usage through driving charges that could then…
Delays and understaffing: NAO raps Defra for weak oversight of environmental regulation
That is the warning from a key new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) today, assessing whether Defra’s governance, processes, funding and staff base are appropriately set up to…
As US bets big on carbon capture, Climeworks outlines necessity of removal technologies
Some climate scientists have concluded that large-scale carbon capture – whether man-made or nature-based – is needed at scale to avert the worst physical impacts of climate change due to…
Why initiatives need to combine women empowerment and climate justice
Hawa Jalloh’s family survived Sierra Leone’s bloody 11-year civil war. But they couldn’t outlast Ebola. The virus killed her husband and four of her children in 2014. She caught it…
A big week for B Corps and the UK’s first ‘shared’ solar park: The sustainability success stories of the week
Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and…
UK and Netherlands announce major new power link to boost energy security
“This new connection further boosts energy security and energy independence in Europe. Close collaboration on offshore wind energy and interconnection amongst the North Sea countries is imperative,” said Dutch Climate…
#SustyTalk: Positive Luxury’s Diana Verde Nieto on moving from opulence to ESG impact
#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current…
Greenwashing concerns: Marketing professionals warn of sustainability knowledge gap
The World Federation of Advertisers, which represents 90% of global marketing spend, has today (24 April) published the findings of a global survey of the marketing industry. Developed in partnership…
Businesses have an important role to play in tackling climate change through regenerating nature
Last year the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) ended with the adoption of a Global Biodiversity Framework which sets ambitious targets…
Shaping edie’s content: Readers invited to take our short survey
The 10-minute online survey is primarily targeted at in-house sustainability/CSR/energy professionals as well as managers who hold some level of responsibility for their organisation’s strategy in these areas and will…
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