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TerraCycle launches new direct-to-consumer bags for hard-to-recycle plastics
Through the ‘Zero Waste Bag’ scheme, customers can order a bag online, fill it with items that cannot be collected at kerbside by their councils, and return it for recycling…
Pension funds neglecting biodiversity in investment decisions
New research developed by Pensions for Purpose and commissioned by Gresham House, found that while awareness of biodiversity amongst UK pension funds is starting to grow, almost two-thirds (62%) have…
UK urged to kick-start geothermal energy revolution
The report, produced by Conservative MP Kieran Mullan, identifies 45 locations across the UK suitable for the development of deep geothermal energy infrastructure. Almost half (44%) of these locations fall…
Investors severely underestimating plastics-related risks, report warns
That is a warning from financial think-tank Planet Tracker, which assessed the potential financial risk for the 150 biggest corporates globally across the plastics value chain. These include oil and…
Why investing in innovation will be vital to achieving a circular economy
According to research by the OECD, plastic waste is expected to triple by 2060 unless urgent action is taken – making tackling packaging waste one of the biggest sustainability challenges…
Airlines push back against SAF mandates in UK, EU
At a global aviation industry meeting in Istanbul on Monday (5 June), trade bodies and individual airlines bemoaned the design of forthcoming sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates in the UK…
Labour teases new ‘green prosperity plan’ to pair net-zero and levelling up
The confirmation came as Starmer gave a keynote speech at trade union GMB this morning. The opposition leader has faced calls to set out how, exactly, his party would support…
Banks to be assessed against new net-zero standard
The new standard has been developed by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), which convenes more than 400 investors with more than $65trn of assets under management collectively….
Report: Energy efficiency revolution would create 12 million new jobs
That is according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). To coincide with its global energy efficiency conference this week, the Agency has published a major new report assessing progress globally…
Germany launches €50bn ‘climate contracts’ for high-carbon sectors
Germany aims to decarbonise its industrial production entirely by 2045, but with the EU’s carbon price currently hovering at around €100 per tonne, investments in clean manufacturing processes are still…
Premier Foods to cut direct emissions by two-thirds by 2030
The business, which owns brands including Mr Kipling and Sharwoods, has received verification from the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its new climate goals. Meeting the goals will require Premier…
Now available on-demand: edie’s free webinar on net-zero innovation for your business
This special edie webinar explores how businesses are utilising innovation to drive decarbonisation, and showcase some of the latest technologies and solutions that could accelerate climate action. Backed up by…
Shell has ‘misleading’ ads banned in the UK
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has today (7 June) ruled that Shell will need to pull the advertisements, as they may lead viewers to overestimate its investment in clean energy….
Ofgem given net-zero duty in government U-turn
The legal mandate is included within an amendment to the Energy Bill, which was published yesterday evening (6 June). The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) has said…
#SustyTalk: Bupa on scaling cleantech innovations for good
Sullivan is joined, for this special episode, by SageTech Medical’s chief executive Iain Menneer. #SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst…
M&S axes more use-by dates in fight against food waste
The supermarket’s own-brand fresh dairy milk lines, including organic lines, will have the use-by dates replaced with best-before dates in a packaging change taking place this month. Retailers are required…
One-third of businesses do not have the budget to reach net-zero
A survey of more than 1,000 businesses globally, including more than 100 UK firms, from data management firm Hitachi Vantara found that 82% now have net-zero carbon goals in place….
Study: Brits face extra £9bn energy bills due to Government’s go-slow on heat pumps
That is according to a new study from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). The think-tank estimates that wholesale gas prices will remain at least twice as high as…
Putting customers at the heart of net-zero transition plans
When it comes to creating and actioning net zero transition plans, there’s one group that must not be lost in the detail: customers. At Phoenix Group we know that 80%…
EIB: Private sector failing to invest in nature projects across Europe
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has today (8 June) published an analysis of finance for more than 1,300 nature-based projects across the EU, including projects conserving and/or restoring habitats like…
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