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UK Government outlines plans to harness energy flexibility from EVs and appliances
…compare services. Changes will also be made to marketing standards for the sector. Another aspect of the consultation concerns the introduction of a legal requirement to have a customer complaints…
How can you tell whether a business is truly leading on net-zero in 2024?
To answer these questions, edie recently hosted a roundtable convening a dozen business leaders and sustainability directors from a diverse range of sectors including fashion, retail, food and construction. This…
General Mills identifies actionable ‘climate levers’ in new transition plan to reach net-zero
…a goal to source 100% renewable electricity for its global operations by 2030 currently sits at 97%. Long-term aspirations for 2050 include scaling regenerative agriculture, switching to renewables across the…
Benefits packages: Why workers want green roles and rewards from corporates
…research from employee benefits technology company Zest, which surveyed more than 2,000 employees and 500 HR managers, has uncovered some discrepancies between corporate sustainability aspirations and the benefits packages also…
Investors rally for clarity on UK Government’s plan to decarbonise transport
…year, the Business and Trade Committee warned that the Government has failed to grasp the extent of current policy gaps, potentially risking around 160,000 jobs in the automotive industry. The…
Gabrielle Bourret-Sicotte: Rising Sustainability Star
…the Velvet Revolution, were catalysed by the engagement of 3.5% of the population. Gabrielle aspires to apply this ethos to Greenr, aiming to convert 3.5% of all businesses into sustainable…
‘Labour are the conservers’: Shadow secretary pledges to reverse nature degradation in UK
…a man-made mass extinction event threatens to permanently alter life on Earth, with catastrophic consequences for every aspect of our lives, and our economies. “Today, Nature Action 100 launches a…
European cities are turning to nature-based solutions amid climate crisis
…broadly fail to grasp the urgency of the need to build in adaptive measures and, as such, most European nations have not made this a green policy priority. The EEA…
Optimising ESG data management: Why the platform is key
…targets. Underlying these changes, the need to identify, assess, and prioritise aspects that are material for businesses has never been more important – and the ability to respond to these…
Greenwashing: Airlines face EU probe as Lululemon investigated in Canada
…more specific, less vague claims on all aspects of environmental performance – and to back these claims with data. The Directive will apply to businesses of all sectors and sizes…
‘Deeply concerning’: Environment watchdog raps UK Government over water quality approach
…working hard to improve the condition of our rivers, as in so many other aspects of the environment, the Government must now ensure substantial funding for a wider range of…
Speedy Hire’s Amelia Woodley: Business Leader of the Year
Amelia Woodley, ESG Director at UK hire and construction firm Speedy Hire was named edie’s Business Leader of the Year at the edie Awards, demonstrating how internal touch points across…
Survey: Two-thirds of SMEs struggling to cut carbon due to financial hurdles
…report highlights that currently only 14% of small businesses prioritise sustainability as a core aspect of their operations, with a slightly higher 20% allocating resources to enhance sustainability, underscoring a…
Airlines ‘set for carbon credit crunch by 2030’
…‘aspirational’ rather than binding. Critics have called on the organisation, and on national governments, to draw up more credible plans to limit growth in line with the recommendations of climate…
Get clear on how Biodiversity Net-Gain mandate will be enforced, UK Government told
…than 10% net-gain can generate credits and sell them to others in the sector. This is a hotly-contested aspect of the BNG setup at present. edie has reached out to…
Fairy offers dishwashing tips to help consumers reduce emissions
…our partnership with Energy Saving Trust to verify UK energy saving potential through changing dishwashing habits”. In a previous blog post for edie, the company explained how it was working…
Why have so many major players quit the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance?
…for collaboration, not just individual action,” the statment adds. Anti-ESG movement It bears noting here that edie’s lifetime achievement award winner for 2023, Rachel Kyte, used her acceptance speech to…
UK urged to kick-start geothermal energy revolution
…edie’s content editor Matt Mace, which explores how Iceland is utilising geothermal renewable power, as well as the inroads that are being made into innovative carbon capture technologies. Tune in…
Germany launches €50bn ‘climate contracts’ for high-carbon sectors
…instrument not only climate protection, but also a response to the American Inflation Reduction Act,” Habeck told reporters. Nikolaus J Kurmayer, EurActiv.com This article first appeared on EurActiv.com, an edie…
Premier Foods to cut direct emissions by two-thirds by 2030
…important platform from which to take the next steps of our journey towards net-zero.” edie recently interviewed Brown, who is Premier Foods’ first ESG director, for an exclusive episode of…
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