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Charities call for five-point nature plan to be added to General Election manifestos
…by 2030, but research shows the nation is struggling to build toward this commitment. According to a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) report, the UK ranks among the countries…
Common carbon claims on products baffling to most shoppers, survey finds
…that sell in the EU. Also in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is conducting research and making targeted interventions in response to evidence of greenwashing in sectors…
Achieving the Global Goals: The Sustainable Development Action Sessions
…all stakeholders Speakers: Mike Hanson, Director of Sustainable Business, WSH Download an Excel spreadsheet of the Sustainable Development Goals here: SDG Targets MH Annabel Mulder, Human Rights Research Manager, WBA…
adidas and Inditex among brands piloting footwear recycling scheme
…of the world’s most prominent textile-producing nations and regions, used water from these processes often ends up polluting local marine environments. Previous research from Fashion For Good and the Apparel…
Plastic Overshoot Day: 43% of plastics manufactured this year will end up as pollution
The date, marked for the first time this year, has been calculated by Swiss research consultancy Earth Action (EA). EA has calculated that the global production of plastics designed to…
Berlin’s net-zero neighborhood and the Royal Mint’s renewables hub: The sustainability success stories of the week
…in offices or at its industrial and research park. Businesses working in nature-based solutions are also flocking to the neighborhood. PwC describes TXL as “an $8bn sandbox for figuring out…
Earth Overshoot Day: Everything you need to know about shifting to a circular economy
…hosted and calculated by the Global Footprint Network, an international research organisation. To calculate Earth Overshoot Day, the Global Footprint Network evaluates two critical factors: the planet’s biocapacity and humanity’s…
Sector-specific net-zero transition plan guidance to launch this autumn
…net-zero transition plans on a voluntary basis, such as Centrica and SSE. But research has repeatedly revealed that this is still an exception rather than a norm. An EY analysis…
Greenwashing worries: Marketers asked to work on sustainability projects without training
…have a greater opportunity to attract and retain customers, the research found. This trend is particularly pronounced for Gen Z and Millennials. Six in ten of the 18 to 34-year-olds…
InfluenceMap: World’s largest asset managers ‘far off track’ in net-zero transition
…divide that we’ve seen in Morningstar’s own research, where European managers have shown a higher level of support for ambitious net zero action than their US peers. “It looks like…
Sales of used electric vehicles soar
…While marker developments are promising, the UK public remains confused about the Government’s plans to phase out the sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Research from the…
Biomass Strategy: UK Government affirms role of BECCs in meeting net-zero emissions
…sustainability.” Groups like Ember and Cut Carbon Not Forests have pointed to research suggesting that BECCS cannot capture the emissions associated with the international wood pellet supply chain. Other opponents…
Taskforce sets out suggestions to embed nature into financial markets
…nations deliberated on tactics to combat deforestation. According to research from the World Economic Forum and WWF, more than half of the global GDP ($44trn), is exposed to risks linked…
UK Business Climate Hub to support 5.5 million SMEs toward net-zero
…80,000 green jobs, and this number is projected to rise to nearly half a million by 2030. Research from Sage and the International Chamber of Commerce highlighted that 90% of…
SCI unveils roadmap to boost R&D investment for net-zero transition
The suggested strategies involve requiring pension schemes to invest in research and development (R&D) focused sectors and offering tax incentives to large-scale production facilities to generate employment and encourage science…
Local communities to access £10m for clean energy projects
…fastest way to permanently drive down energy bills is to build more renewables,” Solar Energy UK’s chief executive Chris Hewett said. However, separate research suggests that planning restrictions could hinder…
How can organisations take action on water stewardship and efficiency?
…are signs the world is becoming more aware of the benefits of managing water more wisely. In research conducted for BSI in 2023 by Malvern Insight & Yonder, we found…
AI for the low-carbon transition: UK Government funds additional innovations
…the centre is “perfectly placed to forge collaborations between the technology community and some of our most carbon intensive sectors”. Precedence Research stated last year that the global market for…
‘Keep the promise’: Former heads of state call for $20bn in annual nature funding by 2025
…is provided to nature-based solutions alone – projects which involve the restoration of ecosystems in a way that also enhances climate mitigation and/or adaptation efforts – by 2050. Separate research…
Learning through doing: The role of academia in driving sustainability
…or energy efficiency standard. Both industry research and conversations with customers show that businesses are committed to making more sustainable purchasing decisions but find this challenging. With Better World Products,…
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