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Earthshot Prize: Lower-impact EV batteries among 2023 winners
After a nine-month search for environmental solutions, the Prince announced the winning projects at a ceremony in Singapore on Tuesday (7 November), also attended by a host of famous faces…
Companies enroll in VCMI initiative to clarify usage of high-quality carbon credits
…month, new research found that companies engaged in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) are surpassing their counterparts in key areas of climate action, accountability and ambition, rather than simply using…
Company leaders must put sustainability reporting first
…management of risk and opportunities, trends and topics can be assessed to begin to build greater knowledge and understand sustainability challenges. Clearly, by undertaking this research, we have found that…
New campaign urges businesses to set nature strategies
…that nature collapse poses to their organisation. Research from the World Benchmarking Alliance shows that less than 1% of companies know how much their operations depend on nature. According to…
Unilever to share patents for emission-slashing freezer innovations
…cabinets increase from -18C to -12C to improve energy efficiency. Research conducted by Unilever’s Global Ice Cream R&D Centre found that the two pilots in Germany delivered an energy reduction…
Government unveils new UK oil and gas licensing bill amidst green group backlash
…has provided £20bn more in support to fossil fuel producers than to renewables, according to research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats. Despite the Government’s persistent claims that the recent legislation…
‘The terms of the game have changed’: 7 key messages from Chris Skidmore’s net-zero speech to Parliament
…fossil fuels. Skidmore cited research that showed that the extra licensing unveiled this week will see 97% of all oil and gas reserves exhausted from the North Sea basin, rather…
Amazon ends use of non-recyclable packaging in Europe
…for recycling, but PepsiCo research found that many shoppers were not bothering to take the two packaging components apart. Now, the porridge will be housed in a paper-only pot that…
Report: Global confidence dips in UK’s low-carbon vehicle technology market
The research, conducted by GovGrant, has revealed a significant drop in active patents held by multinational companies in the UK market, hitting a five-year low. According to the report, economic…
What is a Just Transition? And why do we need one?
…Economics’ Grantham Research Institute. “There’s a recognition that we need to deliver climate and social goals simultaneously.” However, while the language around Just Transition may be new, the objectives are…
GSK accelerates work to launch low-emission inhalers
…in manufacturing capacity in France. Developed as part of a multi-year research and development process, the metred-dose inhalers include a lower-carbon propellant which has the potential to reduce their lifecycle…
‘Refill revolution’ needed to dramatically slash environmental impact of packaging, study finds
…doesn’t have all the answers. We now need to see more research and groundwork in specific geographies and sectors to determine the best course of action and make return models…
Autumn Budget: Chancellor boasts £20bn business boost and outlines grid reform measures to speed renewables
…and the rest of the G7 nations. This comes after the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) recently revealed that the public investment commitments to low-carbon technologies in the UK…
IEA: Oil and gas majors putting less than 3% of investments into renewables
…is neither socially nor environmentally responsible.” In 2022, fossil fuels accounted for 82% of global energy consumption, according to the Institute for Energy Research. However, while being a major contributor…
Danone eyes feed additives to tackle methane emissions from cows
The Global Methane Hub’s Enteric Fermentation Research & Development Accelerator will invest in new technologies that can help mitigate methane resulting from the digestive process of livestock including cows. It…
Carbon-capturing algae pilot set for British train station
…forward and quickly strengthening our knowledge of how it can operate within a rail industry setting. Given we have reached this first milestone, we look forward to developing our research…
Heathrow extends incentive scheme for alternative fuels with lower carbon footprint
…The UK Government defines SAF as any fuel with a total lifecycle emissions footprint 60% lower than traditional jet fuel. Related article: Research casts doubt over low-carbon options for aviation…
Sustainability reporting most sought-after skill in corporate finance departments, poll finds
This is the warning from Persefoni and the Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF), following a poll of more than 50 chief accounting officers and controllers at listed firms in…
What will it take for the UK to deliver a Just Transition?
…collaboration with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), emphasises that the most important solutions are likely to emerge from collaborative ventures. “My work at the MTC, which commercialises research, is about…
Moving from ambition into action with our decarbonisation strategy
…BSI’s research, 82% of the consumers and Small Medium Enterprises surveyed said sustainability is important to society, with acting to address climate change being considered the priority. At BSI, shaping…
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