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Navigating net-zero: Businesses to focus on smart tech and fleets to decarbonise in 2024
Facilities management firm Mitie has today (8 January) published its Net Zero Navigator 2024. The research is based on a survey of 100 sustainability leaders from organisations with over 1,000…
Sainsbury’s launches new EV charging business
…research found that three-quarters of EV drivers currently use multiple charging brands, but that more than nine in ten would prefer to use just one. Commenting on the news, the…
Inside JLR’s plans to deliver 120MW of onsite renewables on the road to net-zero
…grids. Research has found that around £200bn of renewables projects are currently facing waiting times of 15 years to come online in Britain. Nuttall notes that, through JLR’s renewables strategy,…
Zonal pricing: UK Government pledges cheaper electricity for those living near renewables projects
…Ministers have consulted with several organisations with a vested interest in continuing gas generation, including National Gas, Equinor and Energy Aspects. “In a net-zero system in 2035, we will need…
Should nature be a part of corporate legal duties?
…be highly dependent on natural capital. However, research states that wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 69% since 1970 and some species have suffered declines of as much…
Earthshot Prize’s Hannah Jones on how ‘radical’ collaboration can drive climate action
…and donor community.” Research from CDP found that nearly half of the global climate resilience projects currently seeking funding are located in the Global South. Jones elucidates that by facilitating…
Danone launches global green skills programme to upskill its workforce
…with their professional aspirations, thereby strengthening innovation, creativity, shared efficiency and overall performance within the company. DanSkills will be deployed across the 55 countries where Danone operates, with a commitment…
Untangling the mess of the UK’s net-zero policies
…as an additional burden for UK households. However, research demonstrates that with the establishment of a strong green industrial sector, the UK has the potential to unlock billions of pounds…
Empowering change: How we can turn the tide for women leaving utilities
Over the last year, we have become concerned about research and reports which have shown that increasing numbers of women in the utilities industry are leaving their jobs. And we…
Report: Fashion firms lagging on linking executive pay to environmental action
That is according to new research from Planet Tracker. Published late last week, the research assessed board-level responsibility for the delivery of ESG targets at 30 of the world’s largest…
Energy leaders concerned about pace and progress of clean energy transition
…stalling the global energy transition will add to household bills. The UK, for example, has seen energy bills skyrocket in recent months and research suggests that failed green policies have…
Waiting times for renewables projects risks derailing net-zero power grid vision
…to £200bn in clean energy projects currently facing these waiting times. The BBC’s research, based on figures from the National Grid, suggests that around 40% of these projects face a…
Investors to create global database for ‘Scope 4’ corporate avoided emissions
…work together to develop an international standard for Scope 4 emissions. Scope 3 struggles While work gathers pace on Scope 4, separate research warns that most UK businesses are struggling…
Can plastic credits be a viable tool on the road to a circular economy?
Plastics are the poster child of the broken, linear economy. New research published on Friday (26 May) by EA Environmental Action found that more than 40% of the world’s population…
World set to add ‘record-breaking’ levels of renewables this year
New research published on Thursday (1 June) from the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that renewable power capacity is expected to increase by 33% this year – a new record….
How businesses can catalyse the transition to a circular economy
…consider other metrics, including water use, biodiversity and “other knock-on impacts”. Indeed, recent research revealed that 84% of studies into the socio-economic benefits of adopting a circular economy had focused…
Do CEOs still think profitability and environmental sustainability are at odds?
This was one of the questions that the World Economic Forum sought to answer through new research with 280 senior executives plus 140 individuals classed as ‘next-generation’ business leaders. These…
UK Government ringfences £218m for sustainable aviation
…Government and industry in support for the aviation sector which has been used to fund over 300 innovative Research and Development (R&D) projects. Last year, the Government committed the aviation…
Economies dependent on fossil fuels more likely to have poor credit ratings
…the fixed-income market would be brave to ignore”. Planet Tracker’s director of research John Wills added: “Our data shows a historically clear link between countries highly dependent on nature and…
Creating a real circular economy is key to the net-zero transition
…due to manmade climate change. The analysis preceded worrying research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in March this year. IPCC research revealed world surface temperatures have…
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