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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on 16 September that the EU would back the proposed 55% reduction

Carbon prices to climb 50% over next decade following raised EU climate targets

Big businesses face mandatory digital modern slavery reporting

The UK Government has made the first major changes to the Modern Slavery Act since its introduction in 2015, extending requirements to public bodies i...

Some report suggest that business compliance with the Act still falls below 50%

Taking place tomorrow: edie's green recovery webinar sessions

The first raft of speakers has been confirmed for edie's series of free green recovery-themed webinars and masterclasses taking place on Wednesday 23 ...

All three webinar and masterclass sessions will be available to watch on-demand for those who register
The five days of events will be held digitally for the first time in Climate Week NYC's history

Climate Week NYC: What happened on day one?
Carbon Price Support in the UK is currently £18 per tonne 

Higher carbon prices could raise £27bn for green recovery by 2030, experts tell UK Government
This weekly round-up explores how businesses across the world are ramping up efforts across all areas of sustainable development

Manchester's B-Corp hub and California's bee-friendly solar farm: The sustainability success stories of the week
The edie Podcast is now streaming on Soundcloud, Spotify and iTunes

Sustainable Business Covered podcast: Talking net-zero for World Green Building Week 2020

Each business is a member of two or more organisations which lobbied against stricter legislation in the past two years, the report claims

'Hypocrisy': Consumer goods giants accused of covert lobbying against stronger plastics legislation
Timelines for enshrining the target in law will be confirmed this week

'We can do it!': EU chief announces 55% emissions reduction target for 2030
The UK has failed to meet any of the 20 Aichi Biodiversity targets agreed upon in 2010, recent RSBP research concluded

Charities urge Boris Johnson to create 'new era for nature' post-Covid-19
The report recommends that all additional electricity generation capacity built from 2021 should be zero-carbon

Just 0.5% of global GDP needed to reach net-zero by 2050, report finds

By scaling up energy efficiency efforts and deploying renewable energy generation capacity far more rapidly, the world could "technically and eco...
The end game, regardless, would be to achieve climate neutrality by 2050

EU lawmakers up the ante, vote for 60% climate target for 2030
Sharma was quizzed on the UK's roads programme, green buildings grants and COP26 preparations 

Alok Sharma promises 'joined-up thinking' on net-zero policy, but examples remain scarce