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UK government not funding natural flood prevention methods

Despite government support for measures such as planting trees to stop floods, no funds have yet been been allocated

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  • 21 November 2016
Could carbon footprint labelling still prove a popular way to trim emissions?

Carbon Trust says survey of Brits, French and Germans shows labelling can give competitive advantage

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 21 November 2016
Kelloggs and General Mills commit to halving food loss and waste by 2030

Fifteen major firms join US government initiative to cut food waste by 50 per cent

  • Waste
  • 18 November 2016
Why PepsiCo aims to repair watersheds in Latin American cities

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  • 18 November 2016
Does your company have a presidential transition strategy?

GreenBiz.com's Heather Clancy explores how sustainability executives should prepare for a Trump presidency

  • Management
  • 18 November 2016
Science-Based Targets passes 200 company milestone

Global initiative to set coroporate emissions goals consistent with 2C world now has backing of 200 companies worth $4.8tn

  • Management
  • 17 November 2016
US sustainable investment soars 33 per cent to $8.7tr

Report reveals significant growth in asset managers' engagement with environmental, social, and governance issues

  • Investment
  • 16 November 2016
Could Singapore become the first truly sustainable city?

Chris Large, Senior Partner, Global Action Plan

  • Infrastructure
  • 16 November 2016
CDP: Companies not moving fast enough to tackle $14bn bill from rising water risks

New report reveals leading blue chips are failing to adequately address water-related risks despite soaring costs

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  • 15 November 2016
The real cost of natural disasters - and how businesses can boost their resilience

A new World Bank report estimates natural disasters cause losses of $520bn in annual consumption - BusinessGreen examines how innovative business models could help reduce disaster impacts

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  • 14 November 2016
Lancet launches climate health impact 'countdown'

As WMO warns 2016 very likely to be hottest year on record, influential medical journal launches new initiative to track response to climate 'health crisis'

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  • 14 November 2016
Managing a merger: Dell spills the sustainability secrets of its EMC acquisition

Just over eight weeks ago Dell closed a $60bn merger with data storage giant EMC – so what happens to the two firms’ sustainability strategies?

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  • 14 November 2016
Top cat: What the government can learn from Jaguar Land Rover about staying competitive

Green Alliance's Jonny Hazell explores how an aluminium recycling project could have lessons for the government's wider industrial strategy

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  • 11 November 2016
Primark among first in line for European sustainable clothing push

ECAP scheme aims to develop a framework to promote practical actions for tackling carbon, water and waste footprints across the lifecycle of clothes

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  • 10 November 2016
Dr Peter Bonfield: We must make flood resilience 'everywhere' business practice

BRE Group's Dr Peter Bonfield explains how businesses and households need to take property level flood resilience seriously

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  • 10 November 2016
Water - The next commodity crisis?

EEF's Finella Elliott warns businesses could be sleepwalking into a water security challenge

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  • 09 November 2016
Walmart buys into 'game-changing' science-based emissions targets with host of new green goals

Retail giant commits to cutting emissions 18 per cent by 2025, alongside plans to stock more sustainable products and make its operations zero waste

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  • 07 November 2016
Are Oil and gas firms failing to disclose EV and renewables risks?

InfluenceMap report estimates fossil fuel companies could be overstating future demand for petrol

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  • 04 November 2016
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Does England need a new floods agency?

EFRA committee argues for whole new approach to flood risk, as MPs warns England's current efforts are 'fragmented, inefficient and ineffective'

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  • 02 November 2016
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Decarbonisation is accelerating across the G20 - but is it moving fast enough?

PwC's latest Low Carbon Economy Index shows UK and China stepping up decarbonisation efforts, but ambition still needs increasing to deliver on Paris Agreement goals

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  • 01 November 2016
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Government beefs up guidance to protect businesses that are vulnerable to flood risk

New action plan and website aims to help ensure businesses and households are more resilient to flood risks

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  • 31 October 2016
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22 insurers seriously assess climate risk — does yours?

Ceres analysis reveals growing numbers of insurers are assessing climate risks effectively, but many are still failing to tackle the issue

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  • 28 October 2016
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Studying circles: IB teams up with Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Educational body will work with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to embed zero waste perspectives into teaching

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  • 27 October 2016
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Why lukewarmism leaves me cold

The idea so-called lukewarmism can be used to justify a slowdown in decarbonisation efforts fails to understand basic principles of risk management

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