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'Ground-breaking': Viridor plans £65m plastics recycling plant powered by waste
The facility will produce over 60,000 tonnes of recovered plastics for use in new products, using electricity from neighbouring waste-to-energy plant
Bill Gates and the EU launch €100m clean tech investment fund
New Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe fund aims to bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market
Louis Dreyfus Company links interest on $750m loan to green performance
Dutch agricultural giant's revolving credit facility will see interest on its loan repayments determined in part by its performance against green goals
Cheaper than fossil fuels: Global renewables costs hit record low
IRENA estimates onshore wind and solar are already the cheapest source of energy in many parts of the world, and the trend is only set to continue
Global Briefing: Eden Project heads Down Under
BusinessGreen brings you the latest green business news from around the world
Three takeaways from THAT failed Amazon employee shareholder resolution
This issue isn't going away for the e-commerce giant - and other industry leaders should consider themselves on notice
Amazon workers demand Bezos act on climate crisis
At a shareholder meeting Wednesday, the CEO refused to address workers urging the company to overhaul its climate policy
Sir Ed Davey: Pension funds must divest from fossil fuels
'There's no point having a nice pension if you haven't got a world to live in' warns former Energy and Climate Secretary
SDG7: World falling short on global clean energy goals
Sustained efforts are needed to deploy more renewables and improve electricity access for world's poorest, progress report warns
Give cash to climate efforts, leading scientists urge philanthropists
Charitable foundations and philanthropists should funnel their cash into environmental action, say 11 of the UK's leading scientists
BP shareholders back climate resolution in wake of meeting protests
Climate protestors invaded BP's AGM in Aberdeen yesterday chanting 'this is a crime scene'
More than a third of MPs back campaign for fossil-free pension
Parliamentary pension currently holds £11.7m of BP shares and almost £11m in Shell
Is a lack of policy clarity hampering UK clean energy investment?
UK buoyed by Offshore Wind Sector deal, but lack of clarity over onshore wind and nuclear suggests bleak outlook for renewables investment, analysts warn
Renewable energy is now a commercially attractive investment opportunity!
Dr. Frank Rijsberman of the Global Green Growth Institute offers an encouraging tour d'horizon across the world's fast changing energy markets
BP headquarters in London blockaded by Greenpeace
Environmental activists accuse oil company of 'fueling' climate emergency
Wake up and smell the sustainability bond
Beyond all the talk of Green New Deals and climate emergencies, corporate engagement sustainability efforts are quietly moving up a gear
World Bank debuts €1.5bn SDG bond
Bank prices 10-year Global Sustainable Development Bond, confirming latest green bond issue was oversubscribed with around €2bn of orders
Starbucks serves up $1bn 'oversubscribed' Sustainability Bond
Proceeds from the Bond will be used to support ethical coffee farming in its supply chain and green energy measures at 10,000 of its global stores
Waitrose awards £1m to plastic pollution-busting innovations
Plastic-free period products, biorecycling, and installation of water refill sites among projects to secure funding
Barclay's green guru appointed as first Green Finance Institute CEO
Green Finance Institute is tasked with championing London's role as a leader in sustainable finance
Managing the magnitude of the energy transition
The shift to green power represents a huge structural shift and potentially has a major impact on investment decisions, argues Liontrust's Mike Appleby
Extinction Rebellion crashes pensions conference as minister defends local government fund's autonomy
'It would not be for me to tell individual funds you must do this or you must do that,' says Minister for local government
CFA UK to introduce ESG investing qualification
First exam for new ESG investment qualification to take place on 1 December
'Unprecedented': Leading BP investors holding £10bn in shares back climate resolution
The resolution, which BP has agreed to back, signals increasing investor pressure on firms to act on climate change
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