Carbon Accounting
UK retailers join forces to develop net zero roadmap
Initiative coordinated by the British Retail Consortium will see supermarkets, food chains, pharmacies and booksellers work together to develop decarbonisation strategy for retail industry ahead of the COP26 climate conference.
Carbon Tracker and 2° Investing Initiative ink new research collaboration
Collaboration between the two influential think tanks will see Carbon Tracker's industry-leading utilities and oil and gas insights accessible to more markets through 2DII's PACTA tool.
Sustainable IT: Atos vows to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035
French IT giant unveils new raft of emissions reduction targets after joining Business Ambition for 1.5C coalition last week.
'Carbon is the new calorie': Logitech launches carbon labelling for computer kit
Logitech announces it is to work with a number of third parties to verify and validate carbon calculations, with the first wave of labels to feature on its gaming product range
Unilever unveils €1bn climate and nature fund
Consumer goods giant confirms new target to achieve net zero across its value chain by 2039 and deliver a deforestation-free supply chain by 2023
Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions
Packaging company confirmed today that it will set science-based emissions reduction targets for activities across its value chain as it works to reach net zero operations by 2030.
Evian's Shweta Harit on circularity, Covid-19, and 'big, hairy' goals
Evian's vice-president of brand Shweta Harit talks to BusinessGreen about the French water company's sustainability ambitions, in particular a pledge to use 100 per cent recycled bottles by 2025.
Natwest relaunches carbon calculator to cater for work from home reality
NatWest has tweaked a tool that provides guidance to staff on how to shrink their carbon footprint, as government faces warning it may have to change carbon reporting guidelines to account for huge increase in home-working
WeTransfer shares B Corp announcement
Amsterdam-based company, which intends to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2025, has vowed to encourage other technology companies to operate more sustainability.
Google backs off on custom AI for oil and gas extraction
A new Greenpeace report notes that Microsoft, Amazon and Google are undermining their public carbon commitments through by providing services that allow oil and gas firms extract fossil fuels from the earth.
Report: European retailers failing to disclose major chunk of CO2 from food waste
Planet Tracker argues failure to disclose food loss and waste-related supply chain emissions exposes investors to heightened financial risk
The resurgence of product CO2 labelling
Amid growing corporate interest, Hugh Jones of the Carbon Trust considers the history and future for product carbon footprinting
Report: Imported emissions responsible for almost half the UK's carbon footprint
New findings from WWF and University of Leeds argue that the UK must develop carbon policies that take both territorial and offshore carbon emissions into account.
'Planetary computer': Microsoft ramps up sustainability vision with new land protection pledges
Microsoft has pledged to protect more than 11,000 acres of land by 2025, through a range of measures that include land acquisition, national park creation, and backing community- or Indigenous-led conservation efforts.
'Unintended consequences': Road to net-zero must harmonise different climate priorities, warns Nature Capital Committee
New report from independent advisory committee warns the government must approach net zero carbon target carefully, with joined-up policy interventions that do not inadvertently lead to higher emissions
Shell trims carbon footprint, as boss vows to 'step up' climate efforts
2019 Sustainability Report confirms oil giant is making progress with a raft of low carbon initiatives, but concerns remain over incremental pace of decarbonisation
Survey: Only a third of firms measure climate impact of IT operations
Poll of 500 large UK businesses indicates only a third measure the climate impact and energy consumption of staff IT use
Why 2020 is the crunch year for climate risk reporting
Companies need to work out how to report their climate exposure or risk regulators stepping in, argues Verisk Maplecroft's Will Nichols
Can a national carbon price be made fair and effective?
Conventional fiscal thinking needs to be turned on its head to implement a fairer, more effective approach to net zero, according to the authors of a new report
Investment Association lends voice to climate risk reporting demands
Investor group representing £7.7tr under management calls for listed firms to report on climate risks, as leading analyst warns of on-going TCFD reporting gap
Nationally Determined Contribution - a UK COP out?
The UK's statutory 2050 net zero target should provide the basis for imminent updates to its Paris Agreement pledges, argues Labour's Alan Whitehead, despite what Ministers may suggest to the contrary
Towards Zero Carbon: Expert commission begins work to design UK carbon pricing system
Members of the commission, which was assembled by the Zero Carbon Campaign, have been drawn from political, scientific, academic and climate policy backgrounds
Accountants must aid fight against climate change, industry bodies urge
Accountants will play a key role in reshaping economic policy and market mechanisms for the net zero transition, sector bodies argue
Heineken cheers CO2, water and clean energy progress on sustainability goals
Dutch brewing giant released join financial and sustainability report as it sets sights on developing new 2030 Science Based Targets for CO2
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