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Report: UK requires 'substantial and sustainable' behaviour change to hit net zero
Report: UK requires 'substantial and sustainable' behaviour change to hit net zero

The public-private Energy Research Partnership warns all new decarbonisation incentives must include 'behaviour change enabling plans' for both corporates and the public

  • Policy
  • 09 April 2021
Green bonuses: How ESG criteria are increasingly informing executive pay
Green bonuses: How ESG criteria are increasingly informing executive pay

Nearly half of FTSE 100 companies currently have an ESG measure in either annual bonus targets or long-term incentive plans, research from PwC has found

  • Management
  • 18 March 2021
Can C-suite paychecks save the world?
Can C-suite paychecks save the world?

Joel Makower asks if the growing popularity of sustainability-linked bonuses is making a difference to corporate sustainability efforts

  • Management
  • 12 March 2021
'Step up to be counted': EU launches major climate engagement campaign
'Step up to be counted': EU launches major climate engagement campaign

Count Us In campaign will urge EU citizens to embrace a number of carbon cutting measures, such as reducing food waste, travelling by bike and foot, and investing in better home insulation

  • Climate change
  • 16 December 2020
Oxford Offsetting Principles: Academics launch new guidelines for carbon offsetting
Oxford Offsetting Principles: Academics launch new guidelines for carbon offsetting

New standard aims to help protect companies from accusations of greenwash by ensuring they prioritise the highest-quality, most effective carbon offsets available

  • Offsets
  • 29 September 2020
Reform VAT to help drive green home upgrades, campaigners urge
Reform VAT to help drive green home upgrades, campaigners urge

Green Alliance calls on government to end £2bn VAT subsidy on gas, which benefits well off, to help fund warm homes for poorer households

  • BusinessGreen
  • 25 September 2020
Government urged to create 'wild belt' nature recovery areas as part of planning reforms
Government urged to create 'wild belt' nature recovery areas as part of planning reforms

Charity the Wildlife Trusts warns government's current planning reform proposals risk undermining efforts to protect nature and biodiversity

  • BusinessGreen
  • 17 September 2020
Study: Energy should act as a policy model for decarbonising other sectors
Study: Energy should act as a policy model for decarbonising other sectors

New paper from LSE notes that in the energy sector, green goods and services firms have better economic performance than non-green firms – a trend that could be replicated in other sectors with the right policy framework

  • Policy
  • 15 June 2020
Report: Private companies' ESG scores improve countries' macroeconomic growth
Report: Private companies' ESG scores improve countries' macroeconomic growth

University of Oxford study – which provides 'hard numbers' to policy makers that private sector ESG scores impact countries' macroeconomic performance – adds to the growing debate over whether loans handed out to reboot economies post Covid-19 should...

  • Investment
  • 03 June 2020
'Green rider': Albert launches contract-based sustainability initiative for film and TV industry
'Green rider': Albert launches contract-based sustainability initiative for film and TV industry

Bafta-backed Albert initiative hopes 'green rider'' clauses in contracts can encourage film and TV industries to think more sustainably.

  • Management
  • 06 May 2020
Company car tax rules changes pave way for EV market boost
Company car tax rules changes pave way for EV market boost

Reforms to Business in Kind tax rate for electric cars will further enhance the financial case for switching company cars to electric models from today

  • Automotive
  • 06 April 2020
'Successor arrangements': Renewable heat firms warn Budget represents last chance to avoid market 'cliff edge'
'Successor arrangements': Renewable heat firms warn Budget represents last chance to avoid market 'cliff edge'

Experts warn UK decarbonisation goals and thousands of jobs at risk unless government provides clarity on future of Renewable Heat Incentive scheme

  • Energy
  • 06 March 2020
Here's how to get everyone to adopt a sustainable diet
Here's how to get everyone to adopt a sustainable diet

The Behavioural Insight Team has some crucial advice for government, businesses and civil society

  • Incentives
  • 30 January 2020
Campaigners cheer as Shell binds climate targets to executive pay
Campaigners cheer as Shell binds climate targets to executive pay

Campaigners 'applaud' oil giant for agreeing to set carbon emission targets and link green performance to executive pay

  • Incentives
  • 03 December 2018
Barclays: Green investing offers businesses major benefits
Barclays: Green investing offers businesses major benefits

Three quarters of businesses enjoy commercial benefits from going green, according to new research from Barclays

  • Investment
  • 20 March 2018
Seven ways to create a culture of sustainability in the workplace
Seven ways to create a culture of sustainability in the workplace

Suzy Greenwood of Hill+Knowlton Strategies offers some tips on getting employees engaged with green issues

  • Incentives
  • 21 December 2017
'Huge missed opportunity': Top brands accused of failing to quantify green gains
'Huge missed opportunity': Top brands accused of failing to quantify green gains

Major new report finds 42 per cent of telecommunications and consumer goods companies are failing to report on the financial value that results from strong environmental performance

  • Management
  • 13 September 2017
France preps 17GW renewables surge, as German records tumble
France preps 17GW renewables surge, as German records tumble

European Commission grants state aid approval for three major new policies designed to step up investment in renewable technologies

  • Energy
  • 10 May 2017
Could tax breaks for food firms help deliver greener farming?
Could tax breaks for food firms help deliver greener farming?

Green Alliance study suggests new fiscal measures to support regeneration of UK farmland could boost food production and protect environment

  • Supply chain
  • 08 February 2017
Dermot O'Leary among celebrity backers of M&S Christmas card recycling campaign
Dermot O'Leary among celebrity backers of M&S Christmas card recycling campaign

Annual campaign sees the Woodland Trust plant one new tree for every 1,000 cards collected in M&S stores

  • Recycling
  • 28 December 2016
Financial heavyweights highlight attractive investment prospects for low carbon economy
Financial heavyweights highlight attractive investment prospects for low carbon economy

Michael Bloomberg and Henry Paulson among major economic players pushing for recognition of the risks and opportunities associated with climate change

  • Investment
  • 06 December 2016
Environmental responsibility more important to millennials than a snazzy brand image, survey finds
Environmental responsibility more important to millennials than a snazzy brand image, survey finds

Survey finds millennials willing to reward brands with greener practices

  • Marketing
  • 06 December 2016
Taking on The Econocracy: Is narrow economic orthodoxy putting the squeeze on climate action?
Taking on The Econocracy: Is narrow economic orthodoxy putting the squeeze on climate action?

New book The Econocracy warns against entrusting economics to the experts - especially when it comes to the environment

  • Policy
  • 05 December 2016
Patagonia to donate £10m Black Friday sales to environmental groups
Patagonia to donate £10m Black Friday sales to environmental groups

Outdoor clothing firm to give away five times more than anticipated after Black Friday sales hit the roof

  • Marketing
  • 01 December 2016
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