Management

Businesses call for COP28 commitment to tackle looming green skills crunch

Skills

Businesses call for COP28 commitment to tackle looming green skills crunch

Over 40 organisations and businesses write to UK government to demand bolder action on the international stage to address worsening green skills shortages

clock 09 November 2023 • 3 min read
BIP snaps up UK energy and sustainability consultancy Verco

Venture Capital

BIP snaps up UK energy and sustainability consultancy Verco

BIP says deal underscores consultancies' 'joint dedication to sustainability and addressing climate change'

clock 08 November 2023 • 2 min read
'What would nature say?': House of Hackney becomes second firm to appoint 'nature' to board

Management

'What would nature say?': House of Hackney becomes second firm to appoint 'nature' to board

Interiors brand appoints independent lawyer to company board to represent nature and future generations

clock 08 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Recycling is not a satisfactory solution': Danone, Nestlé, Coca-Cola face legal pressure over plastic bottle claims

Recycling

'Recycling is not a satisfactory solution': Danone, Nestlé, Coca-Cola face legal pressure over plastic bottle claims

ClientEarth joins legal action against three leading brands, which aims to challenge recyclability and recycled content claims

clock 08 November 2023 • 4 min read
'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

Supply chain

'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

clock 08 November 2023 • 4 min read
Nicholas Lambert: 'Sometimes progress doesn't feel like progress'

Management

Nicholas Lambert: 'Sometimes progress doesn't feel like progress'

Primark Cares' Nicholas Lambert discusses translating and demystifying circularity for the wider business and the importance of creatives in the green transition

clock 07 November 2023 • 6 min read
How corporate climate transition plans are falling short

Management

How corporate climate transition plans are falling short

As new climate regulation beckons, new analysis reveals major holes remain in most large firms' net zero transition plans

clock 07 November 2023 • 6 min read
We can't afford to get carbon budgets wrong

Policy

We can't afford to get carbon budgets wrong

Carbon budgets are critical to reaching climate goals - they require debate, but must remain ambitious, writes Turner & Townsend's James Hardy

clock 06 November 2023 • 5 min read
UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Management

UN: Hidden environmental, health, and social costs of world's agrifood system top $10tr a year

Environmental factors account for a fifth of hidden agrifood costs but are likely underestimated due to data limitations, UN report warns

clock 06 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Clear line in the sand': 94 per cent of top UK listed firms have set net zero targets

Management

'Clear line in the sand': 94 per cent of top UK listed firms have set net zero targets

Latest report from Net Zero Tracker confirms majority of large corporates globally are now 'on the right side of the line on net zero intent', but warns urgen action now needed to deliver on targets

clock 06 November 2023 • 4 min read