Management

Schneider Electric completes purchase of climate consultancy EcoAct

Management

Schneider Electric completes purchase of climate consultancy EcoAct

EcoAct sold from parent company Atos to French engineering giant

clock 03 November 2023 • 1 min read
'Less net, more zero': OVO limits offsets to 10 per cent of emissions in beefed up net zero plan

Energy

'Less net, more zero': OVO limits offsets to 10 per cent of emissions in beefed up net zero plan

PARTNER INSIGHT: Energy giant doubles down on net zero target with plan to reduce reliance on offsets and increase investment in home energy efficiency

clock 02 November 2023 • 3 min read
Creating a climate positive city: Inside Turku's plan for a collective 'jump' beyond net zero

Policy

Creating a climate positive city: Inside Turku's plan for a collective 'jump' beyond net zero

The Finnish city of Turku may seem like a ‘very normal city’, but in bringing its net zero target forward by more than a decade it promises to become a trail-blazer for green urban development

clock 02 November 2023 • 10 min read
Companies neglect nature at their peril

Risk

Companies neglect nature at their peril

The new TNFD framework offers a major opportunity for firms to enhance their risk management approach, writes Mott MacDonald's Ed Roud

clock 02 November 2023 • 4 min read
CDP: $33bn-worth of investors and corporates join push for high-emitting firms to set science based targets

Carbon Accounting

CDP: $33bn-worth of investors and corporates join push for high-emitting firms to set science based targets

Around 2,100 high-emitting companies, including FedEX, Eskom, Nippon Steel Corp, Rio Tinto, and JD.com are being targeted by CDP's campaign to set science-aligned climate goals

clock 02 November 2023 • 3 min read
'Underfinanced, underprepared': Inadequate climate adaptation efforts leave world exposed, UNEP warns

Climate change

'Underfinanced, underprepared': Inadequate climate adaptation efforts leave world exposed, UNEP warns

Latest UNEP Adaptation Gap Report warns world needs to invest hundreds of billions of dollars more each year in climate adaptation efforts

clock 02 November 2023 • 4 min read
CCC chief Chris Stark: The net zero target setting 'sugar rush' is over

Net Zero Festival

CCC chief Chris Stark: The net zero target setting 'sugar rush' is over

Climate Change Committee chief tells Net Zero Festival that it is now time for businesses and governments to turn targets into action, but that aligning corporate action with the wider economy's transition should take priority over hitting individual...

clock 01 November 2023 • 4 min read
Three simple levers to solve the climate crisis

Management

Three simple levers to solve the climate crisis

The Better Business Act, ecocide law, and waste regulation are initiatives businesses can easily and effectively get behind, writes Olio's Tessa Clarke

clock 01 November 2023 • 4 min read
'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

Supply chain

'Woefully inadequate': Christian Aid warns clean tech transition risks human rights without binding treaty

New report from charity warns of increased reliance on supply chains that have been accused of human rights failings

clock 01 November 2023 • 3 min read
'We have to take responsibility': Advertising execs call for crackdown on 'greenwashing' at Net Zero Festival

Marketing

'We have to take responsibility': Advertising execs call for crackdown on 'greenwashing' at Net Zero Festival

Speakers at BusinessGreen conference discuss critical role communications and ad industry must play in turning climate targets into action

clock 31 October 2023 • 3 min read