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Closing the climate skills gap among investment professionals
How investment professionals contribute to the net zero transition can recast the way that society sees and appreciates finance's role in society, argues CFA UK chief executive Will Goodhart
MSC: Over-fishing depriving 72 million people of food
The Marine Stewardship Council warns that a growing population and increased demand for seafood are set to place even greater pressure on the world's ravaged fish stocks
Major banks 'co-responsible' for plastics crisis, first-of-its-kind investigation argues
The world’s biggest banks are indiscriminately funding firms responsible for devastating marine ecosystems and fuelling climate change via their plastics production, a new report from Portfolio Earth concludes
'Real risk to wellbeing': UK summer temperatures set to rise faster than global average, study finds
Research mapping 40 years of future global climate trends has concluded that temperatures in the UK are set to increase faster than other parts of the world
No hugging, no learning
The government's chronic mishandling of the pandemic does not bode well for the challenging net zero transition it now has to navigate
Poll: UK banking customers demanding greener financial services
Deloitte's Better Banking Survey reveals a public increasingly concerned about the social and environmental credentials of the companies entrusted with their money
'Getting to Zero': New commission to explore how to manage threat to carbon intensive jobs
Analysis highlights how net zero transition could impact 10 million jobs in carbon intensive industries
Will green intentions turn to action in 2021?
Hubbub CEO Trewin Restorick sets out five reasons to view the year ahead with some positivity for the planet
The impacts of 2020 that could ripple for years to come
'Stay at home' - those three simple words that sum up 2020 have had a huge impact, the complexity of which will take years to unravel, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer
'Disastrous extremes': Christian Aid catalogues $145bn cost of 2020 weather disasters
Most costly floods, windstorms, tropical cyclones and fires in 2020 killed thousands of people across the globe and displaced millions, charity finds
What will it take for the UK water industry to achieve net zero by 2030?
The water industry must develop a clear set of actions to minimise net zero costs and boost investor attractiveness, writes Arup's Ann Cousins
'Business exists to address challenges': Ingka Group's Karol Gobczynski on net zero problem-solving
The head of climate and energy at Ingka Group, which owns the majority of Ikea stores, sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the company's sustainability plans and why investment now will secure the company's future profitability
2020: A year of crisis, crossroads, and alternative histories
A year of tragedy and chaos has also seen a dramatic leap forward for the global green economy
A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic
Chief executive of the Vegetarian Butcher sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the current vegan food frenzy and how to market plant-based products to meat-lovers
'Real risks of social backlash': UK utilities urged to publish dedicated 'just transition' plans
National Grid, E.On, RWE, Scottish Power, EDF and Centrica urged to follow SSE’s lead and publish dedicated strategies setting out how workers and consumers will be protected from any shocks of net zero transition
Nature-based prescriptions: Green projects secure £5.77m to help boost mental wellbeing
Seven projects across England secure funding to test nature-based prescriptions designed to improve mental health and community well-being
Global Briefing: Top European truckmakers vow to phase out internal combustion engines
All the green business news from around the world this week
Asset managers and index providers urged to end ETF market's financing of deforestation
New report from Planet Tracker warns booming ETF market is supporting soybean companies driving mass deforestation in Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
'Extremely encouraging': Why three-quarters of UK firms are now plotting net zero goals in 2021
HSBC poll of 1,000 UK businesses indicates operational and supply chain net zero targets are heading into the mainstream
Lloyd's of London promises to end investment in coal, oil sands, and Arctic exploration
Insurance giant sets out wide-ranging new sustainability strategy designed to curb investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, but campaigners argue faster timetable is required
Wet winter warning: Labour calls for flood preparedness taskforce
Opposition accuses government of 'letting down flood-hit communities yet again' as new analysis suggests flood recovery grants have not been fully distributed
'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
'Forest Allies': Kingfisher and Rainforest Alliance team up for tropical forest conservation
Partnership will help home improvement company meet its aim of creating as much wood as it consumes by 2025
The ghost of carbon past: Velux Group's Ingrid Reumert on tackling historic corporate emissions
Velux Group's vice-president of sustainability reveals what it takes to address emissions from the present, the future, and the past
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