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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
'A majority of sustainable funds outperformed': Study confirms strong returns from ESG investment
Deep dive analysis of European funds from Morningstar reveals 'investing in sustainable funds doesn't require taking a performance trade-off'
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
'Supporting stranding': UK Export Finance accused of funding oil projects in defiance of Paris Agreement goals
New analysis from Carbon Tracker warns UK government financing for upstream oil and gas projects in Brazil and Ghana is 'failing the Paris test'
Looking Up: Vertical farms fill produce supply chain lag during pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has provided vertical farming operations with an opportunity to demonstrate their resilience in the face of external shocks
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.
Asset managers accused of 'blind spot' over biodiversity risk and climate crisis
Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks
Local Government: Green recovery could create over one million jobs
Major new report from the Local Government Association argues devolving skills development and investment could help put UK on track for net zero emissions and create a post-coronavirus jobs boom
The UK needs a green skills training drive to help weather the recession
Linking the next phase of the furlough scheme with skills training in green jobs could boost the economy, argues Megan Trethewey of the Conservative Environment Network
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.
Environmental consultants' expertise will be critical in the post-Covid-19 economy
The current crisis shows that properly understood, robust data is vital for making timely policy decisions, argues the EIC's Matthew Farrow
Top investors publish list of companies that have failed to disclose climate data
CDP beefs up non-disclosure campaign as investors publicly call on leading businesses to respond to their requests for climate-related information
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
Global briefing: Hungary passes net zero law
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Rolls Royce pledges to navigate path to net zero emissions by mid-century
Engine marker pledges to boost low-carbon technology R&D and reach net zero across its operations by the end of the decade, as it announces plans to cut 3,000 jobs across the UK amid coronavirus crisis.
Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause?
Joel Makower explores how the sustainability movement is maintaining momentum as the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold
OVO pledges to deliver all-electric fleet by 2030
Energy giant signs up to EV100 and EP100 initiatives, as company beefs up Plan Zero decarbonisation strategy
Starting gun fired for UN-backed 'Race to Zero' campaign
Secretary of State and COP26 President Alok Sharma urges companies, cities and regions to “unite behind a green global recovery” and join new Race to Zero campaign, which will run until COP26 in Glasgow.
'Decline and fall': Transition away from fossil fuel economy could lead to plummeting valuations for high carbon assets
Carbon Tracker warns 'there is far more risk inherent in the fossil fuel system than is conventionally priced into financial markets' and urges investors to step up efforts to engineer a more orderly transition to clean technologies
'We need to put this agenda forward': How BT is redoubling its net zero efforts in wake of Covid-19
Gabrielle Ginér, BT's head of environmental sustainability, discusses the CO2 benefits of digital services and the challenges of shifting to a fully electric vehicle fleet
'Self-sabotaging cycle': Global meat industry poised to spark another pandemic, warns FAIRR
Investors warn that the animal protein industry must urgently reduce routine antibiotic use to stop antibiotic-resistant superbugs from causing a future pandemic.
Reports: Chancellor preps green jobs 'revolution'
As new study suggests net zero transition could create over 350,000 new jobs and deliver £90bn in economic benefits, Rishi Sunak is said to be preparing a green jobs package that promises to go beyond previous manifesto promises
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...
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