Management

Risk

Insurers disclosing climate risk need to remember their customers

Extending climate risk disclosure to customers could yield benefits for both insurers and, argue LSE's Swenja Surminski and Sam Unsworth

clock 01 August 2019 • 9 min read

Transport

The Big Smoke: Strand becomes first street in London to breach pollution limit

The Strand on the North bank of the Thames breaks legal EU limits on air quality for the entire year - in July

clock 31 July 2019 • 5 min read

Climate change

Hotter, wetter, sunnier: UK's 10 warmest years have all occurred since 2002

Met Office's annual report on state of UK climate also says snowy days have become rarer

clock 31 July 2019 • 4 min read

Management

'Love Water': Major new campaign urges urge businesses to curb water use

More than 40 organisations band together to call for public and businesses to 'Love Water' and stop wasting it

clock 31 July 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

Centrica doubles down on plan to 'refocus' portfolio on cleaner technologies

CEO Ian Conn confirms he is to step down, as he hails clean energy reforms as a success and reveals plans to sell oil and gas production arm and step up EV activities

clock 30 July 2019 • 3 min read

Management

Promising to go net zero is easy, but here's how to deliver it

Joao Pola, UK & Ireland CEO of Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, reveals the secrets to successfully implementing a net zero goal

clock 30 July 2019 • 5 min read

Energy

Virgin Media dials up 100 per cent renewables goal

Media giant signs up to RE100 initiative, after confirming it sourced 100 per cent renewable power in the UK and Ireland last year

clock 30 July 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

University of Cambridge eyes net zero by 2038 as it adopts science-based targets

Institution claims it is the first in the world to adopt emissions reductions target in line with science based on a 1.5C warming pathway

clock 29 July 2019 • 2 min read

Energy

How energy efficiency efforts have saved major companies $130m

Report by EP100 campaign reveals over past year 18 firms have collectively saved $55m from smarter energy use

clock 29 July 2019 • 5 min read

Management

Reports: Unilever could cull brands with no sustainable 'purpose'

New CEO Alan Jope hints at plans to step up Unilever's sustainability drive with promise to ensure every one of its brands has a purpose - or potentially face the chop

clock 26 July 2019 • 1 min read