Risk

Study: Only six per cent of UK firms on track to meet Scope 3 emissions targets

Carbon Accounting

Study: Only six per cent of UK firms on track to meet Scope 3 emissions targets

New EcoVadis and Boston Consulting Group study warns UK companies' lacklustre efforts to tackle supply chain emissions poses threat to national and global climate goals

clock 24 September 2025 • 3 min read
Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

Shipping

Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

New analysis warns LNG tanker oversupply could leave investors and shipping operators with stranded assets as clean energy transition gathers pace

clock 23 September 2025 • 4 min read
Scottish farmers offered grant funding after helping combat 'unprecedented' wildfires

Climate change

Scottish farmers offered grant funding after helping combat 'unprecedented' wildfires

Grant available for rural businesses which sustained damage after helping tackle wildfires that devastated 12,000 hectares of moorland and woodland in June and July

clock 22 September 2025 • 3 min read
Global Briefing: Study shows Indian power sector emissions fell during first half of 2025

Energy

Global Briefing: Study shows Indian power sector emissions fell during first half of 2025

India's power sector emissions fall for only second time in 50 years, China ramps up battery investment, and Europe's extreme weather costs rise

clock 19 September 2025 • 7 min read
'A wake up call': Climate-driven health risks could cost global economy $1.5tr by 2050

Risk

'A wake up call': Climate-driven health risks could cost global economy $1.5tr by 2050

New analysis from the World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group urges companies to act now to protect worker health and bolster climate resilience - or face major a blow to productivity

clock 18 September 2025 • 3 min read
Study: Cities could save 725,000 lives a year by tackling climate threats

Risk

Study: Cities could save 725,000 lives a year by tackling climate threats

Urban heat and pollution-related deaths predicted to rise by 2030, as additional 16,500 deaths linked to summer heat

clock 17 September 2025 • 4 min read
Why reports of the demise of corporate climate action have been greatly exaggerated

Management

Why reports of the demise of corporate climate action have been greatly exaggerated

Global survey of corporate executives shows capital investment in sustainability and climate risk efforts is increasing - and so are the financial returns

clock 16 September 2025 • 7 min read
'Growing water shortage': Drought conditions set to stretch throughout Autumn

Risk

'Growing water shortage': Drought conditions set to stretch throughout Autumn

Businesses and households urged to continue to pursue water-saving measures, as National Drought Group warns impact of record dry period is set to continue

clock 15 September 2025 • 4 min read
What your salad can tell you about the cost of climate resilience

Risk

What your salad can tell you about the cost of climate resilience

Businesses must develop strategies for climate change adaptation with the same urgency as decarbonisation, writes Viridor Energy's ESG director Edita Adamcikova

clock 15 September 2025 • 3 min read
Ofwat confirms £86m in fines for Anglian and South West Water over sewage failures

Policy

Ofwat confirms £86m in fines for Anglian and South West Water over sewage failures

Latest enforcement decisions mean regulator has handed down more than £240m in wastewater fines during 2025, following five investigations

clock 15 September 2025 • 4 min read