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KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell grow hungry for science-based climate targets
Yum! Brands - which owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell - is to pursue new greenhouse gas reduction goals across its restaurants and supply chains
SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation
All our coverage on SDG6 and the drive to secure 'availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all'
Morgan Stanley takes aim at 'systemic' plastic waste crisis with flurry of financial pledges
Global financial services firm launches drive to prevent, reduce, and remove 50 million metric tonnes of plastic waste from water and land by 2030
'Disappointing and unsurprising': No landlords 'named and shamed' for breaking fuel poverty rules
Concerns remain that MEES energy efficiency rules for rental properties in England and Wales are not being robustly policed
Does the UK have enough electricians to meet surging demand for green technologies?
Demand for green tech may mean the UK needs 15,000 additional skilled electricians over the next five years, the industry says - but are enough people being trained up?
Walmart inches toward audacious Project Gigaton goal
Plus, watch for tougher sourcing guidelines for partners on apparel and textiles
Construction and property must embrace circular principles
The building sector is a major resource user, but circular thinking can keep firms ahead of competition and regulation, argues UKGBC's Alastair Mant
Apple powers up efforts to tackle supplier emissions
Supplier commitments to run their Apple production on 100 per cent clean energy means the tech giant has already exceeded one of its flagship green goals for 2019
IKEA's flagship green store secures top sustainability rating
IKEA's new store in Greenwich, London has become one of only 320 stores globally to receive an outstanding BREEAM construction rating
Housebuilders urged to avoid 'unnecessary loss of habitats' amid netting uproar
Government warns developers as Norfolk council attracts criticism for cliff-face nets which prevent birds from nesting
Climate resilience: It's not all doom and gloom
Delivering climate resilience is a momentous challenge, argues Mott MacDonald's Ian Allison, but there are signs more businesses and governments are engaging with the topic
Environmental impact of listening to music higher than ever before, study finds
New study suggests the shift towards digital music has failed to deliver carbon savings
SDG6: Quenching business' thirst in a water-scarce world
Access to water is essential to all business operations, but climate change, growing populations, and urbanisation all pose supply risks - How can firms deliver on SDG6's water security aims
Co-Op plants sustainable soy pledge
Retailer becomes latest firm to announce 100 per cent sustainable soy goal
Vattenfall, SSAB and LKAB forge ahead with plan for green steel
Swedish energy, mining and steel giants have formed a consortium to develop fossil-free process for steelmaking, with construction to start soon on two pilot plants
How IKEA plans to deliver its goods via electric trucks and vans
Retail giant reveals how it is preparing to deploy electric fleets in some of its key markets
Aldi beefs up soy sourcing policy
Supermarket says all soy in its supply chain will be sustainably sourced by 2025
Bikes, EVs and LNG trucks: How delivery giant UPS is steering 'beyond diesel'
Peter Harris, UPS sustainability director for Europe, gives a glimpse into the logistics giant's low emissions road transport strategy
Panasonic plugs into carbon neutrality at two factories
Electronics giant announces factories in Belgium and Japan are now 'CO2-neutral' production hubs
Plastics wrap: Asda, Tesco, and Pret accelerate shift away from single-use plastics
Asda's George clothing label to only use polyester from recycled materials by 2025, as Tesco launches plastic-free veg trial and Pret rolls our water refill points
CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes
Derelict and vacant land could be used to regenerate towns and cities, while minimising environmental impacts
Report: Food banks serve to slash global carbon emissions
Analysis suggests food banks are helping to tackle hunger and avoid emissions equivalent to the annual carbon output of 2.2 million cars
Co-op launches first pedal-powered delivery service with e-cargobikes
Food retailer teams up with e-cargobikes.com to offer shoppers in central London zero emission grocery deliveries direct to their oor
Cargill, GM, P&G among group calling for market-ready renewable thermal energy
US corporate giants step up calls for more investment renewable energy for industrial processes
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