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Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses
From street trees to green walls, nature-based approaches are shown to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits for developers and communities
Are we brave enough to fix the broken food system?
If we don't fix agricultural supply chains, the world will continue to fail on tackling climate change, alleviating poverty, safeguarding human rights, argue Oxfam's Fatema Z. Sumar and Mars' Barry Parkin
Naked strips out virgin plastics with 100 per cent recycled bottles
The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims
Brazil's largest aluminium producer sets 2050 science-based emissions target
The aluminium sector is industry's fourth biggest CO2 emitter, following figures from the International Energy Agency
Study: Consumer carbon emissions have plummeted through 2020 - and some savings could continue
Lockdown caused emissions to plummet across several consumer categories, as survey suggests some people are now keen to embrace behaviour changes that have led to lower emissions
Office furniture giant Steelcase sets 2030 'carbon negative' goal
US firm secures approval from the Science Based Targets initiative after setting new green goals in line with 1.5C global warming trajectory
Plastic Pact launches in the US as industry giants pledge action
Top brands and retail giants come together with a pledge to redouble efforts to curb plastic waste
Vegan tuna launches Nestle's voyage into seafood alternatives
Nestle unveils new vegan range, as company reveals sales of plant-based alternatives totaled £168m last year
New law could see UK firms fined for fuelling illegal deforestation
Government unveils proposals designed to help curb deforestation linked to demand for forest-related products from UK consumers
Which plastics tax? Policymakers face fresh pressure over plastics tax and compostable packaging
Environmental arguments are continuing to be made both for and against the inclusion of compostable plastics in the government's planned plastics tax
NHS estate hails renewables, LEDs, and energy efficiency progress
NHS Property Services, responsible for around 10 per cent of the health service's estate, claims clean tech efforts helped cut CO2 by more than 40,000 tonnes last year
Jaguar Land Rover turns to recycled aluminium to cut manufacturing CO2
The firm's £2m REALITY project is developing high-grade aluminium from a blend of waste cans, bottle tops, and scrap vehicles
Why online retailers should increase transparency about their products
What would change if e-commerce retailers shared information about a product's climate footprint?
Ulta Beauty is bringing refillable containers back to the cosmetics industry
Loop from TerraCycle is partnering with Ulta to design circular packaging, combating the industries plastic waste problem
TUC: Regional net zero plans needed to steer 'just transition' for UK workers
Trade Unions Congress estimates 1.24 million jobs could be generated within two years across the UK through £85bn clean infrastructure investment
'Historical underestimation': Nitrogen fertiliser 'overlooked' driver of climate change, Soil Association warns
Phase out of synthetic fertilisers and wider dietary shift away from intensively farmed meat urgently required to curb climate damaging gas, the Soil Association warns
'There is no business case for not being sustainable': Inside Capgemini's bold transformation plan for net zero by 2030
Consultancy giant's head of corporate sustainability James Robey explains how the firm plans to tackle 'the biggest business change problem we've ever seen'
Report: Construction industry must embrace 'electric decade' to deliver net zero
Covid-19 could turbocharge the construction sector's adoption of electrified equipment in order to cut carbon and pollution, according to industry-backed report
Boost for British lithium as Cornish mining firm wins £500,000 backing
British Lithium Ltd secures backing from Innovate UK to help develop hard rock lithium extraction in the St Austell area of Cornwall
The carbon challenge that is bigger than cars, aviation, and shipping combined
Investment is starting to flow towards efforts to tackle one of the biggest clean energy challenges going - industrial heat
Selfridges unveils vision to 'reinvent retail' as it commits to new sourcing standards
Retailer's new 'Project Earth' initiative will see the firm work with its suppliers and brands to boost the sustainability credentials of its products as it works to become a more circular business by launching a range of in-store repair, recycle and...
Alok Sharma urges businesses to sign up for £2bn Green Home Grant scheme
Builders, plumbers, and other tradespeople advised to become TrustMark accredited so they can 'crack on' and offer grant-funded services under the government's new energy efficiency scheme
Welsh low carbon heat networks clinch £8m government funding boost
Cardiff and Bridgend are the first councils in Wales to be awarded funding from the government’s £320m HNIP scheme to accelerate the development of district heating networks
'Overheating audit': How the Mayor of London is crafting extreme heat adaptation plans
EXCLUSIVE: City Hall has today set out a programme of work to help London adapt to a changing climate, focusing on the elderly and young children who are less able to control their environment
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