Work

Net Zero Now

Sir Robert McAlpine targets net zero carbon 'within five years'

Construction firm unveils ambition to become net zero business before 2025, appointing Carbon Trust to provide certification

clock 20 February 2020 • 2 min read

Buildings

CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability

Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns

clock 19 February 2020 • 6 min read

Supply chain

Glencore hails coal resource 'depletion' as it projects 30 per cent cut in emissions by 2035

Mining giant publishes wide-ranging climate policy update, as it steps up investment in 'energy transition materials'

clock 19 February 2020 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Seaweed, cactus and lentils: How Knorr and other food brands are shifting to more sustainable ingredients

A growing number food firms are seeking to diversify the ingredients they use in their products to help build a more sustainable, climate resilient food system, according to the Future 50 Food initiative

clock 19 February 2020 • 6 min read

Energy

Over 10 per cent of NHS properties to switch to green electricity

The NHS is responsible for around five per cent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions, making decarbonising healthcare key if the UK is to meet its 2050 net zero target

clock 14 February 2020 • 2 min read

Politics

'Glasgow & London': COP26 venue tensions rumble on, as government preps forest protection alliance

Number 10 spokesperson insists government is determined to deliver Glasgow Summit, but warns it must represent 'value for the UK taxpayer'

clock 13 February 2020 • 4 min read

BusinessGreen

Could Brexit Britain let EV manufacturing opportunites slip through its fingers?

Major new report urges policy-makers to embrace demand- and supply-side incentives to drive EV innovation and manufacturing in the UK, or risk trade frictions driving economic and environmental opportunities overseas

clock 13 February 2020 • 5 min read

Supply chain

New rankings show boost in demand for sustainable cotton as Adidas claims the top spot

But a third of firms analysed scored zero in latest assessment

clock 13 February 2020 • 3 min read

Supply chain

'Turning a blind eye': Are global brands 'ignoring' deforestation?

Hundreds of major firms, including Amazon, BlackRock, and Tyson Foods, have no commitment to ending deforestation in their supply chains, Global Canopy claims

clock 12 February 2020 • 7 min read

Supply chain

The case for a Fish-Free February

Ensuring a thriving underwater ecosystem is a key part of the SDG14 agenda - here Simon Hillbourne of the Fish-Free February campaign argues cutting fish from diets can help highlight the importance of sealife to the planet

clock 12 February 2020 • 4 min read