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'Extremely encouraging': Why three-quarters of UK firms are now plotting net zero goals in 2021
'Extremely encouraging': Why three-quarters of UK firms are now plotting net zero goals in 2021

HSBC poll of 1,000 UK businesses indicates operational and supply chain net zero targets are heading into the mainstream

  • Investment
  • 17 December 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Ecotricity's Dale Vince
Zoom in on Net Zero - with Ecotricity's Dale Vince

VIDEO: Green entrepreneur and Forest Green Rovers' chairman speaks to BusinessGreen's James Murray about his career in renewable energy and his new book 'Manifesto'

  • Energy
  • 15 December 2020
CISL unveils 'first of its kind' strategic net zero roadmap for corporates
CISL unveils 'first of its kind' strategic net zero roadmap for corporates

Prince Charles hails 'bristling' number of governments and firms announcing net zero emissions targets in foreward to the report

  • Management
  • 11 December 2020
Climate Pledge: Microsoft, Unilever, and ITV join Amazon's net zero drive
Climate Pledge: Microsoft, Unilever, and ITV join Amazon's net zero drive

Amazon's corporate climate initiative secures backing from another 13 major companies, as overall membership committed to net zero by 2040 swells to 31

  • Management
  • 10 December 2020
Coca-Cola European Partners unveils 2040 net zero ambition
Coca-Cola European Partners unveils 2040 net zero ambition

Coca-Cola's largest independent bottling company pledges to spend €250m over the next three years in order to achieve a 30 per cent emissions cut across its value chain by end of the decade

  • Management
  • 07 December 2020
Nestlé targets regenerative agriculture in €3bn climate plan
Nestlé targets regenerative agriculture in €3bn climate plan

Food and drink giant's roadmap includes major focus on scaling up regenerative agriculture across supply chains worldwide as it sets sights on net zero emissions by 2050

  • Supply chain
  • 03 December 2020
BT and Hubbub to explore untapped potential for smart tech to slash household emissions
BT and Hubbub to explore untapped potential for smart tech to slash household emissions

Collaboration follows new research showing nearly two-thirds of UK households do not use technology to help run their home more efficiently

  • Energy
  • 26 November 2020
Drinks giant Diageo targets net zero carbon by 2030
Drinks giant Diageo targets net zero carbon by 2030

British firm unveils suite of green targets covering renewable energy and water use as part of new 10 year sustainability plan

  • Management
  • 23 November 2020
Ad Net Zero: UK advertising industry targets net zero carbon emissions by 2030
Ad Net Zero: UK advertising industry targets net zero carbon emissions by 2030

Cross-sector initiative includes five-point action plan to decarbonise companies and operations right across the advertising industry value chain

  • Marketing
  • 18 November 2020
Oxford Net Zero: University unveils climate policy research initiative
Oxford Net Zero: University unveils climate policy research initiative

Research initiative aims to provide policy advice and expertise to businesses and policymakers on how to accelerate the global race to net zero emissions

  • Policy
  • 17 November 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero - with environment correspondent Geoffrey Lean
Zoom in on Net Zero - with environment correspondent Geoffrey Lean

VIDEO: World's longest-serving environmental journalist and BusinessGreen Lifetime Achievement winner discusses his decades-long career with James Murray

  • Policy
  • 16 November 2020
Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision
Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap

  • Net Zero Now
  • 12 November 2020
SSE powers up net zero target for 2050 'at the latest'
SSE powers up net zero target for 2050 'at the latest'

Energy giant builds on £7.5bn low carbon energy investment plan with new science-based emissions targets

  • Management
  • 11 November 2020
Top retailers rally behind net zero goals
Top retailers rally behind net zero goals

British Retail Consortium reveals over 60 chains have now signed up to roadmap that aims to deliver net zero emissions across the sector by 2040

  • Management
  • 11 November 2020
KPMG announces 2030 net zero goal
KPMG announces 2030 net zero goal

KPMG has joined rivals PwC and Boston Consultancy Group in committing to reach net-zero emissions by 2030

  • Management
  • 09 November 2020
BT Group completes switch to 100 per cent renewable power
BT Group completes switch to 100 per cent renewable power

Company confirms it is sourcing renewable power for all its operations globally, including in the UK where it accounts for one per cent of all electricity demand

  • Management
  • 04 November 2020
Estée Lauder hails renewables-powered make up
Estée Lauder hails renewables-powered make up

Beauty giant confirms it is now sourcing 100 per cent renewable electricity for its operations globally, as company announces new emissions goals

  • Management
  • 03 November 2020
Faster together: Uniting the UK water industry on the road to net zero
Faster together: Uniting the UK water industry on the road to net zero

Water UK's CEO Christine McGourty considers the role of partnerships in building a blueprint for decarbonisation in the water industry and beyond

  • Infrastructure
  • 03 November 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero with Verco's Dave Worthington
Zoom in on Net Zero with Verco's Dave Worthington

VIDEO: Managing director of the sustainability consultancy joins BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray to discuss

  • Management
  • 02 November 2020
World Business Council for Sustainable Development entrenches net zero into membership rules
World Business Council for Sustainable Development entrenches net zero into membership rules

The 200 firms in the group's membership - including Shell, Chevron, BASF, Volkswagen, BP, PepsiCo - must comply with rules requiring science-aligned net zero goal for no later than 2050

  • Net Zero Now
  • 27 October 2020
ClientEarth lays down rules for corporate net zero pledges
ClientEarth lays down rules for corporate net zero pledges

New 'Principles for Paris-alignment' published as corporates face growing criticism over toothless climate pledges

  • Carbon Accounting
  • 22 October 2020
Driving the green recovery: The catalytic potential of fleet electrification pledges
Driving the green recovery: The catalytic potential of fleet electrification pledges

From Amazon, to Uber and Walmart, major companies have pledged to transition their fleets away from fossil fuels, and the result could be transformative for the automotive sector

  • Automotive
  • 22 October 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero - with ScottishPower's Keith Anderson
Zoom in on Net Zero - with ScottishPower's Keith Anderson

VIDEO: Chief executive of the energy giant joins BusinessGreen to discuss the monumental change seen across the energy sector during his 22 years at the firm

  • Energy
  • 20 October 2020
BT Pension Scheme: Safeguarding our portfolios and the planet from climate change
BT Pension Scheme: Safeguarding our portfolios and the planet from climate change

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there

  • Investment
  • 19 October 2020
John Lewis Partnership targets net zero carbon by 2035
John Lewis Partnership targets net zero carbon by 2035

Waitrose and John Lewis bring forward net zero goal by 15 years as group outlines new food waste and online delivery strategies

  • Recycling
  • 16 October 2020
Zoom in on Net Zero - with RES's Ivor Catto
Zoom in on Net Zero - with RES's Ivor Catto

VIDEO: Chief executive of one of the world's renewable energy developers chats to BusinessGreen editor in chief James Murray about the challenges for green energy technologies as the net zero transition gathers pace

  • Energy
  • 14 October 2020
Net Zero Festival: How to develop a credible decarbonisation strategy
Net Zero Festival: How to develop a credible decarbonisation strategy

VIDEO: Gavin Esler speaks to BT's Gabrielle Ginér, CEO of innocent drinks Douglas Lamont, CDP's Nicolete Bartlett, and Unilever's Thomas Lingard about how to turn net zero targets into genuine action

  • Management
  • 12 October 2020
Net Zero Festival: The public case for net zero
Net Zero Festival: The public case for net zero

VIDEO: Vicki Cooke co-founder of BritainThinks, shares some key insights on the public mood six months since lockdown measures were imposed in the UK

  • Politics
  • 12 October 2020
'Limit the risk': BT's £55bn pension scheme sets 2035 net zero target
'Limit the risk': BT's £55bn pension scheme sets 2035 net zero target

The UK's largest company pension scheme promises to decarbonise its savers' investments within 15 years as it joins global Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance

  • Investment
  • 08 October 2020
Net Zero Festival: What does business leadership look like on the path to 2030?
Net Zero Festival: What does business leadership look like on the path to 2030?

Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to We Mean Business CEO María Mendiluce, IKEA's Pia Heidenmark Cook, and Ørsted's Jakob Askou Bøss about the decade of critical climate action ahead

  • Management
  • 08 October 2020
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