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PwC pledges to reach net zero emissions within a decade
PwC pledges to reach net zero emissions within a decade

Accountancy and consultancy giant unveils new target to reduce absolute emissions by 50 per cent by 2030 and offset the remainder

  • Management
  • 15 September 2020
More than 150 business leaders urge EU to step up 2030 emissions target
More than 150 business leaders urge EU to step up 2030 emissions target

Call to adopt targets proposed in last year's Green New Deal plan made in an open letter signed by the more than 150 business leaders

  • Policy
  • 15 September 2020
'Lights out for the Paris Agreement'?: Electricity utilities flunk sustainability report card
'Lights out for the Paris Agreement'?: Electricity utilities flunk sustainability report card

World Benchmarking Alliance argues that just three of the world's largest and most influential utilities - Ørsted, EDP and Enel - are on track to meet Paris Agreement-aligned climate goals

  • Energy
  • 06 July 2020
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club
Metal and plastic recycler EMR joins net zero club

Waste and metal recycler CEO Chris Sheppard said that decarbonisation is "key" to driving the green recovery of the global economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus.

  • Recycling
  • 28 June 2020
Pledge to Net Zero: How to mobilise an industry behind net zero
Pledge to Net Zero: How to mobilise an industry behind net zero

Environmental Industries Commission executive director Matthew Farrow and WSP director of sustainability David Symons talk to BusinessGreen about Pledge to Net Zero, the campaign to get the UK's environmental services industry to back science-based emissions...

  • Net Zero Now
  • 25 June 2020
Demystifying the 'Absolute Zero' concept
Demystifying the 'Absolute Zero' concept

How does 'absolute zero' differ from 'net zero', and does it matter?

  • Net Zero Now
  • 29 May 2020
Fleet of top firms launch project to design ammonia-fuelled ship
Fleet of top firms launch project to design ammonia-fuelled ship

Ammonia and hydrogen are seen as potential alternative fuels that could slash emissions from the shipping industry

  • Technology
  • 17 January 2020
'Early action': Top corporates call on EU to strengthen 2030 carbon target
'Early action': Top corporates call on EU to strengthen 2030 carbon target

European Corporate Leaders Group calls on Brussels to increase 2030 emissions goal from 40 per cent to 55 per cent cut

  • Policy
  • 27 November 2019
BNP Paribas and Bunzl extends CO2 Emissions Reduction-Linked Loan
BNP Paribas and Bunzl extends CO2 Emissions Reduction-Linked Loan

Banking giant agrees new €105m sustainability linked loan

  • Investment
  • 30 September 2019
UK air traffic controllers trim carbon impact
UK air traffic controllers trim carbon impact

NATS reports it helped airlines cut emissions by 113,500 tonnes last year, but it acknowledges 'much more needs to be done' as it looks set to miss 2020 target

  • Aviation
  • 02 August 2019
Net Zero: Battalion of corporate giants pledge to deliver 1.5C climate targets
Net Zero: Battalion of corporate giants pledge to deliver 1.5C climate targets

As UN Secretary General calls on governments to deliver carbon neutral plans, 27 of the world's largest companies will today announce net zero emissions goals

  • Management
  • 23 July 2019
Japan outlines high-tech strategy to meet Paris climate commitments
Japan outlines high-tech strategy to meet Paris climate commitments

Carbon capture and storage and carbon dioxide-free hydrogen figure prominently in roadmap to become carbon neutral soon after 2050

  • Energy
  • 13 June 2019
BT energy efficiency cost savings near £300m
BT energy efficiency cost savings near £300m

Telecommunications giant reveals it is closing in on 100 per cent renewable power goal, as progress towards net zero carbon goal continues

  • Technology
  • 04 June 2019
BP shareholders back climate resolution in wake of meeting protests
BP shareholders back climate resolution in wake of meeting protests

Climate protestors invaded BP's AGM in Aberdeen yesterday chanting 'this is a crime scene'

  • Investment
  • 22 May 2019
Skanska UK pledges zero emissions by 2045
Skanska UK pledges zero emissions by 2045

Contracting firm Skanska UK has pledged to make its entire business including its supply chain carbon neutral by 2045.

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  • 14 May 2019
Bennetts Associates becomes first architects to secure Science Based Target approval
Bennetts Associates becomes first architects to secure Science Based Target approval

UK based practice behind Facebook's new pioneering London HQ confirms plan to slash emissions 21 per cent by 2022

  • Management
  • 25 April 2019
Walmart inches toward audacious Project Gigaton goal
Walmart inches toward audacious Project Gigaton goal

Plus, watch for tougher sourcing guidelines for partners on apparel and textiles

  • Management
  • 12 April 2019
Ambition 2030: Accelerating sustainability
Ambition 2030: Accelerating sustainability

As the Committee on Climate Change prepares to make its recommendations to Government on the UK's long-term climate targets, Centrica's Group Head of Environment, James Rushen, explains the steps that the company is taking to progress sustainability across...

  • Management
  • 11 April 2019
Wind power generating real savings for Northern Ireland's energy consumers
Wind power generating real savings for Northern Ireland's energy consumers

New study calculates wind has delivered an annual saving for Northern Ireland's energy consumers every year since 2000, as the country ramps up its renewable energy capacity

  • Energy
  • 10 April 2019
Costa Rica targets electric cars and forest growth in 2050 climate strategy
Costa Rica targets electric cars and forest growth in 2050 climate strategy

President Carlos Alvarado Quesada has launched an economy-wide plan to slash his country's greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century

  • Policy
  • 27 February 2019
Science-based targets scheme tightens rules in line with latest science
Science-based targets scheme tightens rules in line with latest science

Influential initiative updates approach for assessing if corporate carbon targets are in line with 1.5C and 'well below 2C' warming goals

  • Management
  • 21 February 2019
Kingfisher confirms science based targets for operations and products
Kingfisher confirms science based targets for operations and products

Home improvement giant secures independent approval for new targets aiming to cut both emissions from its operations and how customers use its products

  • Management
  • 20 February 2019
Survey: Employees frustrated by corporate inaction on climate change
Survey: Employees frustrated by corporate inaction on climate change

Major poll finds that beyond the Blue Chip community carbon targets are rare - and employees aren't overly impressed

  • Management
  • 06 December 2018
Bristol and Manchester unveil fresh plans to tackle 'climate emergency'
Bristol and Manchester unveil fresh plans to tackle 'climate emergency'

Lord Deben says council action to tackle climate risks 'gives me real hope'

  • Policy
  • 16 November 2018
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