London Climate Action Week

Survey: Business leaders favouring regions with strong net zero policies

Investment

Survey: Business leaders favouring regions with strong net zero policies

National net zero policies remain key to attracting corporate investment in the clean energy transition, major World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) survey reveals

clock 24 June 2025 • 4 min read
Women's voices and collective action are pivotal to our climate future

Climate change

Women's voices and collective action are pivotal to our climate future

When women are seen, heard and sufficiently invested in, we all benefit from inclusive, innovative and effective solutions, writes Chanel's chief sustainability officer Kate Wylie

clock 20 June 2025 • 4 min read
Mindset 'quickly shifting': Almost 100 firms commit to TNFD disclosure framework

Management

Mindset 'quickly shifting': Almost 100 firms commit to TNFD disclosure framework

Adoption of nature-related corporate reporting increases 30 per cent since January, as 96 firms confirm plans to follow recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

clock 28 June 2024 • 5 min read
UKGBC: Carbon offsets 'crucial' for built environment to meet net zero goals

Buildings

UKGBC: Carbon offsets 'crucial' for built environment to meet net zero goals

UK Green Building Council unveils new guidance on how credible carbon offsets can be harnessed to help deliver net zero emissions across the built environment

clock 27 June 2023 • 3 min read
'Not just fossil fuels': Nearly 500 climate litigation cases filed in 2021

Climate change

'Not just fossil fuels': Nearly 500 climate litigation cases filed in 2021

Researchers from the London School of Economics highlights the growing risk of environmental legal action faced by food and agriculture, transport, plastics, and finance firms

clock 30 June 2022 • 2 min read
London Climate Action Week: Can the capital turbocharge the UK's net zero transition?

Policy

London Climate Action Week: Can the capital turbocharge the UK's net zero transition?

At the kick off event for London Climate Action Week, BusinessGreen spoke to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and event founder Nick Mabey about how regions and cities can drive climate action despite a turbulent political backdrop

clock 29 June 2022 • 9 min read

BusinessGreen

Professional bodies sign up to new Charter for Climate Action

Institutions representing 13 million UK workers commit to accelerating climate action across the economy

clock 01 July 2021 • 3 min read

Climate change

Sadiq Khan: 'The climate emergency remains one of the biggest threats we face'

Ahead of London Climate Action Week, Mayor urges businesses and politicians to ensure momentum is maintained in run up to delayed COP26 Summit

clock 26 June 2020 • 3 min read

Policy

Not by governments alone

Ahead of London Climate Action Week, E3G's Tom Burke warns that governments alone can not tackle the escalating risks from climate change - businesses and wider society have to step up

clock 17 June 2020 • 4 min read

Investment

Royal College of Emergency Medicine and Royal Society of Arts quit fossil fuel investments

Two more institutions vow to sell their shares in fossil fuel companies, just a day after National Trust pledged to divest

clock 05 July 2019 • 2 min read