trade
Legislation
New report argues legally binding environmental standards required to combat ‘bad trade deals’ that threaten to undercut domestic farmers
01 December 2022
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4 min read
Risk
Financial think tank estimates 40 per cent of global exports are natural resources
07 October 2022
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3 min read
Policy
NFU president Minette Batters hits out at lack of coherent UK strategy across farming, trade, and environment, as group of Green Tory MPs set out vision for food and farming reforms
22 February 2022
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6 min read
Wind
More than 50 per cent of Britain's power produced by zero carbon wind generation on Saturday as gale force winds hit parts of Scotland and England
31 January 2022
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2 min read
Legislation
Taskforce led by several Tory MPs proposes sweeping regulatory reforms to support net zero and green farming – but green businesses remain concerned
17 June 2021
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9 min read
Policy
Tackling carbon border leakage and green trade tariffs are set to be high on the agenda of inaugural meeting of G7 ministers, according to reports
31 March 2021
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3 min read
Supply chain
New CDP survey of corporate efforts to combat deforestation for agricultural commodities have found an increasing number of firms are taking at least some action - but only a tiny fraction are on top of the problem
22 March 2021
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7 min read
Policy
To deliver much needed investment in nature restoration, businesses require legally binding interim targets in the Environment Bill to drive rapid policy action, argues the Aldersgate Group's Signe Norberg
26 January 2021
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4 min read
Procurement
Academics at the University of Sussex predict shortages of crucial materials such as cobalt and lithium without international agreements and more reuse and recycling
06 January 2020
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2 min read
Policy
There is a lot of fear new trade deals could undermine UK environmental protection, but as the CBI's Rain Newton-Smith argues, there are also significant opportunities to drive climate action
09 October 2019
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3 min read
