water quality

Environment Bill: Government backs amendments to 'halt decline in species abundance by 2030'

Legislation

Environment Bill: Government backs amendments to 'halt decline in species abundance by 2030'

Defra confirms wave of amendments designed to strengthen biodiversity targets, curb water pollution, and safeguard independence of Office of Environment Protection

clock 27 August 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

Ofwat: Water industry prepping £2.8bn green recovery investment programme

Regulator reveals industry has responded to call for it to bring forward environmental projects to help boost post-pandemic recovery

clock 17 May 2021 • 2 min read

Risk

How the world's growing water crisis is endangering $300bn of business value

Taking action to deal with water shortages and pollution will cost $55bn, just a fraction of the cost of failing to act, CDP estimates

clock 01 March 2021 • 7 min read

Policy

'Deteriorating': England's natural world in worsening state, government warned

Natural Capital Committee again warns there has been virtually no zero progress against the government's own biodiversity, water, air, and soil quality goals

clock 26 October 2020 • 5 min read

Risk

Fashion industry accused of water pollution blindspot

Latest CDP report reveals vast majority of top fashion firms are failing to adequately respond to investor concerns over water-related risks across their value chain

clock 13 September 2020 • 2 min read

Investment

Fast food firms failing to effectively confront climate-related risks, investor coalition warns

The investor coalition representing $11.4tr in assets wants several of the world's biggest fast food companies to act to reduce their exposure to climate- and environment-related risk

clock 28 January 2020 • 3 min read

Politics

Does the UK need a minister for the SDGs?

Faith groups call on Theresa May to appoint a minister responsible for developing a plan for the UK to hit each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

clock 20 November 2018 • 2 min read