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Mars and DHL plot £350m UK logistics hubs to slash one million road miles
Partnership will see two state-of-the-art warehouses build in East London and Midlands partly powered by on-site solar
Drax launches green skills drive to 'boost social mobility for one million people'
Energy firm joins Social Mobility Pledge led by former education secretary Justine Greening in bid to help plug green skills gap and support disadvantaged communities
Aegon commits to net zero across its default pension funds by 2050
The pension provider is also aiming to slash the carbon emissions in its default pension funds in half by 2030, covering around £10bn of assets
Smart home energy market the focus of new consumer protection drive
Citizens Advice teams up with energy industry groups to try and identify any gaps in consumer protections for burgeoning flexible home energy market
BBC Director-General broadcasts new net zero ambitions
Tim Davie confirms corporation will set net zero by 2030 target as he calls on organisation to 'dial up the focus on sustainability'
PepsiCo serves up net zero by 2040 goal
Global drinks giant doubles interim emissions goal and pledges to become net zero emission business by 2040
Pensions and investment industries launch stewardship steering group
Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association and the Investment Association team up on new push to enhance stewardship in pursuit of sustainable long term returns
UK water industry joins UN Race to Zero campaign
Water UK becomes first trade body to join as official partner of UN campaign, which aims to rally ambitious corporate climate action ahead of COP26
'On the cusp of a driving revolution': Automated driving technologies tipped to shift into the fast lane
Forty per cent of UK car sales could have self-driving capabilities by 2035 delivering a £42bn market, according to a new report from Connected Places Catapult, Element Energy, and Cambridge Econometrics
Target Setting Protocol: Investor group worth $5.1tr unveils 2025 portfolio decarbonisation goals
UN-backed Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance argues 'capitalism needs to become more sustainable' as group sets out plans to slash emissions from investment portfolios and step up engagement with carbon intensive sectors
Barclays' UK retirement fund to screen for climate risk in £1.3bn growth portfolio
Climate risk and ESG factors to be integrated into £1.3bn diversified growth portfolio used for Barclays UKRF defined contribution pension scheme
Electric racing pioneers partner with COP26 to accelerate EV revolution
Electric racing team Envision Virgin Racing will carry COP26 campaign branding and run string of sustainability programmes around the world
WWF: Restored oceans could net UK a £50bn economic boost
Report argues ambitious Ocean Recovery Strategy could create 100,000 clean energy jobs, protect and restore carbon sinks, and allow fish stocks to recover
BYD and ADL to expand UK electric bus manufacturing operations
Firms announce plans to transfer assembly of chassis of electric buses from China to UK, citing need to meet growing demand of zero emission buses
Study: Urban air quality improved less during Covid-19 lockdown than previously thought
Researchers reveal NO2 emission reductions during first lockdown were lower than previously thought, amidst warnings ozone levels actually increased
Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?
A new study from Canadian non-profit Ocean Wise has shown that synthetic fibres, many released from clothing and textiles during domestic laundry, make up a large proportion of microplastics in the Arctic Ocean
Keir Starmer: Climate action must be 'at the heart' of Covid-19 recovery
Labour leader promises climate change and the green economy will be central to Party's plans 'now and at the next election'
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030
10-year plan sets out how high profile bank intends to slash emissions generated by company cars, buildings, and boilers
Essar and Progressive Energy plot £750m hydrogen CCS hub in Cheshire
The two firms are drawing up plans to produce hydrogen and capture CO2 at an oil refinery in Ellesmere Port
Study: Fleet electrification primed to soar as heavier-duty EVs come online
Study published this week by US charging network ChargePoint predicts growing range of specialist commercial vehicles will turbocharge corporates' shift away from fossil fuels
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments
Environmental NGOs urge investment giant to expand its coal exclusion policy to include bigger portion of coal value chain, noting that current ban applies to just 17 per cent of coal companies
UK joins 50 nations in pledge to protect 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030
New High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People established in support of '30 by 30' goal, which comes ahead of crucial COP15 biodiversity summit this year
Verdantix expands ESG research practice to meet surging demand for green tech
Independent research firm says rebooted sustainability practice will allow companies to grow more sustainably
Clean power drives Britain's grid to record low CO2 intensity in 2020
National Grid ESO data for 2020 confirms raft of new records for wind and solar generation, as well as longest coal-free run since the Industrial Revolution
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