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Mars and DHL plot £350m UK logistics hubs to slash one million road miles
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

  • Transport
  • 15 January 2021
Drax launches green skills drive to 'boost social mobility for one million people'
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

  • Skills
  • 15 January 2021
Aegon commits to net zero across its default pension funds by 2050
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

  • Investment
  • 15 January 2021
Smart home energy market the focus of new consumer protection drive
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

  • Energy
  • 15 January 2021
BBC Director-General broadcasts new net zero ambitions
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'

  • Management
  • 14 January 2021
PepsiCo serves up net zero by 2040 goal
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

  • Management
  • 14 January 2021
Pensions and investment industries launch stewardship steering group
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

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
UK water industry joins UN Race to Zero campaign
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

  • Net Zero Now
  • 14 January 2021
'On the cusp of a driving revolution': Automated driving technologies tipped to shift into the fast lane
'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

  • Transport
  • 14 January 2021
Target Setting Protocol: Investor group worth $5.1tr unveils 2025 portfolio decarbonisation goals
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

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
Barclays' UK retirement fund to screen for climate risk in £1.3bn growth portfolio
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

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
Electric racing pioneers partner with COP26 to accelerate EV revolution
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

  • Technology
  • 14 January 2021
WWF: Restored oceans could net UK a £50bn economic boost
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

  • Science
  • 14 January 2021
BYD and ADL to expand UK electric bus manufacturing operations
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

  • Automotive
  • 14 January 2021
Study: Urban air quality improved less during Covid-19 lockdown than previously thought
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

  • Science
  • 13 January 2021
Is laundry fuelling the marine plastics crisis?
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

  • Waste
  • 13 January 2021
Keir Starmer: Climate action must be 'at the heart' of Covid-19 recovery
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'

  • Politics
  • 13 January 2021
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030
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

  • Management
  • 13 January 2021
Essar and Progressive Energy plot £750m hydrogen CCS hub in Cheshire
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

  • Technology
  • 13 January 2021
Study: Fleet electrification primed to soar as heavier-duty EVs come online
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

  • Automotive
  • 13 January 2021
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments
'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

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2021
UK joins 50 nations in pledge to protect 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030
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

  • Biodiversity
  • 12 January 2021
Verdantix expands ESG research practice to meet surging demand for green tech
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

  • Management
  • 12 January 2021
Clean power drives Britain's grid to record low CO2 intensity in 2020
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

  • Energy
  • 12 January 2021
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