Opinion

A 'shotgun approach' to setting sustainability goals will never work, but equally businesses and investors cannot afford to step backwards or take our foot off the accelerator, writes EY's Nadia Woodhouse

By recognising the scale of public support for sustainability and its ability to unlock value, business leaders can gain a competitive edge and also drive sustainable behaviour change, writes Anthesis chief executive Stuart McLachlan

The government's forthcoming Circular Economy Strategy must encourage the adoption of digital technologies to enable and accelerate the circular transition, writes techUK's Alec Bartishevich

Embedding clear targets, accountability mechanisms, and enforcement provisions into contracts is an essential step in delivering effective climate transition plans, writes Natasha Morgan from The Chancery Lane Project

Investing in women has a multiplier effect and helps drive progress in reaching other goals, writes 2X Global's CEO Jessica Espinoza

Hundreds of proposed job cuts and budget squeezes at Defra and Natural England risk severely harming nature recovery efforts, argues Biodiversify's Dr Michael Burgass

Done right, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill can make environmental regulations smarter and more strategic, helping unlock investment in nature recovery, writes Labour MP Polly Billington

Corporate Power Purchase Agreements are one of the most powerful – and overlooked – levers to drive the shift to renewable energy for in the commercial real estate sector, writes Sonal Jain at Workspace

The UK urgently needs a data-driven modern conception of infrastructure rollout that is fit for our rapidly changing digital age, writes Centre for Net Zero CEO Lucy Yu

Tony Blair has called for a shift from reducing emissions to capturing them - but the reality is that CCS is no panacea for decarbonisation, writes the Carbon Trust's Simon Retallack