archiveOctober 2, 2023

The road to becoming a carbon neutral organisation is complex and different for every business but here are four key steps to success. To highlight the different stages of achieving carbon neutrality through offsetting your carbon emissions via verified projects, Charlotte Bland, marketing executive at TEAM Energy, has put together a guide featuring the four steps that can to help achieve this. Start your carbon offsetting journey sooner rather than later. There are a few reasons why you shouldn’t delay starting your journey to becoming carbon neutral. As pressure from...

Greenwashing and false sustainability claims will be outlawed under new rules proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Greenwashing by investment firms will be banned by a package of new measures including investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how terms like ‘ESG’, ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ can be used. The measures are among several potential new rules which will protect consumers and improve trust in sustainable investment products. The work forms part of the commitment made in the FCA’s ESG Strategy and Business Plan to build trust and integrity in ESG-labelled instruments, products and the...

Energy businesses, from legacy through to disruptor, need to show that they are taking action and ensure that customers can choose them from a position of ethics as well as value and customer service. Digitisation, data capture and innovation are vital steps that energy suppliers should be taking now to ensure they are fully equipped on the journey to net zero, says Joseph Tabita, senior VP at Publicis Sapient. “It’s critical to understand where inefficiencies in the business are emerging; to identify ways to cut carbon waste and to realise...

Sustainability and TNFD is a core element of GSK’s net zero journey as the company aims for net positive impact on nature by 2030. Sustainability and TNFD for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company means reducing its impact on nature across multiple elements of natural capital: water, waste and materials and biodiversity while investing in nature conservation and restoration. The company is collaborating with partners on water, materials and biodiversity initiatives. Finance has a key role to play in delivering its nature goal and represents GSK as a member of the...

The UK has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, in accordance with its obligations under the Paris Agreement. All eyes are on utilities providers as we transition to a net zero future, but it’s not as simple as flicking a switch and swapping to renewable energy generation. Here Paul French, Chief Commercial Officer at Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping service, explains how access to accurate location data can support utilities companies in futureproofing their networks for...

When we think about renewable energy, often what comes to mind is the turbine that generates energy from the wind, or a photovoltaic panel designed to capture energy from the sun. Despite the fact that they cover 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface, the ability to generate energy from our rivers, lakes and oceans often seems to go overlooked. But that may be about to change. New technologies that take advantage of tidal streams and river currents have some significant advantages over other renewable energy sources, particularly due to...

European countries are being called to bridge the vast planning gap between their climate targets and plans, according to a report from Clean Air Task Force (CATF). The environmental non-profit organisation analysed that the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) made in 2019 by EU member states are out of date, lack crucial details, and no longer line up with long-term strategies. This comes as only half of the states have submitted a fresh proposal – two months after the EU deadline for draft plans, which passed this June, and...

The Taaleri SolarWind III Fund, which marks Taaleri Energia’s sixth renewable energy fund is classified as a “dark green” fund and exclusively invests in sustainable projects that make a substantial contribution to climate change mitigation. Furthermore, the fund places significant emphasis on reporting the sustainability impact of its investments. Key investors participating in the first...

State clampdowns on environmental protesters must stop and give way to social dialogue, says Europe’s human rights chief. Environmental pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss are the most urgent existential threats to humankind and to human rights. In response, many people have taken to the streets in peaceful protest to demand more resolute government action on issues relating to the protection of nature and the environment, health and climate change. But their legitimate demands and concerns are increasingly being met with repression, criminalisation and stigmatisation. This must stop, says Dunja...

Maritime shipping is on a voyage to net zero with battery power, bio-fuels, carbon capture and sails aiming to cut vessel’s carbon emissions. Shipping is one of the most efficient modes of transport and is responsible for moving 90 per cent of trade goods around the world. However while it is less carbon intensive than many other forms of transport it still accounts for three per cent of all global carbon emissions. The maritime industry emits over one billion tons of greenhouse gas every year and now faces a range...