Research shows a decrease of 98% in single-use bags since 2014
More than 7 billion plastic bags have been prevented from polluting the UK landscape since the introduction of the single-use carrier bag charge
Increased government funding helps to move Biodiversity Net Gain a step closer
UK Government to mandate creation of new habitat and green spacing when building new housing, commercial or infrastructure developments.
Financial institutions ignoring research that shows economic damage of climate change
Financial institutions, central banks, regulators and governments are ignoring economic research which shows the dangers and economic damage of climate change.
GRISERVE announces huge expansion of its UK-wide EV charging network with £500m investment
GRIDSERVE commit to their mission to help deliver net zero transport at speed and scale and demonstrate the markets confidence in both the transition to electric mobility.
International Airlines Group announces new investment to accelerate UK sourced Sustainable Aviation
IAG invest into the cleantech company NPT, who develops advanced biofuels to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel from non-food agricultural waste and wood residues
Three ways leaders are addressing environmental and societal crises within cities
How can we best design our cities and prepare for the many challenges they will face in the years and decades ahead while also benefiting all of society?
Climate catastrophes on ports are expected to cause multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity
New research from Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute expects over $122 billion impact of economic activity, with a staggering $81 billion in international trade.
The world’s first fully ‘Zero Bills’ proposition available to all UK housing developers
Octopus Energy and sustainable housebuilder Verto partner to enable more homeowners to make energy bills a thing of the past.
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Global green bond issuance reaches record high of $351bn in first few months of 2023
Global green bond issuances raised a record capital from investors in the first half of 2023, whilst Sustainability-link bond issuances have slowed down
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Dove launch new reforestation project helping to restore nature’s real beauty
Dove partner with the Rimba Collective in efforts to protect and restore 123,000 acres of rainforest in South-East Asia
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UK and Denmark’s electricity grids now physically connected through world record power cable
The Viking Link interconnector, a 475-mile power cable, was formed as a joint venture between the National Grid and Energinet to share enough electricity to power up to 1.4 million UK Homes
British public concerned by banks’ socially and environmentally harmful investments
Polling commissioned by ShareAction reveals British public are concerned about how their money is being invested by their financial providers.
Zara set new ambitious sustainability goals
Inditex, the company who owns Zara, announces plans to cut emissions, use low-impact fibres, expand their circularity projects and pursue new biodiversity initiatives by 2030.
New group helps financial institutions support investments in nature recovery in the UK
The Green Finance Institute’s Nature Programme (GFI Hive) launches the UK Financial Institutions for Nature Group (G-FIN) to support the delivery of investment into UK nature recovery.
Bosch to invest nearly 2.5 billion euros into hydrogen technology
Bosch looks to invest nearly 2.5 bn euros in hydrogen technology from 2021 to 2026.
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Renewable energy deployment surge puts global power system on track for IEA’s net zero pathway
Research by RMI, in partnership with Bezos Earth Fund, predicts that solar and wind will supply over a third of all power by 2030, helping to limit global warming