UK invests extra £16 million to prevent Amazon deforestation
The UK government has announced a new £16 million funding package to support environmentally friendly farming and replanting projects in the Amazon, taking its...
Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, new report says
The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less...
Five local authorities to kickstart England’s nature recovery pilots
Five pilot areas will test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally.
Cornwall, Buckinghamshire, Greater Manchester, Northumberland and Cumbria local...
EU Commission invests €1 billion in clean technology projects
The first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund, one of the world's largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, has been...
New report urges government to improve fight against modern slavery
The government has been urged to improve its work in the fight against modern slavery following a review by an independent aid watchdog which...
Over half of UK SMEs have invested in sustainability in the last year, research...
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invested an average of £61,250 on their own sustainability during the last 12 months, new research from Aldermore...
New measures require businesses to commit to net zero by 2050 to win major...
By September, prospective suppliers bidding for government contracts above £5m a year must have committed to the 2050 net zero target and published a...
‘£5.5bn fund needed to level up access to urban green space as part of...
The National Trust, the Mayor of the West Midlands, Sustrans, Create Streets and local council leaders have written to the Prime Minister, urging a...
Findings of new research could help improve carbon capture technology
Swansea University researchers have reported that they have developed 'a fast, green and one-step' method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital...
Deutsche Bank to link management pay to sustainability criteria
Deutsche Bank plans to link growth targets for sustainable business activities covering the ESG (environmental, social, governance) space to payments to management from 2021.
According...
