New call for evidence asks if local authorities are equipped to reach net zero
The Environmental Audit Committee is calling for written evidence on the recently published report by the National Audit Office (NAO) on Local government and...
Roadmap sets out new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Certain large businesses will need to set out their green credentials to potential investors under new 'world-leading' reporting rules outlined by the Chancellor.
The new...
Greenwashing investors’ biggest concern around ESG investing, new research suggests
New research from Quilter Investors has found that investors identify greenwashing as their biggest concern when it comes to responsible investing.
Investments not being what...
New Competition and Markets Authority investigation looks at ‘greenwashing’
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate descriptions and labels used to promote products and services claiming to be ‘eco-friendly’, and whether they could...
Chesterfield Borough Council calls on Derbyshire Pension Fund to invest sustainably
Chesterfield Borough Council is calling for Derbyshire Pension Fund to disinvest its remaining funds in fossil fuels, increase investment in renewables and improve engagement...
New partnership aims to develop UK engineering industry
In response to the climate change emergency to carry out energy transition and net-zero carbon technologies and business, decision-makers and managers require better practices...
30% of Scotland’s land to be protected for nature by 2030
Plans to protect at least 30% of Scotland’s land for nature by 2030 have been announced today by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham.
The proposals were...
Chancellor: UK will be the world’s first net zero financial centre
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out the UK’s plans to become the world’s first net zero aligned financial centre and welcomed “historic” climate commitments...
UK’s largest new city centre green space to be created in Leeds
LEEDS City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth...
‘A sense-maker in chief’ – New survey examines the role of Chief Sustainability Officers
The Chief Sustainability Officer is emerging as a 'sense-maker in chief', according to a global survey on the role in addressing the environmental, social and...
