Scotland opens £3.5m Community Climate Asset Fund for applications
Fast-tracked funding to help local communities drive their green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government.
The Community Climate Asset...
Carbon-cutting projects across Scotland receive final round of Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition-programme funding
Eight carbon-cutting projects will share £8.7 million of Scottish Government investment, with project partners providing match funding, taking total investment to £24.4 million.
The projects,...
Scotland publishes River Basin Management Plans
The ecological condition of Scotland’s water environment are set to be further protected and improved for future generations through 'a comprehensive' new action plan.
The...
ESG factors a priority for customers when choosing a bank, survey says
61% of UK banking customers wish that their bank would do more to create a positive social and environmental impact, according to new research...
UK has failed 17 of 20 UN biodiversity targets, new report reveals
New analysis from the RSPB has revealed the UK’s self-assessment is 'overly optimistic' as high environmental ambitions have not led to real progress being...
UK Green Building Council publishes toolkit to scale the delivery of social value across...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published guidance to support the delivery of social value across built environment projects.
Since the launch of the...
Urgently support land managers to adopt nature-based solutions for climate change, says report
Without policy clarity, urgent investment in research, skills training and the introduction of a new advisory service for farmers and land managers, the Government’s...
Ministry of Defence publishes roadmap for UK Defence to combat climate change
The Ministry of Defence has published its roadmap to becoming more resilient and sustainable in the face of global climate change.
Following a report by...
Green investment portfolio featuring projects from energy to estates launched by Scottish Government
Investors are being invited to get behind more than £1 billion of low carbon, eco-friendly and recycling investment opportunities in Scotland.
Led by the Scottish...
Minister for Women launches initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women
Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott, has launched two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women as the country recovers from the COVID-19...
