Social housing borrowing vehicle to set up bonds tied to sustainability
MORhomes, a borrowing vehicle for the UK social housing sector, has announced that environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of all borrowers will now...
New campaign encourages small businesses to pledge to reach net zero by 2050 or...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng have called on every small business in the UK to take small, practical...
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...
Evidence invited on how to tackle UK’s plastics problem
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has launched a new inquiry that scrutinises how the UK Government intends to...
Welsh Government announces new forestry strategy in Great Britain
A new science and innovation strategy for forestry in Great Britain has been published by the Welsh Government.
The new strategy recognises 'the key role...
London climate resilience projects receive funding
Six large scale projects have received a combined £3.44 million in Mayor of London grant funding to help improve green spaces across the capital...
Call for evidence focuses on policies that support market growth for low emissions industrial...
Following the commitments made in the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a call for evidence on...
Public bodies must regularly report on prevention of modern slavery in their supply chains...
The government is introducing powerful new measures to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and ensure that large businesses and public bodies tackle modern...
Emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere longer than previously thought, says study
Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health,...
Scottish Government and Greens’ new programme to invest in renewables and tackling climate change
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Green Party Parliamentary Group have agreed to work together over the next five years to build a green...
