Tesco links £2.5bn loan to progress towards environmental targets
Tesco has announced that it has established a £2.5bn revolving credit facility, where rates and interest are tied to progress against the company's key...
Government unveils new Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy
A blueprint to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and over £1 billion to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals has been...
Wales consults on draft Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill
The Welsh Government is consulting on a new Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, which seeks to achieve socially responsible procurement and strengthen...
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...
ESG reporting standard launched for social housing sector
The Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing was unveiled today by the ESG Social Housing Working Group, a collaboration of 18 banks and investors, housing associations,...
Brand new species of carbon-cutting hardwood trees to be planted in the UK
Carbon Plantations Ltd, a new business backed by Aether Energy Ltd, has received regulatory approval from the Forestry Commission for what is described as...
Cost of water risks to business five times higher than cost of taking action,...
The cost of water risks to business could be over five times greater than the cost of taking action now to address those risks,...
Dates announced for Phase 3 of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
The third phase of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme opens for applications at 2pm on Wednesday 6th October 2021, Salix has announced.
The Application Portal...
New Skidmore report calls for policies to help local authorities reach net zero
In the wake of Rishi Sunak's net zero announcements last week, the former Energy Minister who was responsible for signing the UK’s net zero...
ESG activities correlate to stronger financial performance, study reveals
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) activities, regarding sustainability, diversity and employee satisfaction, correlate with stronger financial profitability and growth for private companies, a...
