New Action Plan to treble tree planting rates in England
Building on the recommendations of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, the UK Government has announced new commitments for tree planting and...
Warrington council’s green bond reaches £1m target despite pandemic
Warrington Borough Council’s local government green bond has closed after reaching its £1 million target last week.
The Community Municipal Investment, which attracted over 500...
Selfridges launches new sustainability goals for 2025
Selfridges has launched a new sustainability initiative, which aims to help customers change the way they shop in three ways: addressing the materials used...
Applications to help shape COP26 open today
Applications have opened today to help shape the COP26 venue in Glasgow ahead of the world's leaders coming together for crucial climate change talks...
Tradespeople need Government seal of approval to carry out Green Homes improvements
Builders, plumbers, and other tradespeople across England will need a government-backed seal of approval to provide their services as part of the new £2...
UK and Bangladesh discuss climate action collaboration
The UK’s International Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith discussed how the UK could partner and support Bangladesh build adaptation and resilience capacity to tackle climate...
Take climate action by watering your street trees, campaign asks
The Arboricultural Association has joined forces with the Woodland Trust and local authority tree officer associations to rally the UK public to water their...
Two-thirds of children in the UK are scared of climate change, major new survey...
A new national survey of 7-14-year-old children found that 65% are frightened of climate change and almost a third feel powerless to make a...
Less traffic in first lockdown reduced air pollution but caused surface ozone levels to...
Less traffic on the roads during the first lockdown led to a reduction in air pollution but may have caused potentially damaging surface ozone...
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,...
