Criminal record reform removes automatic disclosure on employment checks in certain offences
Under new proposals announced on 16 September, the time it takes for certain convictions to become ‘spent’ will be reduced so that they are...
Oils, food waste and algae to power RAF jets under new Ministry of Defence...
Algae, alcohol and household waste will power RAF fighter jets under new Ministry of Defence (MOD) plans to slash carbon emissions.
Aircraft including F-35s, Typhoons...
New website to host independent research on UK climate risk
IN JULY 2021, the Adaptation Committee of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), will launch a major new independent assessment of the climate risks...
Over half of UK SMEs have invested in sustainability in the last year, research...
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) invested an average of £61,250 on their own sustainability during the last 12 months, new research from Aldermore...
Importance of protecting coastal environments highlighted as new research suggests their importance to well-being
A new study suggests that exposure to coastal environments can play a significant role in boosting human health and well-being, due to the ‘therapeutic effects’...
Globalisation may be decreasing the security of global supply chains, new research says
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...
New measures require businesses to commit to net zero by 2050 to win major...
By September, prospective suppliers bidding for government contracts above £5m a year must have committed to the 2050 net zero target and published a...
Women make up more than a third of all board members across 350 top...
For the first time more than a third of board members in the UK’s top 350 companies as a whole are women, new data...
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...
Government proposals to strengthen protected landscapes announced
Plans to boost nature recovery and safeguard England’s national parks for future generations have been set out.
The proposals, which will be subject to consultation,...
