£3.4m funding boost to protect endangered species announced
PROTECTED species across the globe including tigers, Asian elephants and chimpanzees have been given a boost, as the government announces £3.4 million for new...
New guidance allows investors to act on physical risks of climate change
THE INSTITUTIONAL Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has launched new guidance for investors, setting out how they can integrate the risks and opportunities presented...
Open GB Electricity Market celebrates its 30th birthday
THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month, so ICON has pulled together some information to mark the occasion.
Following the restructuring...
Ofwat announces partner for water innovation competitions
Water regulator Ofwat has announced Nesta, supported by Arup and Isle Utilities, as its partner for its £200 million water innovation competitions, with the...
Shell UK report reveals 18% gender pay gap in the company
Shell UK has an average gender pay gap of 18% in 2020, down from 18.7% in 2019, the Shell Group of Companies in the...
New support for councils to enforce rules banning landlords renting homes with worst energy...
£4.3 million of extra funding for councils across the country designed to support them make an extra 100,000 engagements with the most difficult to...
Government announces the ‘biggest-ever’ round of Contracts for Difference scheme
£265 million per year will be provided to businesses in the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, the Government’s primary method...
World’s first Green Finance Education Charter launched
THE GOVERNMENT, the Green Finance Institute, and 12 leading financial professional bodies have launched the first Green Finance Education Charter.
The Charter was announced in...
Green Homes Grant opens for business today
Starting today, homeowners can sign up for savings on upgrades to their homes under the government’s £2 billion Green Homes Grant, with an additional...
Kent roads are rubbish with new resurfacing venture
PLASTIC waste which would otherwise have gone to landfill or incineration is being used to resurface roads for the first time in Kent.
In a...
