“We can’t build this movement alone”: CEO reflects on ten years of Big Society...
In his thought piece for ICON, Stephen Muers, CEO of Big Society Capital, looks back at the journey social impact-led investment has taken.
Social impact...
‘It’s time to get our house in order while the sun is shining’: UK100...
Following publication of UK100's series of Local Net Zero Delivery progress reports, Rupert George, their Director of Communications and Campaigns, offers more insight into...
Holding Companies Accountable for Human Rights Risks Across the Globe: The Proposal of a...
In this thought piece, Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt and Teresa Gerhold from Mayer Brown tell ICON readers what the upcoming Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due...
World Habitat Day 2021
Today is the United Nations' World Habitat Day, with this year's theme focusing on 'Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world.'
First celebrated in 1986...
On wondrous trails of greenspace – access to nature in the UK through the...
In this opinion piece, ICON's reporter/researcher Ida Vaisanen takes a look at inclusivity of greenspace from her native cultural perspective.
Since I started working in...
Unlocking net zero solutions by coupling energy networks
To achieve a net zero future, planners and operators should consider leveraging the opportunities that lie at the intersection of energy networks, Carlo Brancucci,...
Fuelling the battery skills pipeline: EIT InnoEnergy looks at the urgent need for more...
We need to rethink how we train the next generation of battery engineers, Frank Gielen, Education Director at EIT InnoEnergy, writes in his thought...
“All you need is one person who cares about the world”: Great Big Green...
To celebrate this year's Great Big Green Week, Sustainability Consultant Natalie McClay shares stories from around to world to inspire ICON readers to join...
“The trending technology of sodium-ion batteries and how it can transform the energy storage...
Sodium-ion batteries are gaining attention as a potential game-changer in the energy storage industry, and Ivy Cheng from TROES gives ICON readers an insight...
Growing old ungracefully? Nigel Cornwall introduces his series on the 30-year-old GB electricity market
THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month and ICON marked the occasion with a feature that shared a brief timeline...