UK’s green laws ‘must be preserved post-Brexit’

Jul 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

The preservation of existing environmental laws after the UK leaves the EU is important for regulatory stability and protection of the planet. That’s according to a new report from the UK...

Grassroots climate action steps up in US

Jul 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

A new initiative has been launched to drive subnational climate change efforts across the US in the face of limited national leadership. Following President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the...

Tesco turns down textile toxins

Jul 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Tesco has committed to eliminate hazardous chemicals from its textile production. The retail giant has announced the move will make the supply chain of its own garment brand F&F much more...

Investors worth €19tn call for EU decarbonisation

Jun 23, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Energy Efficiency, Markets & Finance 0

Investors managing more than €19 trillion (£16.6tn) in assets have urged EU energy ministers to agree to an ambitious 2050 decarbonisation framework. The Institutional Investors Group on...

Greening production ‘will create jobs and growth’

Jun 13, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

The UN’s labour and employment division says greening production will create jobs and strong, balanced growth. A new report from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) suggests despite fears...

World Environment Day action sweeps globe

Jun 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Today is World Environment Day! Thousands of people across six continents are joining large-scale clean-up efforts, countries are protecting an additional 1,600 square kilometres of land and more...

New York announces $1.5bn green investment

Jun 05, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

The State Of New York is starting a new initiative to help create 40,000 clean energy jobs by 2020. The $1.5 billion (£1.16bn) Clean Climate Careers scheme marks the largest clean energy...

German bank and green fund sign deal to raise private finance

May 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Markets & Finance 0

Deutsche Bank and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have signed a deal to raise private capital for environmental action. The Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) will enable the bank to use...

O2 awarded top certification for green supply chains

Apr 07, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets & Finance 0

O2 has become the first organisation to be awarded the top level of the Carbon Trust Standard for Supply Chain. The telecommunications provider achieved the Level 3 certification through creating...

‘Cities must spend $375bn to hit Paris climate goals’

Apr 06, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment, Infrastructure & Generation 0

Cities need to spend $375 billion (£300.95bn) over the next four years to hit the Paris Agreement’s goals. That’s according to a new report from the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a global...