Water firms urged to take immediate action on open data

Despite the widespread public support for water companies opening their data, little progress has been made in terms of opening datasets, according to Ofwat

Ofwat untaps measures to combat water firm financing risks

The water regulator plans to raise credit quality and transparency standards

‘Automotive industry must become transparent about its environmental impacts’

Swedish electric vehicle brand Polestar has committed to publishing full details of its climate footprint and urged its competitors to follow suit

Vattenfall and Microsoft pilot ‘world’s first’ hourly renewable power matching

The new 24/7 solution connects power generation such as wind and hydropower from Vattenfall with data from smart meters that measure real time consumption

Nearly two-thirds of water consumers want more supplier transparency

A new report suggests the public want to understand more about where their money goes and how it is spent

New hub to increase climate action transparency in the Caribbean

The work will be driven by national strategies and policy goals

Ofwat urges wholesalers to improve transparency in business retail water market

It has written a letter and made a series of recommendations to help reinforce trust and confidence in the market

CMA: Ofgem should regulate UK heat networks

The competition watchdog believes customers on heat networks have less protection if things go wrong

Ofwat proposes changes to transparency and governance principles

It is consulting on a new set of proposals until 21st August

Leading banks to work with UN to promote climate transparency

A total of 11 leading banks representing more than $7 trillion (£5.4tn) in capital are to work with the UN to promote climate transparency in financial markets. The group, which includes Barclays, Citi, Royal Bank of Canada, Santander and Standard Charter, will adopt the recommendations of the Mark Carney-Michael Bloomberg Task Force on Climate-Related Financial […]