UK ‘cleantech’ firms set for funding boost amid net zero drive, KPMG predicts January 18, 2023 Venture capital investors are turning their gaze towards the UK’s so-called cleantech sector this year as net zero targets move closer, analysts from KPMG have predicted. Last year, global venture investment slumped by almost a third last year as soaring inflation and sharp rate hikes caused investors to turn off the taps following a funding [...]
Carbon Offsets vs Carbon Credits January 18, 2023 | Sponsored Carbon carbon carbon… if you don’t know what it is, I can only imagine you’ve been hibernating under a rock since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and what is now coal was once trees. It’s a hot topic of conversation, just like our current climate, and the increasing number of heatwaves in the UK and across [...]
Revealing differing attitudes to sustainability through how we talk January 18, 2023 | Sponsored Measuring sustainability can be difficult. While companies’ impact on the planet and people is tangible, the metrics to track this impact are harder to define. The sustainability of an organisation is made up of a myriad of business decisions, policies, and programmes which come together to form its impact. In other words, the imprint (be [...]
Do You Have The Other ‘E’ of ESG? January 18, 2023 | Sponsored I believe that intrapreneurship is a huge catalyst for helping you achieve sustainable ESG outcomes. Developing intrapreneurship as part of your ESG strategy will enable your businesses to not only keep up or even surpass your own competitors, but to do so, across diverse customer markets that demand both social and commercial results. Unlocking the [...]
The ‘True Cost’ of NFTs January 16, 2023 | Sponsored Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets that serve as proof of ownership and authenticity of real-world objects like art, in-game items and music. Essentially, NFTs create digital scarcity. They are held on a blockchain, which is a form of distributed ledger that records transactions across a network, similar to a bookkeeping system. Ethereum is [...]
The Electric Vehicle r(EV)olution January 15, 2023 | Sponsored As of 2022, electric vehicles account for more than one in six registrations in the UK. That’s more than the period between 2016 – 2020 combined. And EV’s are here to stay; by 2030, all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans are set to be banned from sale. What’s driving this change? In [...]
FuturePlus joins forces with Diode to simplify the switch to electric vehicles January 14, 2023 | Sponsored FuturePlus, the online sustainability measurement platform, has announced an exciting new sustainability partnership with electric vehicle (EV) technology start-up Diode – which will make switching to EV smarter, easier and more affordable. ‘FuturePlus powered by Diode’ will see the innovative British technology companies work together to provide an easy-to-use solution for organisations to make a [...]
‘Get ESG-ready’ series: What is ESG and why is it relevant now? January 13, 2023 | Sponsored Companies are like citizens, they need to act responsibly and try to do more good than harm. Many of us will have heard of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) and similar ideas such as the ‘Triple Bottom Line’, ‘Corporate Purpose’ and ‘Shared Value’. In practice, many of these ideas were hijacked by marketeers, which meant that [...]
ESGgen partners with UK’s leading business information platform January 13, 2023 | Sponsored ESGgen is delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with Croner-i. This partnership gives ESGgen clients free access to Croner-i tools, resources and industry news on tax, audit & accounting matters. Croner-i subscribers also get exclusive discounts on ESGgen services. Croner-i is the UK’s leading business information platform helping companies and accountancy firms comply with the [...]
Omnevue partners with UK’s largest vehicle fleet January 13, 2023 | Sponsored Omnevue is delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with the BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association). Under this partnership BVRLA members will benefit from an exclusive discount on ESGgen services. The BVRLA represents a combined fleet of four million cars, vans and trucks – one-in-ten of all vehicles on UK roads – and is [...]