If we keep building new offices from the ground up, we will miss our climate goals November 27, 2023 Due to the emissions caused by new builds, the City Corporation is now moving towards a “retrofit first” approach, where reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings, structure and materials must be given serious consideration.
Regulation or Innovation? The Driving Forces of Change in Sustainable Finance November 22, 2023 | Sponsored Who wields the greatest influence— legislators, businesses, or consumers? As part of a joint research project, FuturePlus and Relative Insights have published an exploration into the forces that propel societal change. With a focus on the finance industry’s relationship to sustainability, we delve into the escalating interest exhibited by venture capital (VC) and private equity [...]
Sustainable or Suspect November 22, 2023 | Sponsored Investors worldwide are increasingly questioning the reliability of companies’ sustainability performance metrics, with a growing wariness of potential greenwashing tactics. A recent Global Investors Survey by PwC discovered a consensus among 94% of investors, that corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims (an increase from last year). Yet investors continue to deem sustainability as [...]
Vemi Ventures at UN Habitat World Cities Day: Shaping the Future of Urban Sustainability November 21, 2023 | Sponsored Author – Hasan Raza The UN Habitat World Cities Day 2023 took place in Istanbul this year, bringing together visionaries and leaders in urban development from across the globe. Vemi Ventures was honoured to be invited to participate in discussions about charting a new course in sustainable financing for cities and urban centres. Vemi Ventures: [...]
Life in the Fast (Food) Lane November 20, 2023 | Sponsored Integrum ESG’s sentiment tracker flagged a spike in negative sentiment for Deliveroo – here’s a quick summary of what we saw: A short summary Last week, a 17-year-old tragically died in a motorbike accident. This occurred while he was delivering food on a borrowed motorbike, using an illegally rented rider account from an ‘approved’ Deliveroo [...]
It would be senseless to delay a tax supported by greenies and the steel industry November 16, 2023 Implausible though it sounds, businesses in Britain are clamouring for a new tax this Autumn Statement. Even more unlikely, both heavy industry and environmentalists are aligned in wanting it. That’s right, the unsexily-titled carbon border adjustment mechanism (which parades around the punchy acronym CBAM) has managed a feat few thought possible: the union of greenies [...]
Boost Your Business’s Finances With EV Charging November 15, 2023 | Sponsored Britain is home to a wealth of innovative and forward-thinking businesses that are here to recognise the importance of moving towards a greener future. With 5.5 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the country, leading energy company Scottish Power has launched new advice to support businesses through this transition by adopting green technologies that [...]
The Interplay of Influence: How NGO Campaigns Shape Reputations and Regulations November 14, 2023 | Sponsored At SIGWATCH, a leading consultancy and data provider on global activism, we understand that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are potent forces and important stakeholders in shaping corporate reputations and driving regulatory changes however, they are a neglected force by corporates and need to be engaged with meaningfully. Campaigns are designed to bring issues to the fore, [...]
Activism and COP28: What We Know and What to Expect November 13, 2023 | Sponsored Another year, another COP. Every year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change organises the COP – a global climate summit. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the 2015 Paris Agreement and the 2014 Lima Call for Action are important climate commitments formulated and agreed upon at respective COPs. One hopes COP28 is no different. Generally, [...]
Covid Start Up GFA Exchange Named In The UK’s FINTECH50 November 10, 2023 | Sponsored BIRMINGHAM, November 9th 2023 – GFA Exchange, the pioneering fintech startup launched during the pandemic, is proud to announce its selection as one of The Fintech50 for 2023 by BusinessCloud. This prestigious recognition places GFA Exchange within the coveted top 20 most innovative financial technology creators in the United Kingdom. Joel Blake OBE, Founder & [...]