Awards announced for Square Mile’s green champions February 22, 2024 The Clean City Awards – organised by Canada Corporation – celebrated its 30th anniversary this year
Heat Heroes: Eleni Myrivili’s Inspiring Legacy from COP28 Paves the Way for Urban Resilience February 22, 2024 In an impassioned dialogue with Eleni Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer, UN Habitat & Arsht-Rock, delves into the core of her mandate and the fervent efforts she leads to address the critical issue of extreme heat in our cities. A Mandate To Elevate: Ground Zero For Extreme Heat Events Myrivili, as the Global Chief Heat [...]
Stellantis: Vauxhall and Peugeot owner to make electric vans in Luton, securing 1,500 jobs February 22, 2024 Stellantis, the owner of car brands such as Vauxhall and Peugeot, is to start manufacturing electric vans at its historic Luton plant from 2025 in a move which will safeguard around 1,500 jobs.
Letter to the editor: Confessions of a corporate jargon user February 22, 2024 Thanks for your hilarious corporate jargon column! My colleagues and I find it particularly relevant (and triggering) due to our profession.
Gresham House launches £301m biodiversity credit fund February 19, 2024 It will invest in 'habitat banks', which are plots of land ranging from 10 to over 500 hectares, where changes to land management are expected to improve biodiversity.
Orsted troubles show the wind sector might not grow as quickly as expected February 19, 2024 Wind power has long been front and centre of the UK’s green transition over the last few years, with wind farms being rolled out in the UK’s surrounding seas. The clean-energy industry, in particular wind, has boomed and worked on the broad assumption that costs will only come down in the future. But Orsted’s latest [...]
Macquarie explores cutting stake in Cadent as gas network prepares for net zero transition February 18, 2024 Australian asset manager Macquarie is exploring a sale of part of its stake in Cadent alongside another shareholder worth a combined £1.3bn as the UK gas network readies for the renewable energy transition.
COP28: All you Need to Know About the Loss & Damage Fund February 13, 2024 | Sponsored It comes as no surprise that the very first day of COP28 saw progress on the Loss & Damage Fund (LDF), with several Global North nations and the EU pledging around $600M. But while some may hope to frame this early visible progress as a solid success for COP and climate justice, for campaigning groups, [...]
Explained: Why Activists are Influential Stakeholders for International Organisations February 13, 2024 | Sponsored Many don’t realise that activists don’t just target companies, they also praise, criticise, and pressure International Organisations. While campaigning targeting companies leverages corporate reputation, regulation, and consumer behaviour, campaigning concerning IOs generally aims to: SIGWATCH data shows that the UN is the most frequently mentioned multilateral organisation, mainly because of the wide range of contexts [...]
Does COP28 Sound Like Old News to You? It Shouldn’t February 13, 2024 | Sponsored COP28 is still relevant, and it would be a mistake to forget it. While the frenzy around COPs may arise speedily and die down just as fast among most stakeholder groups, their impact is far reaching – they set the tone for the year ahead, and lay the foundations for the years after that. They [...]