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Critical insights for the C suite- the need to know trends and topics in an easy to digest format.

Unlocking green growth: $789 billion remains untapped, with less than 3% of the world’s SMEs accessing green finance opportunities
December 3, 2024
Unlocking green growth: $789 billion remains untapped, with less than 3% of the world’s SMEs accessing green finance opportunities
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Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Digital Product Passports: Key Steps for Fashion Companies
November 28, 2024
Overcoming Challenges in Implementing Digital Product Passports: Key Steps for Fashion Companies
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EV battery giant Northvolt files for bankruptcy, denting European hopes for homegrown production
November 26, 2024
EV battery giant Northvolt files for bankruptcy, denting European hopes for homegrown production
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Unlocking Global Potential: Strategic Business Implications of Digital Product Passports for Fashion Brands
November 21, 2024
Unlocking Global Potential: Strategic Business Implications of Digital Product Passports for Fashion Brands
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Week one at COP29: Finance talks remain deadlocked amidst calls for an overhaul, with the summit unable to “deliver the change required”
November 19, 2024
Week one at COP29: Finance talks remain deadlocked amidst calls for an overhaul, with the summit unable to “deliver the change required”
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Advancing the Circular Economy: The Role of the Digital Product Passport in the EU's Ecodesign Strategy
November 14, 2024
Advancing the Circular Economy: The Role of the Digital Product Passport in the EU's Ecodesign Strategy
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ZCA Expert interviews: Unlocking the challenges of supply chain traceability & Digital Product Passports with Circulor
November 8, 2024
ZCA Expert interviews: Unlocking the challenges of supply chain traceability & Digital Product Passports with Circulor
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Kering named as the first fashion brand to adopt science-based nature targets
November 5, 2024
Kering named as the first fashion brand to adopt science-based nature targets
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A quarter of the world’s crops are grown in regions facing unreliable or highly stressed water supplies
October 31, 2024
A quarter of the world’s crops are grown in regions facing unreliable or highly stressed water supplies
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While the global green bonds market continues to gather pace, is the UK’s green debt at risk of turning brown?
October 29, 2024
While the global green bonds market continues to gather pace, is the UK’s green debt at risk of turning brown?
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Project Mercury: Octopus Energy announces new global consortium to set standards for the integration of clean technologies
October 22, 2024
Project Mercury: Octopus Energy announces new global consortium to set standards for the integration of clean technologies
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Closing the nature finance gap: IEMA delivers guidance to inform and equip businesses on the TNFD framework
October 17, 2024
Closing the nature finance gap: IEMA delivers guidance to inform and equip businesses on the TNFD framework
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New Microsoft deal could see notorious nuclear plant restarted, as AI energy demands soar
October 10, 2024
New Microsoft deal could see notorious nuclear plant restarted, as AI energy demands soar
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The EU’s delay to EUDR described as ‘throwing a fire extinguisher out of the window of a burning building’
October 8, 2024
The EU’s delay to EUDR described as ‘throwing a fire extinguisher out of the window of a burning building’
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2024 Net Zero Stocktake reveals that more than 40% of major companies, cities and regions lack emissions reduction targets
October 1, 2024
2024 Net Zero Stocktake reveals that more than 40% of major companies, cities and regions lack emissions reduction targets
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The Global South is seeing more than $600 billion squeezed from public finances per annum, with “climate-wrecking” fossil fuel companies the beneficiaries
September 26, 2024
The Global South is seeing more than $600 billion squeezed from public finances per annum, with “climate-wrecking” fossil fuel companies the beneficiaries
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Big Tech under pressure to address concerns over water stewardship, as soaring AI demand leaves data centres ‘thirsty’
September 24, 2024
Big Tech under pressure to address concerns over water stewardship, as soaring AI demand leaves data centres ‘thirsty’
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More than 500 investors & financial institutions worth a combined $29 trillion sign a new Global Investor Statement, urging a ‘whole-of-government approach’ in tackling the climate crisis
September 19, 2024
More than 500 investors & financial institutions worth a combined $29 trillion sign a new Global Investor Statement, urging a ‘whole-of-government approach’ in tackling the climate crisis
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A staggering 220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be generated this year as ‘overshoot day’ is passed on 5th September
September 10, 2024
A staggering 220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be generated this year as ‘overshoot day’ is passed on 5th September
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Record-breaking CfD auction held, with 131 green energy projects announced for the UK
September 5, 2024
Record-breaking CfD auction held, with 131 green energy projects announced for the UK
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Ahead of London Fashion Week, British brands have been accused of failing to act on the climate crisis
September 3, 2024
Ahead of London Fashion Week, British brands have been accused of failing to act on the climate crisis
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Sainsbury’s and the Woodland Trust set to launch a new agroforestry scheme
August 29, 2024
Sainsbury’s and the Woodland Trust set to launch a new agroforestry scheme
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BlackRock support for shareholder ESG resolutions hits an all-time low
August 27, 2024
BlackRock support for shareholder ESG resolutions hits an all-time low
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Global shift to wind power ‘lacks ambition’ with world set to fall short of renewables targets
August 22, 2024
Global shift to wind power ‘lacks ambition’ with world set to fall short of renewables targets
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UK consumers keen to buy climate positive products, new survey finds
August 20, 2024
UK consumers keen to buy climate positive products, new survey finds
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UK’s Royal Mint turns e-waste into gold: New extraction facility opens in Wales
August 13, 2024
UK’s Royal Mint turns e-waste into gold: New extraction facility opens in Wales
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Major brands are failing to say what fuels fashion, with new research urging companies to invest 2% of their annual revenue in support of a ‘just transition’
August 8, 2024
Major brands are failing to say what fuels fashion, with new research urging companies to invest 2% of their annual revenue in support of a ‘just transition’
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Paris 2024: The most sustainability-focused Olympic Games yet?
July 30, 2024
Paris 2024: The most sustainability-focused Olympic Games yet?
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A first for the automotive industry, as Pirelli set to supply JLR with FSC-certified tyres
July 25, 2024
A first for the automotive industry, as Pirelli set to supply JLR with FSC-certified tyres
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Big Tech looks to tackle scope 3 emissions through use of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as data centre demand surges
July 23, 2024
Big Tech looks to tackle scope 3 emissions through use of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as data centre demand surges
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Kings Speech: Housebuilding, a clean energy drive, and grid-infrastructure build-out to form an integral part of the new Labour Government's plans
July 18, 2024
Kings Speech: Housebuilding, a clean energy drive, and grid-infrastructure build-out to form an integral part of the new Labour Government's plans
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies are required to tackle mounting textile waste, argues the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
July 16, 2024
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies are required to tackle mounting textile waste, argues the Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Global survey reveals that MSMEs show broad support for an ‘ambitious and legally binding plastics treaty’
July 11, 2024
Global survey reveals that MSMEs show broad support for an ‘ambitious and legally binding plastics treaty’
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Climate litigation cases continue to rise, as corporations taken to task on their green claims
July 2, 2024
Climate litigation cases continue to rise, as corporations taken to task on their green claims
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Broken promises on plastics: New research gives almost half of the world’s most valuable companies an ‘F’ grade on their efforts to tackle plastic pollution
June 26, 2024
Broken promises on plastics: New research gives almost half of the world’s most valuable companies an ‘F’ grade on their efforts to tackle plastic pollution
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Kicking the can down the road: U.S. Plastics Pact delays reduction targets by 5 years, pushing them back to 2030
June 19, 2024
Kicking the can down the road: U.S. Plastics Pact delays reduction targets by 5 years, pushing them back to 2030
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Industry leaders Mondra & Manufacture 2030 announce a new partnership to streamline carbon reporting in the grocery sector
June 13, 2024
Industry leaders Mondra & Manufacture 2030 announce a new partnership to streamline carbon reporting in the grocery sector
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Carbon markets have been mired in controversy, now the Biden Administration has drawn up 7 new principles to restore trust
June 11, 2024
Carbon markets have been mired in controversy, now the Biden Administration has drawn up 7 new principles to restore trust
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Founding members of eFREIGHT 2030 announced as the sector looks to accelerate the decarbonise of freight
June 6, 2024
Founding members of eFREIGHT 2030 announced as the sector looks to accelerate the decarbonise of freight
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Plans for a ‘Skills passport’ revealed, as energy leaders seek to address a looming gap in requirements
June 4, 2024
Plans for a ‘Skills passport’ revealed, as energy leaders seek to address a looming gap in requirements
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