Beta framework on nature-related risk management released
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released the first beta version of its nature-related risk-management and disclosure framework.
Described as the first integrated...
Scotland is not yet climate ready, CCC says
Scotland’s climate is changing but action to adapt to critical impacts such as wetter winters and rising sea levels has stalled, posing risks to...
Destruction of unsold goods could be banned in Scotland
The destruction of unsold, durable goods could be banned as part of plans to reduce waste, Circular Economy Minister Lorna Slater has announced.
Proposals for...
CMA publishes environmental sustainability advice to government
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published advice on how competition and consumer laws can help meet the UK's environmental goals, and has...
Environment Agency announces changes to abstraction charges
Businesses, including water companies and farmers, must hold a licence to abstract more than 20 cubic metres of water a day from a river,...
Northern Ireland’s new climate change bill aims for net zero by 2050
Northern Ireland’s first ever Climate Change Bill is on its way of becoming a law after passing its Final Stage in the Assembly.
The Climate...
Economic strategy prioritises collaboration to ensure skills for new green workforce
Net zero transition plays a role in Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
This Strategy sets out how public, private and third sector partnerships can...
European Commission outlines plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels ‘well before’...
The European Commission has proposed an outline of a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels 'well before' 2030, starting with gas,...
Minister for Women launches initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women
Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott, has launched two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women as the country recovers from the COVID-19...
More than half of UK pension funds investing in people and planet, survey finds
A survey of UK pension funds, representing total assets under management of c£150bn, reveals that just over 50% hold some form of impact investment...
