Manifest Climate Unpacks the ISSB’s Draft Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Standards

Manifest Climate, a leading climate technology solutions provider, explains how the draft ISSB standards have the potential to become the baseline for corporate reporting around the world.

06 June 2022

University of Cambridge engineers awarded new funding for world’s first zero emissions cement

Three Cambridge engineers, Dr Cyrille Dunant, Dr Pippa Horton and Professor Julian Allwood, have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention of the world’s first emissions-free route to recycle Portland cement.

01 June 2022

Virgin Money launches UK’s first dedicated fund to help farmers move to net zero

Virgin Money has launched a new £200m fund to support farmers in their transition to net zero, by offering lower cost loans that can be used to invest in changes which reduce on-farm emissions.

01 June 2022

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative publishes initial targets for 43 signatories

43 asset managers have disclosed their initial targets for the proportion of assets managed in line with achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner, according to the latest Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative target disclosure report.

01 June 2022

Whitepaper looks at the risk impact of incorporating SDG exposure into portfolios

What can investors expect when building portfolios that incorporate SDGs? A new Qontigo whitepaper compares optimized single SDG, two SDG and all SDG portfolios across a number of different risk-related dimensions.

30 May 2022

Private sector sends powerful message for zero-carbon tech, as key coalition tops 50 members

The First Movers Coalition, a flagship public-private partnership to clean up the most carbon-intensive industry sectors, from heavy industry to long-distance transport, has announced a major expansion to more than 50 corporate members worth about $8.5 trillion and a total of nine leading governments, including the US, covering over 40% of global GDP.

26 May 2022

OVO launches new Tech Academy with aim to tackle climate crisis

OVO will inspire more people to pursue a career related to tackling the climate crisis, as it launches the OVO Tech Academy.

25 May 2022

Isle of Man TT races set to be completely carbon neutral

The Department for Enterprise is making steps to reduce the carbon footprint of this year’s Isle of Man TT Races with the recent appointment of strategic partner, Pozitive Group.

24 May 2022

New funding announced to protect biodiversity in UK overseas territories

Threatened species will benefit from funding from the UK Government to tackle invasive species and strengthen climate change mitigation.

24 May 2022

Urgent action needed to ensure a resilient energy transition amid severe global challenges

A special report on the state of the global energy transition, released by the World Economic Forum indicates that urgent action is required by both private and public sectors to ensure a resilient transition as the world faces the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

20 May 2022

Winners of £60m government competition to develop hydrogen as the superfuel of the future unveiled

HySupply 2 competition winners to receive government funding for innovation in hydrogen supply.

20 May 2022

Pushing the Boundaries of Data Centre Sustainability

Read the new blog from Kao Data on pushing the boundaries of data centre sustainability.

18 May 2022

12 leading UK pension funds to collaborate in support of climate transition in emerging markets

A group of 12 leading UK pension funds convened by the Church of England Pensions Board, representing £400bn assets under management and working on behalf of over 18 million members, will jointly consider how to support the climate transition in emerging markets.

17 May 2022

Vodafone agrees 10 year solar PPA to secure clean and affordable energy

Vodafone and Centrica have announced the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with MYTILINEOS S.A for the output from three solar farms under construction in England, with a total capacity of 110MW.

13 May 2022

Sustainable bond issuance to be flat in 2022 amid market headwinds

A new report from Moody's ESG solutions finds sustainable bond issuance will be flat in 2022 amid market headwinds.

13 May 2022

Clara-Pensions commits to Net Zero investment emissions

Clara-Pensions, the member-first consolidator for defined benefit pension schemes announced a commitment to ensure its investment portfolio has net zero emissions by 2050.

12 May 2022

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