Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Implementing green travel policies that prioritize sustainability while remaining affordable and efficient is possible. To learn more about remote work and why it matters to your business, read Green Business Bureau’s “The Sustainability Benefits of Remote Work.”. Choose green hotels. REDUCE WORK TRAVEL.

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Business Green

JUNE 9, 2021

Just a few days left to submit an entry for the UK's most prestigious green business awards and be in with a chance of attending this year's gala awards ceremony. For over a decade the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards have been a wonderful celebration of the green economy and its myriad strengths," said BusinessGreen editor James Murray. "For

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2024

Check out all the finalists for the UK's most prestigious green business awards BusinessGreen has today announced the finalists for the UK Green Business Awards 2024, the UK's most prestigious celebration of the best of the green economy.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The English translation, called Slow Down , was just released last month.) “I think one of the reasons why people like the idea so much is because, in a capitalist economy, people work a lot ,” Hu said. The vision It’s a five-minute bike ride to the train station. The rest of the week is ours to enjoy.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

NatWest said it had identified firms worth £1.4bn of its financing required a ‘Climate Transition Plan' in order to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement, and that as a result of these findings it had opted to retain £500m of its lending to these businesses. Oil and gas lending now makes up just 0.7

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Inaugural UK sovereign green bond attracts huge investor demand, with second retail savings bond set to launch in October. The Treasury said the green gilt was both the largest inaugural green issuance by any sovereign, while also attracting the largest ever order book for a sovereign green transaction.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

RBS is to place driving the low carbon transition at the forefront of its banking activity, today setting its sights on becoming 'climate positive' across its own operations by 2025 and to "at least halve" the climate impact of its financial activities by 2030. The way people live their lives has changed," said Rose.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2022

Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary hails the social and economic virtues of the net zero transition at last night's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. The OBR report] says that delaying by a decade doubles the cost of the transition as we lock in high carbon choices," Miliband said. "And Now, of course, fossil fuels are not the answer.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

We are delighted to unveil today's list of finalists, all of which really are at the forefront of the UK's burgeoning green economy and its transition to a net zero and sustainable economy," said BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray. "We BBC Studios - Bridgewater House Relocation GPE - 50 Finsbury Square Grid 2.0

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In this week’s Smart Energy Finances, successfully issued green and sustainability bonds for German TSO 50Hertz and power management company Eaton take the lead within a challenging market environment. 50Hertz receives second green bond of €750 million. 50Hertz receives second green bond of €750 million.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Just a few hours left to submit your entry for the UK's most prestigious green business awards. The deadline for entries for this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards falls at 5pm this evening, giving top green businesses, sustainability executives, entrepreneurs, campaigners, and investors just a few more hours to finalise their submissions.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

Cross party Environmental Justice Commission sets out demands for 'faster, further and fairer' net zero transition. The wide-ranging report urges the UK to strengthen its climate action efforts in order to spur wider international action ahead of the crucial COP26 summit next year.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

However, experts have warned that "time is of the essence" and EU legislators must move quickly to develop its Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) - which would clarify what counts as a 'green' investment - for the bloc's remaining environmental objectives.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Source: pexels.com/@shvets-production. With the recent climate changes, living a sustainable lifestyle is the way to go. Every effort is made to make the world a better place to live. If you’re not sure where to start, here are five tips to be more environmentally conscious. It’s critical to save water whenever possible. Make the 3Rs a Habit.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2021

The government's oft-trumpeted 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution unveiled late last year was welcome, but lacks the detail needed to enable firms to invest in clean technologies and infrastructure with confidence, Danker will say, arguing that concrete strategies are urgently needed to unleash the necessary levels of investment.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks to go to the UK's most prestigious green business awards. The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards aims to showcase and celebrate the very best of the green economy, and that includes the pioneering work of our charity partners," said BusinessGreen editor James Murray.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2021

Recent analysis from the Green Alliance estimated an annual shortfall of £11.4bn "across transport, buildings, circular economy and natural infrastructure", a gap that the British think tank forecasts will soon exceed £13.5bn. But amid the pronouncements and declarations of intent, a number of inconvenient truths remain.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Leading green economy figures offer their candid views on what net zero means to them ahead of the Net Zero Festival 2021. Green Alliance's Net Zero Policy Trackers will continue to monitor UK government policies and spending commitments and the extent to which it's on track to meet its net zero commitments.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

has called on the German government to intervene to keep down the costs of renewable electricity and “fast-track” the energy transition. The CEO of German utility giant E.ON Any shortfall in that support should be covered by federal funding, including proceeds from the new carbon tax, Teyssen said Tuesday.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

A vocal advocate of free-market economics, during her campaign Truss called solar farms on agricultural land “depressing” and on Sunday claimed “gas is a very important transition fuel” to help reach net zero. Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer described Truss’s appointment as “a disaster for the UK, and the climate” on Twitter.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Civil servants then dutifully run off to try and find anything on the statute book that is genuinely outdated or counter productive, only to return several months later having found next to nothing that can be cut without serious economic, environmental, and/or legal consequences, as well as likely political uproar.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. Climate impacts 2. Climate action 4.

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

And today we are delighted to announce the finalists for the UK's largest and most prestigious green business awards. But the result is arguably our strongest set of finalists to date following a year that has brought myriad challenges for the green economy. Green Infrastructure Project of the Year. Anthesis Group.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

All rights reserved 2018). A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. Over time, water is warmed to around 12-20°C.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Building on the foundations of past conferences, especially Paris, to create a zero-carbon economy which will benefit our children and grandchildren. ??. In Glasgow, the world must ramp up momentum towards a zero-carbon economy. And, of course, this transition must be fair and inclusive, leaving no-one behind.??

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

MPs on Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have today provided a withering assessment of the government's Net Zero Strategy, claiming the UK still has no clear plan for how the transition is to be funded, nor how much decarbonising the economy could cost consumers and businesses.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

It is one of the most important, and yet under-reported aspects, of the net zero transition – how are the world’s supply chains responding to surging demand for the commodities needed to decarbonise the global economy? The net zero transition faces myriad challenges. The financial challenge of funding them.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Hosted in partnership with National Grid, new virtual conference on October 12th to explore how to build the skills base for the net zero transition. The net zero transition will reshape every industry and every part of the economy, and the skills base will have to evolve accordingly," said BusinessGreen editor-in-chief James Murray.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2021

As a result there will be a temptation from some quarters to start trying to 'balance the books' by cutting investment and support, as well as raising taxes. A provision of stable, long-term funding options for businesses looking to transition to net zero is also a necessity.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The Committee on Climate Change has today set out its detailed green recovery recommendations – here is BusinessGreen's need-to-know guide. The evidence that ambitious climate policies can boost the damaged economy while laying the foundations for long term competitiveness and climate resilience is becoming more compelling by the year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Ahead of the Prime Minister's promised new green recovery package, a new report from the business advocacy group outlines a raft of near-term policy interventions that could put the UK on track to reaching net zero emissions. The gap between the government's net zero rhetoric and its policy agenda remains.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 26, 2022

Over the 20 years I’ve worked at the intersection of business and society, I’ve seen many terms applied to this part of the business agenda: compliance, eco-efficiency, corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing, green, clean, sustainability, regenerative, net zero, net positive, and many more. 144,000 impressions.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Happy Earth Day 2021!

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak declared a "new age of optimism" as he pledged to invest in infrastructure, innovation and skills in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a Budget speech today that was otherwise notable by its relative scarcity of support for the UK's net zero transition.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

New York sustainability: Urban sustainability that supports the green business. For the purpose-driven business operating within the New York district, this Green Business Bureau article looks at the New York sustainability agenda to detail the developments this city is championing to achieve urban sustainability. The results are in!

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak served up a host of green infrastructure and financial measures, but has kicked many key issues down the road. The entire political spectrum wants to see a 'green recovery'. If we want a better future economy, we have to make it happen," he said. "We Ahead of yesterday's Budget, anticipation was high.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2021

The impact of this step will be far greater if we can bring the world with us, and so our desire to support a clean and just energy transition is central to my discussions on the road to COP26.". "The Currently, there are just three operational coal power plants in the UK, and all are expected to be decommissioned by October 2024.

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