Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

The Treasury has this morning launched a consultation on proposed reforms to the Solvency II regulatory framework for insurance companies, arguing changes to current rules could unleash "tens of billions" of pounds of investment in green infrastrucutre projects across the UK.

Investment 36

Investment Government Law Sustainability 36

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When paired with Planet’s full suite of daily, global monitoring data and analytics solutions, Pelican will enable powerful new insights that drive unparalleled awareness and decision making for our users working in government, sustainability, finance, insurance, and more. Fusion with SAR.

Energy Monitor 141

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Health 141

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. The Sydney, Australia-based company has received a AU$10 million ($6.4

Business Energy Monitoring 69

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Resilience 69

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

Just last week, Australian fast charger company Tritium secured a $45 million debt private placement from the investment arm of U.S. health insurance company Cigna. The current drop in oil prices, which lowers the cost of filling up a gas tank, has not shifted the outlook for the 111-year-old oil company, he noted.

Building Energy Monitoring 130

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 130

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 20, 2022

The environment category addresses the environmental risks a company might face. Social : Social criteria look at a company’s relationships with stakeholders, which include employees, consumers, and investors. ESG is a concept used by investors, giving them a framework to assess a company’s performance and risk.

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Organic Business Energy Monitoring Ethics 148

Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

An individual with green skills has the knowledge to prevent, monitor, or clean up pollution, as well as the capacity to optimize stewardship and conservation of the natural resources that companies use to produce goods and services. And as more companies start taking these steps, they require guidance on what steps will be beneficial.

Climate change 52

Climate change Demand Sustainability Pollution 52

Business Green

MARCH 27, 2022

New public-private partnerships driven by engineering, insurance, and finance sectors are needed to rapidly devise and deliver real climate adaptation and resilience, writes Atkins' Philip Hoare. Finance is by far the biggest barrier to boosting resilience. Removing the funding barrier.

Resilience 38

Resilience Global warming Climate change Investment 38

Business Green

JULY 23, 2020

The IASE benchmarked accreditation scheme is therefore designed to boost both customer and business understanding of ESG issues, while also awarded professionals and companies for socially-conscious behaviour, according to the London-based Association.

Sustainability 77

Sustainability Climate change Investment Innovation 77

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Investment and insurance giant teams up with green groups to study climate and biodiversity impacts on 600 hectares of AXA-owned forest in France.

Biodiversity 38

Biodiversity Resilience Global warming Climate change 38

Grist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Those companies, however, have a little bit of leeway — in order to meet the law’s requirements, instead of fully reducing their emissions, they can buy “carbon offsets.” The California Air Resources Board, or CARB, which oversees the offset program, built in a type of insurance that accounts for risks like fire, disease, and drought.

Carbon 145

Carbon Carbon-neutral Climate change Policy 145

GreenTechMedia

MAY 29, 2020

The unanimous vote came despite scores of public comments in opposition to allowing the company to emerge without higher levels of government control over its safety practices. Gavin Newsom from negotiating a plan that would allow PG&E to remain a private company, albeit one with much greater state oversight. But with $4.75

Law 211

Law Investment Natural gas Power grid 211

Business Green

MARCH 12, 2023

A letter sent this morning to the boards of more than 15,000 companies around the world emphasises the need for the business community to disclose their exposure to climate, deforestation, water security, biodiversity, and - for the first time this year - plastic related risks through the CDP's annual questionnaire.

Plastics 36

Plastics Investment Biodiversity Resilience 36

Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The elimination of Benefit In Kind tax for company car drivers using an electric vehicle has since April driven a boom in EV leasing, according to Octopus Electric Vehicles. It's no wonder then that we are seeing a huge boom, with the number of companies ordering EVs via our salary sacrifice scheme growing five-fold since April.".

Electric vehicle 76

Electric vehicle Fossil fuels Batteries Electricity 76

Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

Aberdeen Standard Investments, Legal & General and the Church of England Pensions Board have today officially signed up to the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA), joining a growing number of financial institutions that have pledged to cut off financing to the coal industry and boost investment in clean energy infrastructure.

Climate change 68

Climate change Government Fossil fuels Investment 68

Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

The Bank of England today kicked off its long-awaited 'stress-test' of the UK financial system to assess the risks posed by climate change, in an exercise designed to help major banks and insurers better prepare for the economic and regulatory disruption that is expected to accompany the transition to net zero emissions.

Policy 75

Policy Climate change Fossil fuels Investment 75

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

According to research by Bain & Company, 98% of corporate transformation programs that declare sustainability as a top priority fail due to a lack of impetus. Step #1: Recruit based on your company’s green values. Green retail culture step #1: Recruit based on your company’s green values.

Retail 148

Retail Sustainability Organic Education 148

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Projects were canceled, investment declined, and companies who couldn’t weather the storm closed up shop. 🎉 Cumulative: Since the start of 2020, ~2,600 climate tech companies have raised $142bn+ of venture funding across 4,156 deals.   Marquee battery companies are diversified across major global markets.

Building Energy Monitoring 144

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 144

Business Green

DECEMBER 15, 2022

CDP's Helen Finlay talks makes the case for why any deal agreed at COP15 should make nature disclosures mandatory at large companies. It is therefore critical that the new GBF contains strong policies that can provide guidance to companies who must tackle these challenges and embed nature into their strategies and governance.

Government 38

Government Biodiversity COP Policy 38

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2021

The proposed decision ( PDF ) released last week is meant to expand demand-side programs to boost grid reliability. It’s also proposing an emergency load reduction program (ELRP), which the CPUC described as “an insurance policy” against future rolling blackouts. What’s in the CPUC’s proposal.

Demand 130

Demand Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 130

Business Green

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Nescafé has unveiled plans to invest one billion Swiss francs - over $1bn - in scaling up regenerative agriculture methods and environmentally sustainable coffee farming worldwide over the coming decade, as part of parent company Nestlé's drive to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Agriculture 71

Agriculture Soil Climate change Biodiversity 71

Business Green

MAY 4, 2020

The modular housing arm of insurance giant Legal & General has secured planning permission to build 154 energy-efficient homes in Selby, North Yorkshire. Legal & General said the modular manufacturing sector, which "could be worth roughly £40bn" once fully mature, could deliver a major boost to the British economy and jobs.

Carbon 79

Carbon Construction Energy Energy 79

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

"Massive investment in these solutions both inside and outside the value chains of investee companies, combined with a drive toward more mature carbon markets, are now critical to achieving the Paris Agreement goals," he said.

Carbon-negative 73

Carbon-negative Investment Carbon Policy 73

Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

And because the costs of renewable energy are falling, they are being joined by thousands of companies, states, regions, cities, insurance and investor coalitions as highlighted by the Net Zero Festival. Collectively these actors now cover nearly 25 per cent of global CO2 emissions and over 50 per cent of GDP.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Pollution Climate change 98

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2021

It's time we recognised the quality that other countries see in the UK, and back ourselves by investing more money into the companies and infrastructure that will drive growth and prosperity across our country," the letter states.

Investment 77

Investment Innovation Government Policy 77

Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

A raft of new flood prevention measures have been unveiled today by the UK government, as part of nationwide strategy designed to boost climate resilience and minimise flood risks through to 2100. As such it commits the government to providing expert advice to infrastructure providers, such as road, rail, water and power companies.

Government 48

Government Resilience Climate change Policy 48

Business Green

JUNE 30, 2022

Shell Aviation and American Express today provided an update on their recently launched piloit project to provide corporate customers with access to SAFs, confirming that insurance giant Aon has become the first customer to sign-up to the project and that discussions are in "advanced stages" with a number of other major corporates.

Aviation 36

Aviation Carbon Blockchain Demand 36

Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

Today has been dubbed 'April cruel day' by The Daily Mirror as households experience a 54 per cent increase in energy bills on the same day as hikes to National Insurance payments and council taxes came into effect. The need for this regulation is clear and we welcome it," he said.

Plastics 73

Plastics Policy Packaging Government 73

Business Green

JUNE 9, 2022

"However, it's clear that thousands of customers were badly let down by electricity network companies, which is why I launched this review to identify and address any failings.". As such Bevan urged insurers to step up investment in climate resilience and adaptation projects, as well as efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. "To

Building Energy Monitoring 36

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Resilience 36

Business Green

APRIL 8, 2020

The Strategy therefore aims to create a strong framework to boost green investment across Europe, increase opportunities for green business and projects, and fully manage and integrate climate and environmental risks in Europe's financial system, it said.

Europe 100

Europe Resilience Carbon-neutral Sustainability 100

Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

However, there are pre-emptive steps companies can take now to bolster the resilience of their physical assets and business models, so as to reduce the risk of having to spend more significant sums on damage control in the future. From that you can basically go and prioritise which locations or assets are more at risk, due to climate change.

Resilience 38

Resilience Climate change Cooling Sea level rise 38

Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2022

Low carbon shipping technology start up Smart Green Shipping (SGS) has received a £5m funding boost to support the development and testing of its FastRig wing sail technology - a fully automated sailing technology that promises to slash emissions merchant ships. in funding from the private sector, as well as a further £1.8m

Technology 36

Technology Incubators Incubators Carbon 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The report warns that a failure to boost climate resilience across the smallholder sector could pose a huge threat to global food security, as these farmers currently grow a third of the world's food.

Agriculture 36

Agriculture Resilience Climate change Organic 36

AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 3, 2018

New Initiative Launched to Help Agri-businesses and Financiers Benchmark and Boost Environmental Performance Across Agricultural Supply Chains – PR. How GV’s Andy Wheeler Invests In The Food Companies Of The Future – Forbes. Contain Inc Launches First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers. AgriFood Commentary.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Blockchain Startups Asia 52

AFN Sustainable Protein

MAY 3, 2018

New Initiative Launched to Help Agri-businesses and Financiers Benchmark and Boost Environmental Performance Across Agricultural Supply Chains – PR. How GV’s Andy Wheeler Invests In The Food Companies Of The Future – Forbes. Contain Inc Launches First Insurance Service for Indoor Farmers. AgriFood Commentary.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Blockchain Startups Asia 52

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In a statement this morning, UK Export Finance (UKEF) said it would ensure that all loans, insurance, and guarantees it issues to businesses would be "entirely carbon neutral by 2050, on a net basis", confirming it would also set "realistic" interim decarbonisation milestones that would guide its transition.

Natural gas 93

Natural gas Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Climate change 93

Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

Such an approach could establish a minimum and maximum price for carbon emissions that would then increase over time, it said, providing companies with a clear incentive to invest in emission reduction efforts. There's a lot more to achieve, but the sector is increasingly on a path to a net zero future.".

Carbon 41

Carbon Carbon-neutral Investment Climate change 41

Grist

JANUARY 24, 2020

If national banks and insurance companies warn the public that fossil fuel reserves are “stranded assets” — that is, resources that no longer have value — companies and people could start withdrawing investments in industries that contribute to climate change en masse, and the flow of money to polluting companies could quickly dry up.

Fossil fuels 75

Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Climate change Education 75