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. The initiative follows AXA's pledge last year to invest €1.5bn globally into sustainable forest management projects.

Biodiversity 38

Biodiversity Resilience Global warming Climate change 38

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Nature-based urban resilience infrastructure in Milan, Italy. A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind it, Isle Utilities. Technology pilots.

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Resilience Greywater Climate change Technology 130

Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2022

Treasury must be 'the year of climate adaptation', warning that 'worryingly few' infrastructure investors consider impacts of climate change. It warned that climate change considerations needed to be built into all long-term infrastructure plans. We must adapt to the present storm as well as those in the offing.

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Resilience Climate change Investment Biodiversity 77

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Resilience Demand 147

Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Potential of mangoves and seagrass to capture CO2 and support biodiversity to be explored as six marine and coastal projects secure backing from UK Research and Innovation. Research projects aiming to boost biodiversity, capture greenhouse gas emissions and protect coastal environments are among those receiving a share of £9.2m

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Biodiversity Carbon Climate change Sustainability 96

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A scientific paper published in the peer review Journal, Aquatic Conservation says that measures to address climate change and reach the Paris Agreement will not succeed unless the ocean is taken into account. We need to simultaneously address climate change impacts and reduce all cumulative direct and indirect stressors.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Biodiversity Carbon 264

Business Green

JANUARY 12, 2023

Great Britain's trees and woodlands contribute more than £400m a year to the economy through their contribution to flood resilience, new research has calculated. New report from Forest Research examines how trees, woodlands, and forests reduce and slow down rapid run-off that causes flooding.

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Resilience Soil Biodiversity Climate change 96

Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

UKRI offers funding to four major scientific projects across UK exploring net zero cities, agricultural resilience, and biodiversity loss. We rely on the biodiversity of the planet's ecosystem to provide oxygen, pollination of plants, food and much more, making this a crucial time to act.".

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Biodiversity Resilience Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

AUGUST 11, 2020

McCains, the UK's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, has unveiled the 'McCain Potato Farmer Pledge' backed by a £25m investment designed to help its supply chain better manage the impact of both climate change and the coronavirus crisis.

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Resilience Investment Waste Waste 86

Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

A tree planting project in Liverpool and a plan to restore peatlands at the Great Fen in Cambridgeshire are among 50 initiatives sharing in government grants announced today with an eye on unlocking further private investment into nature restoration and climate action across England.

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Biodiversity Government Investment Climate change 71

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Respondents ranked the other most significant obstacles to scaling renewables as follows: market structures and design (75%), supply chain risks (61%), access to capital (48%), lack of investment in grid infrastructure (47%). Access to capital (48%: Funding the energy transition requires an enormous amount of capital.

Biodiversity 278

Biodiversity Policy Fossil fuels Investment 278

Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.

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Biodiversity Climate change Government Fossil fuels 94

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

Report from ShareAction finds that none of the world's 75 largest asset managers have a dedicated biodiversity policy, while many are still underplaying climate risks. Moreover, only 11 per cent of asset managers have policies requiring portfolio companies to mitigate harmful impacts on biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Policy Investment 96

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2022

Elly Pepper, Senior Advocate for NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Cut Carbon Not Forests, says: “Kwasi Kwarteng’s view is part of a growing consensus that burning trees for electricity has been tried and failed on the tests of climate, nature, and affordability. It makes climate change worse, not better.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 287

Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

Would that the same could be said of global biodiversity - or the living natural world to give it its more evocative name and rid it of the emotional distancing that accompanies the dry scientific terminology. Efforts to tackle biodiversity loss enjoy no such luck. Can we develop market-based mechanisms that are genuinely credible?

Biodiversity 80

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Soil Policy 80

Business Green

JUNE 15, 2021

Government's failure to prioritise climate resilience risks undermining UK's ability to meet net zero and biodiversity goals, CCC warns. I think it's really important to reinforce the point that net zero doesn't solve this problem - the climate will go on changing, at least until 2050," she explained.

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Climate change Resilience Government Biodiversity 61

Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

UK government joins Canada as second G7 country to back the ORRAA, which aims to funnel $500m into nature-based ocean climate solutions by 2030. As such, ORRAA aims to drive $500m of investment by 2030 into nature-based solutions to the climate crisis. The members also agreed to strengthen support for ORRAA.

Resilience 95

Resilience Government Investment Biodiversity 95

GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. And mature mangroves can store nearly 1,000 tons of carbon per hectare, thus mitigating climate change while also helping communities adapt. Encourage investment in nature-based solutions.

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Sea level rise Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Climate change 518

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Our data, platforms, and services are powerful tools for addressing critical planetary challenges including climate change, sustainable development, human rights, and humanitarian emergencies. I’m proud to announce that Planet has appointed Andrew Zolli as Planet’s new Chief Impact Officer. .

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Sustainability Investment Climate change Biodiversity 122

Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

Company invests over £500,000 to extend partnership focused on the development of climate-resilient blackcurrant varieties. The new five year research programme aims to explore how new varieties of blackcurrants could better cope with the climatic changes the UK is facing.

Resilience 57

Resilience Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 57

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience in their supply chains against drought and other climate-related risks.

Resilience 84

Resilience Retail Global warming Climate change 84

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds. Yet beyond product innovation, the report warns food firms are not doing nearly enough to build resilience against drought and other climate-related risks.

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Resilience Retail Climate change Innovation 87

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

As the world struggles to combat climate change, the need for a sustainable economy is more urgent than ever. It’s leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions which are affecting our ecosystems and contributing to climate change. Techniques, such as organic farming and biodiversity can make all the difference.

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Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Government 195

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

COP26 President steps up calls for 'clean, inclusive and resilient recovery' that delivers on the goals of the Paris Agreement, as polling reveals huge support for accelerate climate action. We will work together to ensure that the linked challenges of public health, climate change and biodiversity are addressed.".

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Climate change COP Government Resilience 85

Business Green

JUNE 17, 2021

New government-backed bank tasked with tackling climate change and levelling up regional inequalities has formally opened at its Leeds HQ. The UK Infrastructure Bank has opened for business and is ready to start delivering on its twin aims of tackling climate change and supporting regional economic growth, the government has confirmed.

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Investment Climate change Government Biodiversity 100

Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature. You can't put a price on nature, but investing in its recovery can generate a steady return and will make the UK economy more clean and resilient.

Resilience 57

Resilience Investment Biodiversity Government 57

Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

HSBC has announced the birth of an innovative new green approach to asset management, outlining plans to partner with climate change consultancy Pollination Group to create a new investment fund focused on "natural capital". Investing in the resilience of nature is investing in the resilience of the economy," he added.

Investment 67

Investment Biodiversity Resilience Soil 67

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Climate resilience is the theme of this year’s event (29 th May to 4 th June), which aims to inspire the public to help protect the capital’s waterways. Rivers will be vital instruments if we are to tackle more extreme, accelerated and intense periods of drought and flood and manage their impact on people and wildlife.”

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Stormwater Pollution Biodiversity Plastics 246

Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As the focus of the COP26 Climate Summit today turns to 'science, innovation, and gender', the UK has announced plans to spend £165m on projects around the world that aim to tackle gender inequality while at the same time addressing climate change. The event will also feature 'Little Amal', a 3.5

Climate change 38

Climate change Education Resilience Asia 38

Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The biodiversity net-gain requirement is among the most important conservation policy initiatives of the last two decades, argues Environment Bank chairman and founder Professor David Hill CBE. His words apply equally to rebuilding biodiversity as they do to addressing climate change.

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Biodiversity Law Medicine Logistics 50

Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Only in recent years have governments recognised more funding will need to be provided to help developing economies adapt to worsening climate risks, and even then the question of how to mobilised increased investment remains highly contentious. This is a kind of mindset issue, as opposed to a huge investment issue," Limbert said.

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Resilience Climate change Cooling Sea level rise 38

Business Green

JUNE 6, 2023

Report shows nearly two-thirds of UK pension schemes are not invested in natural capital assets Nearly two-thirds of pension funds are not invested in any natural capital assets, even though awareness of biodiversity risks is growing, according to new research from Pensions for Purpose.

Investment 36

Investment Biodiversity Climate change Resilience 36

Business Green

JULY 5, 2022

Charity coalition publishes its first climate risk assessment, examining the impact of climate change across its 400 square mile estate. Charity coalition The Wildlife Trusts has today published a new report which sets out some of the radical steps required to help UK nature adapt to escalating climate impacts.

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Climate change Resilience Government Biodiversity 36

AGreenLiving

MARCH 4, 2021

Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet C.J. Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio. Clouse Thu, 03/04/2021 – 02:11 Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.

Biodiversity 36

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change isn’t a 'side of desk' activity, yet corporate efforts to bolster resilience are failing to keep pace with worsening climate impacts - BusinessGreen Intelligence's latest trend report explores how firms should respond to escalating climate risks "The wolf is at the door," warns Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

Resilience 36

Resilience Climate change Government Agriculture 36

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2022

Covering 71 per cent of our planet's surface, oceans are both vital to sustaining human and natural life on Earth and a key part of tackling the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss. There is an added incentive for seafood companies to act because climate change represents a clear risk to their long-term business.

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Seafood Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 36

Business Green

JULY 18, 2021

That is the conclusion of a major new study today from Chatham House and research specialists Just Economics, which they claim offers the first estimate of its kind of the scale of global investment going towards circular economy initiatives such as recycling infrastructure, repair services, and more sustainable and efficient product design.

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Investment Fashion Automotive Waste 94