Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Sales and Marketing, including business travel, printing of marketing materials, shipping, packaging and sustainability evangelism.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

The proposed stimulus package calls for a "renovation wave" of buildings and infrastructure in support of the Green Deal, as well as investments in circular economy efforts, renewable energy projects, clean hydrogen infrastructure, green transport networks, and an enhanced Just Transition Fund for workers.

Investment 99

Investment Packaging Carbon-neutral Europe 99

Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Prime Minister says commitment to net zero transition is 'undiminished' and tells MPs the aviation sector should look to curb CO2 emissions once flights resume, as pressure mounts on EU for green stimulus package. To date, more than 1.2

Carbon 100

Carbon Investment Carbon-neutral Aviation 100

Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Rising fossil fuel costs have focused attention on energy security and energy resilience like never before, leading to greater awareness and understanding about fuel and energy sources. The policies needed to drive 'greener' heating across Europe. The policies that could drive UK heat pump uptake.

Resilience 76

Resilience Fossil fuels Energy Energy 76

Business Green

JUNE 27, 2022

Policies aiming to address both the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis promise better long-term economic and societal outcomes for the UK than either a business-as-usual strategy or alternative plans for tackling soaring inflation, a fresh analysis published today has concluded.

Policy 54

Policy Government Climate change Demand 54

Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2020

A group of moderate Conservative MPs has served up a raft of policy recommendations designed to help deliver on the Prime Minister's pledge to "build back greener" from the Covid-19 recession, including proposals to bring forward the petrol and diesel car sale ban to 2030, plant tens of thousands of trees, and create a domestic carbon tax.

Policy 87

Policy Fossil fuels Carbon Packaging 87

Business Green

APRIL 14, 2021

UK leads the way as Europe's onshore and offshore wind sector sees investment grow 70 per cent, despite Covid-19 disruption. However, France and Germany saw the most investment in new onshore wind capacity. But the right policies are missing, notably on the permitting of new farms where rules and procedures are too complex.

Europe 94

Europe Investment Construction Wind power 94

Business Green

MAY 17, 2021

The water industry is working on plans for a £2.8bn 'green recovery' investment programme, which will see it fast track a host of environmental improvement projects designed to improve water quality, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and enhance flood resilience.

Building Energy Monitoring 74

Building Energy Monitoring Investment Energy Monitor Government 74

Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

The Aldersgate Group's Josie Murdoch assesses the policy action needed from government to accelerate progress on green finance in the UK. Following this, the Aldersgate Group recommends a range of policies to properly green the UK's finance system. 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for green finance.

Policy 76

Policy Government Carbon Biodiversity 76

Business Green

JUNE 18, 2020

While many are hearing the need to align immediate spending packages with longer-term goals, the idea of a green recovery is being met with political opposition from many quarters. Countries around the world are facing painful economic decisions as they design their recovery from the damage caused by coronavirus. per cent, with an expected 8.7

Resilience 66

Resilience Europe Carbon-neutral Politics 66

Business Green

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.

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Government Investment Packaging Hydrogen 101

Business Green

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Together with the publication of the Environmental Principles policy statement, the building blocks of the UK's new environmental governance regime has been set. Delivering policy and environmental schemes will be key to drive business and public investment in nature and maximise economic benefits and job creation in environmental sectors.

Policy 36

Policy Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Government 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A group of 45 governments will today promise to take urgent action and mobilise increased investment to protect nature and shift to more sustainable ways of farming at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. If we are to keep the 1.5C

Government 94

Government Carbon Agriculture Biodiversity 94

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

So failure to address one issue is just going to exacerbate the risk of another," said Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and lead author of the nonprofit’s latest set of suggested strategic, operational and policy change actions necessary for the corporate world to meet the warming-mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.

Recycling 458

Recycling Recycling Climate change Sustainability 458

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It is not a specific practice in itself, but an umbrella term that generally implies sustainable approaches to farming that conserve and rehabilitate soils, nature, and watercourses, while increasing biodiversity and climate resilience. Under the heading 'How could we be so stupid?',

Resilience 68

Resilience Agriculture Soil Organic 68

The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This makes it difficult to invest in green practices that may have upfront costs but long-term benefits. But it will require a shift towards eco-friendly practices and policies in various sectors. Through investment, countries can help support renewable energy, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

Sustainability 195

Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Government 195

Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

Campaign group delivers detailed proposals for how government could ensure recovery delivers 'a fairer, greener and more resilient global economy'. By prioritising investments, policies, training and reskilling in clean transport, green energy, homes, and nature restoration we could create hundreds of thousands of new, secure jobs.".

Packaging 92

Packaging Resilience Government Transportation 92

Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

The Club of Rome has urged G20 leaders and other heads of state to work together to implement green recovery packages and fiscal stimulus plans during and after the coronavirus pandemic. International cooperation is paramount to delivering effective post-pandemic policy solutions, it said.

Packaging 85

Packaging Resilience Health Carbon 85

Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

The growing global consensus on the need to build a green recovery from the economic wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been yet further underlined by a set of green policy demands released today to mark World Environment Day by host of influential institutions, including the OECD and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Demand 89

Demand Packaging Resilience Biodiversity 89

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The reports provide clarity on where the world stands in its efforts to mobilise the billions of dollars needed every year to green economies and build resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change. The financial package, of which $2.5

Energy 98

Energy Energy Climate change Investment 98

Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

The government must overhaul public procurement, fiscal and monetary policies to ensure a durable economic recovery that is aligned with the UK's climate goals, according to a comprehensive report published by the Aldersgate Group today.

Resilience 83

Resilience Investment Education Government 83

Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

We are therefore writing to ask that the economic recovery plans you are developing align with the UK's wider goals and deliver a clean, just recovery, that creates quality employment and builds a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient UK economy for the future. Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors.

Resilience 51

Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 51

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Our spring survey showed that over 85 per cent of manufacturers had firm plans to invest in decarbonisation and a quarter had already moved to onsite generation. Only such a package of immediate measures and deep reforms will restore some certainty and enable our manufacturers re-start investing in a better, more resilient future.

Building Energy Monitoring 36

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Policy Energy Monitor 36

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Sustainability Programs. Companies need to get serious about sustainability.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A strategy that includes sustainability is key to building resilience, improving profits, and reducing risk. When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Sustainability Programs. Companies need to get serious about sustainability.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

Reports from CBI, EnergyUK, ECIU, and ScottishPower all hammer home calls for ambitious green recovery package. The government has been inundated with calls from green trade bodies, campaigners and academics for it to deliver a green stimulus package in recent weeks. The consensus keeps building.

Carbon-negative 96

Carbon-negative Packaging Government Resilience 96

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

Packaging 76

Packaging Biodiversity Government Climate change 76

GreenTechMedia

JUNE 25, 2020

government’s official climate change advisory body is calling for fast-tracking investment in early-stage hydrogen infrastructure, as well as prioritizing carbon capture and storage and EV charging infrastructure, as immediate responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The steps that the U.K. Aurora also calls for the U.K. billion) a year.

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Hydrogen Carbon-negative Natural gas Climate change 196

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

Conservationists have urged the government to make nature restoration a key pillar of its forthcoming economic recovery package, claiming it could create thousands of jobs across the country while tackling biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. It remains to be seen what will be included in the government's recovery package.

Packaging 73

Packaging Biodiversity Government Climate change 73

Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

In its most comprehensive assessment of the global energy transition to date, the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) today set out a compelling case for ensuring post-Covid-19 economic stimulus packages align with long-term climate and sustainable development objectives.

Energy 95

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Packaging 95

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

We need companies to make commitments that are specific to how they are addressing their supply chains," says Jessye Waxman, shareholder advocate with Green Century Capital Management, which has so far engaged dozens of businesses encouraging them to improve their "no deforestation" policies and practices. Progress takes root.

Policy 545

Policy Organic Sustainability Agriculture 545

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

What we urgently need to see next is an ambitious implementation of the recovery package focussed on achieving a green and digital transition, with the European Green Deal at its core and an elevated short-term emissions reduction target in its sights," states the letter, which has been signed by 157 corporate leaders and 21 business networks.

Carbon-neutral 91

Carbon-neutral Packaging Carbon Policy 91

AGreenLiving

MAY 29, 2020

The COVID-19 recovery requires a resilient circular economy Jocelyn Bleriot Fri, 05/29/2020 – 01:00 The COVID-19 crisis has disastrous human and economic consequences, revealing our system’s exposure to a variety of risks.

Resilience 36

Resilience Automotive Agriculture Europe 36

Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2022

The Solvency II regime - which is designed to protect insurance policyholders by essentially telling pensions providers where they can and cannot invest - has long been seen as a key target for post-Brexit reform. Success would incentivise tens of billions of pounds of long-term investment and enhance consumer protections.".

Investment 46

Investment Energy Energy Government 46

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Act seeks to strike a balance in the so-called energy trilemma: transitioning the energy sector to net zero in an affordable way for households and businesses while securing resilient supply of energy. Let us have a look below at some of the key areas in which the Act will support private investment.

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy 147

Front And Centered

AUGUST 29, 2022

Overall, climate and environmental justice advocates count somewhere between $17 billion and $44 billion generally heading in the right direction for frontline communities out of a $369 billion energy and environment spending package. This includes a 15% corporate minimum tax, a stock buyback tax, and a methane leakage tax.

Fossil fuels 97

Fossil fuels Law Pollution Resilience 97

Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

That's going to change fundamentally the context for climate policy, and everything else I suspect. Hopes will also be high that ministers and civil servants on Whitehall are now digesting the report's many recommendations ahead of the Treasury's hotly-anticipated economic stimulus package, which is expected to emerge early next month.

Fossil fuels 97

Fossil fuels Policy Government Climate change 97