sustainability 14 Feb 2017

What is a sustainability strategy?

Catherine Radojcin 3 Min Reading Time
Derived from ancient Greek, the word strategy refers to a high level plan to achieve a long term goal. If our long term goal is to have zero impact on our climate, how does a sustainability strategy support that?
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Climate neutral 31 Jan 2017

Becoming a climate neutral business

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 2 Min Reading Time
We know that more than ever, companies are taking seriously their impacts on the climate. 2016 research demonstrated that 99 of the largest public companies in the UK are reporting carbon emissions in their annual reports.
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compliance 19 Jan 2017

Non-Financial Reporting for 2017 – what you need to know

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 3 Min Reading Time
The 2017/18 financial year will see the first year of reporting under the EU Non-Financial Reporting (NFR) Directive, which was implemented into UK law as the ‘The Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Non-Financial Reporting) Regulations 2016’, effective January 1st 2017.
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Climate Change 9 Jan 2017

Three areas of focus for business and sustainability during 2017

Rachel Hunter 4 Min Reading Time
I’ve not set resolutions this year. However, this year I have decided that I’d like to not take certain things with me into 2017. I’d like to leave the negative aspects of 2016 behind and focus on the now. This particularly resonates for me when I think about climate change. So much was achieved in ...
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Climate Risk 14 Dec 2016

Making climate change risk more mainstream

Rachel Hunter 2 Min Reading Time
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has today recommended through its Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) that companies based in G20 nations adopt a range of best practices to report on environmental risks. The group was set up by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney in his role as head of the FSB.
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Scope 3 7 Dec 2016

Good value chain: overcoming the challenge of collecting Scope 3 emissions

Rachel Hunter 4 Min Reading Time
Measuring Scope 1 and 2 emissions is standard practice for many companies. Our research into the sustainability reporting performance of the FTSE 100 found only one company not providing this information publicly. In the context of stakeholder demand and the need to manage business risk, companies are increasingly looking to understand emissions in their value ...
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COP 1 Dec 2016

8 things you need to know about COP 22

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 3 Min Reading Time
Climate change negotiations are a little like Moroccan tea. It begins with the spectacle of serving the tea, pouring from a hight to aerate it to create a thin layer of frothy bubbles. After that, there is a longer phase, which requires patience as the tea cools and becomes drinkable.
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Sustainable Development Goals 23 Nov 2016

Sustainable Development Goals: what’s the role for business?

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 3 Min Reading Time
Leading businesses are engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to focus their environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts. This helps ensure that they continue to play a part in building a more resilient world through economic growth and opportunity while also addressing social and environmental need.
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low-carbon 16 Nov 2016

Beyond emissions in the transition to low carbon

Joe (ATOS ADMIN) 3 Min Reading Time
World leaders are into the second week at COP 22 in Marrakech, ‘writing the rule book’ on how to achieve the commitments to climate action laid out at Paris in 2015. As it stands, 110 parties out of 197 have ratified their commitment, showing world unification at a time where collation seems sparse. The global ...
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