Business 11 Aug 2016

How do I futureproof my business for sustainable, long-term value?

Joe Mayne 3 Min Reading Time
The climate is changing, and will continue to change, as a result of increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Regardless of how quickly we reduce our emissions, a certain amount of change is now inevitable, and there will be implications for society and the businesses that serve it. Clearly, the faster we can cut emissions ...
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Business 4 Aug 2016

How do I differentiate my business from my competitors?

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
My children are wonderfully obsessed by Albert Einstein and, in particular, his amazing array of inventions. “How could he have known about helicopters?” they squeak in delight to which I answer “Because he was happy to be different”. Of course this suits me as I encourage them, at an age when there is huge peer ...
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Avoided Emissions 26 Jul 2016

How do I make my business more resource efficient AND save money?

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
Regardless of the recent changes in government and cabinet positions, the UK government has recently put into force binding legislation that pledges to reduce its carbon emissions by 57% from 1990 levels by 2030. These are bold and important targets if we are to meet our Paris COP 21 commitments and keep warming below 2 ...
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Carbon Reporting 21 Jul 2016

How do I report information that meets stakeholder needs?

Catherine Radojcin 4 Min Reading Time
Many of us in the sustainability sector are in the middle of a busy sustainability and carbon reporting cycle be it for regulatory purposes – such as the CRC, MGHGR or one of numerous disclosure and ranking schemes – such as DJSI, FTSE4Good, GRESB, CDP, or perhaps for our own public reporting purposes. For many ...
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Business 12 Jul 2016

How do I build a business case that will kick start sustainability in my business?

Catherine Radojcin 3 Min Reading Time
When discussing strategy and sustainability there is, I think, a danger of lapsing into what one of my colleagues affectionately calls “management dude speak”. However, done well, a strategic approach should help manage risks and make the most of opportunities. Here we expand on some of these themes and whilst aiming to keep the dude ...
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low-carbon 6 Jul 2016

The shift to low-carbon investment

Rachel Hunter 3 Min Reading Time
Earlier this year, Peabody Coal, the largest private sector coal company in the world, filed for bankruptcy amidst falling global coal prices. Peabody Coal is one of five coal companies that have sought bankruptcy since 2011. Financial analysts have attributed what’s happening in the coal sector in part to environmental causes – more stringent legislation ...
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Climate Change 23 Jun 2016

From rats to risk: how climate change is shaping the future

Rachel Hunter 3 Min Reading Time
The media have reported another climate change first. Research carried out by scientists found the Bramble Cay melomys (a small rat native to Australia) has become extinct. But more than the extinction of an entire species, itself a terrible occurrence, the researchers concluded that it ‘probably represents the first recorded mammalian extinction due to anthropogenic ...
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CDP 9 Jun 2016

CDP deadline fast approaching!

Catherine Radojcin 5 Min Reading Time
An interview with one of our expert CDP consultantsTake a look at our interview with CDP expert consultant Suzannah Sherman about how the changes to the scoring methodology have been received and see if she can help you can squeeze those final few points out of your disclosure before the deadline. Does the new scoring ...
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Climate Change 1 Jun 2016

Why climate change adaptation and mitigation matter

Catherine Radojcin 3 Min Reading Time
What does a national shortage of biscuits have to do with climate change? North-West Britain was impacted by significant floods at the end of December 2015 that caused damage and devastation to many homes, businesses and communities. One of the facilities affected by the floods manufactures biscuits. The factory was put out of action due ...
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