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Preparing UK supply chains for extreme climate change

Supply chains are already under significant pressure, but there's more to come. Tony Player, domain principal, supply chain at Anaplan, explores how companies need to prepare for climate change.

By Tony Player, domain principal, supply chain at Anaplan

Startup profile: Tandem Repeat Technologies

Established in 2018, Tandem Repeat Technologies is a Delaware Corporation co-founded by Dr Melik Demirel, Dr Gozde Senel Ayaz and Dr Benjamin Allen. Its advanced technology is used to produce sustainable natural fibres for use in the fashion industry. Read More

By Heather Dinwoodie

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Carbon.Credit launches its exchange for carbon and renewable energy credits

By Felicia Jackson

Aberdeen’s Global E&C strikes deal to develop ‘world first’ clean fuel plant for Royal Air Force

By Energy Voice

Coolset attracts €1.5m for SMEs carbon accounting tool

By Giulia Bottaro

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Research

Sustainability roundup – week in review

24 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

It's been a momentous week for climate action, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its 2023 report, highlighting that there is "a rapidly-closing window of opportunity" to ensure a liveable future for all. It came days before world leaders gathered in New York for the UN 2023 Water Conference.

Markets

BCX completes first carbon credit auction in Malaysia

24 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

Malaysia's Bursa Carbon Exchange completed the nation’s inaugural carbon credit auction on 16 March 2023.

Markets

NER offers performance insurance for nascent recycling technology

23 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

New Energy Risk (NER), a wholly owned division of Paragon Insurance Group, will provide technology performance insurance for adopters of Green Circle’s plastic recycling solution.

Investing

Big differences in ESG integration by asset class: survey

22 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

Private credit and growth equity/venture funds are lagging behind private equity investors on several major ESG fronts, including portfolio engagement and monitoring – even as private market investors continue to embrace ESG.

Technology

Calculating the emissions reduction potential of future climate tech

22 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

In partnership with ESG advisory and software company Rho Impact, venture accelerator Brinc plans to help startups to calculate the emissions reduction potential of their chosen technology.

Profiles

Startup profile: Aruna Revolution Health

22 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

In 2021, Rashmi Prakash and Lanna Lastiwka co-founded Aruna Revolution Health. The Canadian startup produces compostable menstrual products, integrating environmental sustainability with health and hygiene.

Investing

Biden vetos Republican anti-ESG vote

22 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

As expected, President Biden vetoed the Republican proposed resolution to overturn the ruling allowing US federal pension plans to consider ESG concerns in investment decisions.

Investing

British International Investment commits €20m to Urban Resilience Fund

22 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

British International Investment (BII) has announced a €20 million commitment to The Urban Resilience Fund (TURF), launched by Meridiam.

Investing

IPCC Synthesis Report Part 3: Why this report matters to business

21 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

Companies need to understand the speed at which change will come, the cost of extreme weather, the impact on supply chains, the increase in regulation and the increasing concern about liabilities.

Investing

IPCC Synthesis Report Part 2: What the report tells us to do

21 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the solution to climate change lies in climate-resilient development, which involves integrating adaptation measures with actions to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in ways that provide wider benefits.

Investing

IPCC Synthesis Report Part 1: Where we are on climate change

21 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

The IPCC Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report brought into focus the losses and damages being experienced around the world after climate change accelerated extreme weather. Although its warnings were overwhelmingly urgent, it said that immediate action could deliver the transformational change essential for a sustainable, equitable world.

A member of Kenya's Masai tribe watches over his grazing cattle.

Research

‘Blood Carbon’ campaign takes on land-grabbing offset project

21 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

Survival International, a global human rights organisation, has launched its ‘Blood Carbon’ campaign against the sale of carbon credits generated in protected areas.

Strategy

Transport for London works on resilience with new climate adaptation plan

21 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

Transport for London (TfL) has released its Climate Change Adaptation Plan, explaining its approach to managing climate risk.

Loes van Dijk, founder and chief executive of LoudLaw.

Investing

The future of climate tech after Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

21 March 2023

By Loes van Dijk, founder and chief executive of LoudLaw

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may have a short-term impact on climate tech startups, slowing down innovation and making it difficult for companies to secure funding. The long-term prospects for the industry remain strong as other investors step up to fill the void left by the SVB, writes Loes van Dijk, founder and chief executive of LoudLaw.

Investing

SSE pledges £100m for major Scottish pumped hydro site

21 March 2023

By Energy Voice

SSE is set to pledge £100 million to Britain’s biggest pumped hydro storage scheme in four decades.

Profiles

Startup profile: Climate Spheres UK

20 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

Cardiff-based Climate Spheres UK (CSUK) was founded in 2021 by Kevin Holtzclaw and Jane Gardner. With its science-based approach, the company hopes to help UK farmers in overcoming the challenges of climate change.

EU flags flying infront of Commission buildings.

Policy

EU proposes Net-Zero Act in support of green manufacturing

20 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

The European Commission has proposed its Net-Zero Industry Act, outlining various measures to support green manufacturing and the scale-up of clean technologies.

Policy

Republican US states escalate anti-ESG war with new alliance

20 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis has launched a new alliance of 18 Republican states, as they fight a rule that allows pension managers to consider ESG risks.

Research

Sustainability roundup – week in review

17 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

This week nature dominated the headlines, with a focus on the private sector's role in preventing biodiversity loss and how Nature-based Solutions can be used to rebuild after war, alongside one of the most sustainable materials: wood.

Standards

Air pollution: US imposes industry standards to reduce cross-state smog

17 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promoting industry collaboration to reduce smog travelling across states and affecting the health of millions of people.

Victoria Jenkins. Credit to Deb Burrows.

Markets

Inclusive design brings sustainable fashion to disabled community

17 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

The spending power of the disabled community has been largely excluded from the sustainable fashion movement. Victoria Jenkins, founder of fashion brand Unhidden, explains how she intends to empower this untapped market.

Discarded cigarette butts littering an otherwise pristine beach.

Technology

Mushrooms and cigarette butts come together in upcycling project

17 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

The City of Melbourne is set to host an unusual research project, using native fungi to recycle the discarded ends of cigarettes.

Profiles

Disruptive Technology: Advetec

17 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

Advetec saves mixed residual waste from landfill by turning it into solid recovered fuel, which can be employed by energy-intensive industries.

Strategy

Singapore moves ahead with plan to import clean energy

17 March 2023

By Bloomberg

Singapore took further steps toward its goal of sourcing renewable power abroad by inking agreements with Indonesia and Cambodia.

Investing

Aberdeen’s ETZ Ltd secures cash from BP and Scottish Enterprise for £6.5m energy incubator

17 March 2023

By Energy Voice

Proposals have been unveiled for an entrepreneurial nerve centre at the heart of Aberdeen’s planned Energy Transition Zone (ETZ).

Strategy

Unmasking white supremacy: confronting racism in the workplace through cultural consciousness

16 March 2023

By Jarell Bempong, psychotherapist, counsellor, life coach, public speaker, author and trainer

Addressing systemic and institutional racism at work can lead to several benefits for both companies and employees, writes Jarell Bempong, psychotherapist, counsellor, life coach, public speaker, author and trainer.

Companies

Gigawaters S2: Episode 1 – The Future of a Sustainable Scotland

16 March 2023

By Felicia Jackson

In the first episode of Season 2 of the Gigawaters podcast, Sustainable Growth Voice editor Felicia Jackson and her guests discuss the challenges and opportunities in deploying Scotland’s 28GW offshore wind pipeline.

Policy

UK Spring Budget: a missed opportunity for the net zero economy

16 March 2023

By Giulia Bottaro

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget, which may disappoint those who wanted to see more support for the UK’s net zero economy.

Policy

UK labels nuclear power ‘green’ to attract climate-friendly capital

16 March 2023

By Energy Voice

Britain will classify nuclear power as “environmentally sustainable” as the government tries to attract billions of pounds of private capital to the sector.

Research

Government must transform UK ports to boost floating offshore wind, report says

16 March 2023

By Energy Voice

The Government needs to transform up to 11 ports around the UK to enable the roll-out of floating offshore wind at scale, according to a new report.

Strategy

Solving the challenge of transforming climate data into action

15 March 2023

By Nadège Lespagnol, head of climate data analytics unit at EcoAct

Climate data plays a crucial role in the fight against climate change and experts need to turn it into actionable information that responds to the needs of today’s society, writes Nadège Lespagnol, head of EcoAct's climate data analytics unit.

Profiles

Startup profile: BloomX

15 March 2023

By Heather Dinwoodie

BloomX, previously known as Bumblebee AI, was founded in 2019 by Thai Sade, Avi Keren and Ido Senesh. Based in Ripshon, just North of Tel Aviv, the startup has developed a technological approach to pollination that does not rely on declining insect species.

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