Asks Sam Jackson, director of climate science and policy at Ecologi. Carbon neutrality: For some, the term represents a pragmatic way for businesses to take responsibility for the emissions they cann...

Kolekt has launched its Waste Footprint Calculator, a new digital tool designed to help organisations understand their waste footprint and take practical action to make it lighter and more circular.

Businesses across the UK will benefit from faster grid connections, greater energy security and lower costs as the government takes action to remove one of the biggest barriers to clean power and econ...

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced the launch of ISO 9001:2026, Quality management systems – Requirements, the new edition of its leading quality management system ...

Schneider Electric has announced a new partnership with global carbon accounting and management platform Greenly to further strengthen its decarbonisation champion programme (DCP).

ISO and UNDP have launched ISO/UNDP 53001, Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Requirements.

On the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly, UN Global Compact Networks Bulgaria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Türkiye are releasing the second edition of the Eur...

The UN Global Compact concluded its 2026 Leaders Summit, bringing together more than 750 business leaders, investors, policymakers, UN representatives and sustainability experts for the summit focuse...

A new report from EcoVadis and Kearney finds that companies with less reliable supplier carbon data expose themselves to greater and more costly carbon risks throughout their supply chain.

The EU’s Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo), begins to apply September 27, 2026.

The United Nations Global Compact has launched the Sustainable Procurement Implementation Framework, a practical global resource designed to help companies place sustainability at the core of procurem...

Rivers across the world in 2025 had one of their driest years in recent decades, reflecting an ongoing trend that has serious future implications for people and economies.

New benchmarking data has revealed that retail leaders have strong intent to embrace circular returns, but a gap still remains between purpose and real world performance.

Just over a decade ago, the world was heading towards more than 4°C of warming over pre-industrial levels. Climate action since the Paris Agreement has lowered that trajectory to 2.3°C if current nati...

The European Commission has proposed a common rating scheme for data centres aimed at increasing transparency on their energy use and supporting their sustainable integration into Europe's energy syst...

Global businesses are making progress towards 100% renewable electricity, but many say policy, market and procurement barriers are still slowing adoption and limiting access to the renewable energy th...

Reacting to the State of the European Union address, the European Environmental Bureau calls for Europe to take action to face the globe’s most significant security challenges posed by growing climate...

Whilst many larger businesses and multinationals are already adopting AI, only three in 10 UK small business owners (31%) say they are using AI to support their enterprises, according to new research ...

Close to 1000 leaders from government, business, international organisations, civil society and academia will gather in New York for the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings ...

The National Geographic Society has announced grants to the first cohort of Explorers for Blue Boundaries, a new programme in partnership with the Chubb Charitable Foundation.

Despite mounting economic, political, and regulatory pressure on corporate sustainability, ambition among sustainability professionals across North America is proving more resilient than widely assume...

One of the largest infrastructure investment programmes for decades will be required across renewable generation, electricity networks, energy storage and low carbon tech to achieve the UK’s energy tr...

Carbon credits are increasingly being treated as a business investment rather than a compliance cost, with nine in ten (90%) buyers saying credits have delivered against their organisation's aims in t...

The World Economic Forum's Chief Sustainability Officers Outlook, has been published, and finds a global transition showing clear signs of progress backed by commercial and technological momentum desp...

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) reports that Earth just had the hottest August on record, according to monthly reports from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Service, the US National...

Private companies and governments have invested a staggering $17 trillion in sustainable technologies over the past decade, yet progress has been uneven, according to Bain & Company's fourth edition o...

Leading carbon accounting platforms Greenly and Normative have announced they are merging to create one of the world's largest climate software providers, triggering the consolidation of a fragmented ...

The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change...

WRI has launched Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World, examining the shifting landscape of climate action – from coalitions and multilateral forums to trade and regional engagement.

According to the Hydrogen Council’s Global Hydrogen Compass 2026, which has just been released, committed investment has surpassed $130 billion, corresponding to 6.9 Mtpa of committed capacity across ...

Ecologi has officially launched the 3Rs Certification Standard: a practical, SBTi aligned certification programme that confirms businesses are taking a structured, measurable approach to their climate...

Around 460 million unused digital devices are sitting in UK homes and businesses, while 1.5 million people across the UK do not have access to a smartphone, tablet or laptop, according to a new study ...

Yesterday (6 September, 2026), marked global Plastic Overshoot Day, the point at which humanity’s plastic waste exceeds the world’s capacity to manage it properly meaning almost 72 million tonnes will...

UN Climate Change, through the #Together4Transparency initiative, UNEP, UNDP, FAO, CBIT-GSP and the Baku Transparency Platform (BTP) are joining forces to advance implementation of the Paris Agreement...

EcoVadis and CO2 AI have announced a new partnership to help organisations accelerate their Scope 3 decarbonisation efforts.

Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released this week, but doubling down on c...

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights,.

Datamaran has announced a comprehensive rebrand that reflects the company it has become: an AI powered governance platform trusted by leading global enterprises.

The latest issue of SEB’s Sustainable Finance Outlook analyses the European Commission’s proposed reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

World Resources Institute announces Dr Hans Bruyninckx as the new regional director of WRI Europe. A long time leader in European environmental policy, he brings decades of experience spanning science...

The Green Block is the creator of the world’s first globally patented Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU), a mobile material recovery facility that is transforming waste from a costly liability into a high ...

EthiFinance has appointed a pan-European executive committee to lead its next phase of growth.

Companies’ carbon emissions rose by over 500% between 2014 and 2023, finds new research by the University of Cologne.

SGS is hosting a webinar, ‘From Carbon-14 testing to SGS green mark bio-based certification: the path to verified bio-based products’ on September 15, 2026.

Biodiversity is increasingly recognised as a critical consideration in sustainability assessments. However, companies continue to face challenges when attempting to quantify biodiversity impacts withi...

People across the UK can now sign up for a new air quality alerts service, giving them an easy way to check local pollution levels through accurate, up to date information.

Pick Everard has developed new guidance to help construction project teams identify opportunities to retain, reuse and specify materials more effectively in the built environment.

Newly launched, NSF Certified Compact Product is an independent certification verifying products designed to reduce environmental impact through optimised material use for transportation efficiency.

Carbon Trade Exchange announces its Exchange API Solution – a new integration layer that allows users to connect directly to its live carbon marketplace from their own websites, applications and inter...

Electricity demand is rising, weather patterns are becoming more extreme, renewables penetration is increasing intermittency across the system, and the arrival of data centres is adding yet more press...