News from 16 September 2015 on edie

Kering: Monetising environmental impacts helped secure our future

EXCLUSIVE: Putting an economic value on the whole range of a company's environmental impacts is the best way to get business executives to understand sustainability issues, according to luxury goods and sporstwear firm Kering.

Social sustainability

UBS to power UK headquarters with solar as part of 100% renewable pledge

UBS will power its new central London headquarters using rooftop solar panels as part of a green transformation that has also seen the financial firm commit to using 100% renewable energy by 2020.

Energy

UK renewables ‘tripped at the last hurdle’ by subsidy cuts

Moves to slash renewable energy incentives will have a "drastic impact" on the UK's low-carbon future and increase the 'boom or bust' potential of key funding mechanisms, warns a joint trade association letter sent to the Government.

Energy

Attenborough et al kick-start ‘renewables space race’ ahead of Paris

Sir David Attenborough, Unilever's Paul Polman and former UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey are among 27 leading scientists, business executives, academics and politicians that have signed a joint letter backing an Apollo-style research programme to make renewable energy cheaper than fossil fuels.

Climate & nature

Half of world’s blue chips ‘obstructing’ climate policies

Ground-breaking new research has revealed that 45% of the 100 world's largest industrial companies are thwarting climate change legislation, while 95% are current members of trade associations accused of the same obstructionist behaviour.