News from 10 March 2015 on edie

Edie explains: Natural capital

It's vital to business operations, yet is ignored on the balance sheet of the vast majority of companies. In the latest edie explains, we find out what natural capital really means, and what your business should be doing about it.

Circular economy

Accounting for Sustainability: Managing future uncertainty

This guide, produced by the Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Leadership Network, provides an introduction to integrating risks resulting from macro sustainability trends into business decision-making.

Energy

Giant greenhouse grows tomatoes using solar-powered desalination

A commercial greenhouse that grows tomatoes using desalinated water produced by solar-thermal technology will save 700 million litres of freshwater and 14,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year.

CFOs seek to bridge gap between finance and sustainability teams

A network of chief financial officers (CFOs) working for several of Europe's biggest corporations have published four guides to help the financing and accounting community incorporate sustainability into their businesses.

SME manufacturers benefitting from shared resource efficiency expertise

Ten manufacturing SMEs in England and Wales are collaborating to improve resource efficiency as part of a new action-based research programme organised by Defra.

Green light for America’s first offshore wind farm

US developer Deepwater Wind has given its installer the official go-ahead to proceed with what will be the first commercial offshore wind farm in the US.

UK’s largest (and greenest) solar farm connects to grid

The 48MW Southwick Estate Solar Farm in Hampshire is now operating as the UK's largest solar farm following grid connection earlier this week.

UK leads offshore wind charge

The UK will drive the expansion of the EU offshore wind market, but developers must collaborate to become price-competitive with other energy sources in the future.

WWF releases five-step plan for ‘truly sustainable’ EU economy

Environmental group WWF has called on the EU to stop spending money trying to rejuvenate the current economy and instead reap the financial benefits of switching to a sustainable system.

Day: 10 March 2015