Andrew Duncan, Partner and UK CEO at Infosys Consulting, explains how businesses can meet ESG targets. Economic recovery will need to consider far more than just your business’ – or even your country’s – finances. As we emerge from the pandemic, leaders will be met with equally global issues: climate change and accelerated inequality. To […]
Since the start of 2020, being able to work from home has led many to forgo their commute, reducing transport emissions. It’s just one of the many benefits that has revealed itself in working from home, and it’s fuelling the question: what further green initiatives can we find for our working lives? Greener working from […]
Air travel (and travel more generally) is associated with increased levels of carbon, rising temperatures and energy waste. Despite your best intentions, there will be times when you simply have to travel long distances. That might be for business or personal reasons, and sometimes a plane is the only option. If done correctly and with […]
German automobile giant Audi has announced it will end the development of new internal combustion engine models by 2026, and will instead focus on full-electric drivetrains. Audi’s CEO, Markus Duesmann, made the announcement at a management meeting at the company’s Ingolstadt headquarters on Thursday. The transition will be gradual, with new diesel, gasoline, and hybrid […]
Renewable energy technology company Heliogen has raised £108 million to push its new concentrating solar-powered (CSP) “sunlight refinery” through to markets. The technology, backed by American business magnate Bill Gates, can produce extremely high-temperature heat that can then be utilised for power generation, hydrogen production, and industrial decarbonisation. In 2019, Heliogen demonstrated a prototype of its CPS […]
The announcement comes as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s larger goal to produce only zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2036. The automotive giant has also pledged to work towards becoming a net-zero carbon business by 2039. The vehicle’s fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity without combustion, with the electricity generated being used to power […]
“There’s a shift happening right now in how companies and investors think of ESG,” Oatly’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Ashley Allen told MaryLee Sachs recently when she interviewed her for a panel in partnership with British American Business. “Traditionally,” she said, the business community has “got it wrong.”
Created in 2012, Ethique is the first lifestyle brand in the world to develop an entirely plastic-free solid product range. All of their solid bars are 100% plastic-free, certified palm oil-free, vegan and cruelty-free and packaged in certified compostable packaging. Ethique’s ingredients are all naturally derived, sustainably sourced and fairly traded (so their suppliers are paid a […]
Tell us about DocuSign’s commitment to the environment? Protecting the world’s forests is a huge priority for DocuSign. Environmental benefits are part and parcel with DocuSign’s product offering and since 2003, we have helped hundreds of millions of people around the world replace over 20 billion sheets of paper with digital processes. Together we […]
In these extraordinary times, there simply seems to be no other way of describing the crisis. The other overused cliche is of course ‘the new normal’. A broad-brush stroke claim about new behaviour that has now been established, shattering past certainties. But as economies start to reopen, how much real change are we likely to […]
And although luxury brands have an advantage over fast-fashion retailers because their products are items that you’d keep in your collection for years to come, they shouldn’t ignore the growing trend towards sustainable and conscious products. Millennials and Gen Z consumers, who are currently driving 85% of global luxury sales growth, are actively making changes […]
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