Making credible green claims: the three golden rules
We recently explained why claiming “carbon neutral” status for your products could undermine your credibility. But if your business is taking steps to cut...
Industry voice: 3 policy changes manufacturers need to navigate the energy trilemma
In a guest post, Robert Fell, chief executive of the Metal Packaging Manufacturers’ Association (MPMA) shares his view on what industry needs from government...
What are Scope 4 emissions, and why is it so valuable to report them?
When it comes to reducing carbon emissions and business reporting, complexity increases the deeper we dive down the Scopes rabbit hole.
Scope 1 and 2...
Hub analysis: Can the government really justify Cumbria’s coal mining green light?
Friends of the Earth has confirmed it will legally challenge the UK government’s decision to grant permission for a new deep coal mine near...
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme: A guide for businesses
This post was updated on 4th October 2022 to include detailed of the maximum discount, which has been set at £345/MWh for electricity and...
All the evidence points to unprecedented weather events; so is climate change here?
Recent scorching weather across the UK and Europe has led many to conclude we are now seeing concrete evidence of human-led global warming.
Certainly, scientific...
Spring Statement: business rates exemptions for low-carbon equipment and VAT relief for home retrofit
As households and businesses feel the squeeze from the cost-of-living crisis, the spotlight was firmly on the Chancellor today to ease the mounting pressure...
G7 summit: the green pledges
The G7 summit saw leaders of the major industrial nations come together for the first time in two years to tackle the world’s biggest...
Explained: the new mandatory energy performance rating framework for large commercial and industrial buildings
Explained: the new mandatory energy performance rating framework for large commercial and industrial buildings
A new energy performance-based rating system for large commercial and industrial...
Value chain emissions (Scope 3): key to a credible net zero plan
Many companies are in the process of calculating their current emissions in order to know where they’re starting from on the journey to net zero.
