Sustainability, ESG, net zero: What’s the difference? Your business explainer
Demand from consumers and professional boards alike is driving change in how businesses approach sustainability. However, with growing terminology and compliance frameworks, understanding key...
Corporate Net-Zero Standard: SBTi launches updated draft and call for feedback
A new draft of the SBTi’s revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard is now live and open for consultation. Initially launched in 2021, the Standard represented...
Welsh decarbonisation funding allocates £10m to higher education
Higher and further education institutions in Wales can now apply for additional funding to improve their buildings' energy efficiency through the Digarbon scheme.
First launched...
Great British Energy to cut energy bills for schools and hospitals
Hundreds of schools and NHS sites across the UK will see their energy bills reduced, thanks to Great British Energy’s first major project. The...
ESOS: New template for Progress Update submissions
With six months to go until the next ESOS deadline, the Environment Agency has published a template to help organisations complete their first Progress...
England’s public water supply to see 5bn litre shortfall a day by 2055, says...
This page was reviewed and updated on 30/06/25.
The Environment Agency (EA) has warned that England’s public water supply could see severe shortages by 2055...
Mini-Budget: energy efficiency and demand reduction lacking in Chancellor’s plan for growth
The new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his first “mini-budget” today, setting out a raft of tax cuts and high borrowing that he hopes will...
The 5 first steps towards becoming a net zero carbon business
A growing number of high-profile companies are setting themselves net zero targets, from food giant Nestlé to Australian airline Qantas. Many are aiming to get there by 2050, but some, like supermarket Sainsbury’s, have set a more ambitious deadline of 2040.
Are public sector bodies ready for net zero?
Are public sector bodies ready for net zero?
Net zero is the primary challenge of our age. But most of the UK's public sector appears...
A quick guide to the new grant funding for public sector buildings
A quick guide to the new grant funding for public sector buildings
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) launched in autumn 2020, and a new...
