Lloyds Banking Group today announces its new ambition to accelerate working with customers, government and the market to help reduce the carbon emissions we finance by more than 50% by 2030. This is the estimated equivalent of removing the emissions produced by almost a quarter of UK homes. This commitment recognises the urgent need to tackle climate change, grow the green economy and promote green finance for the future business prosperity of the UK. The Banking Group state on their website: The UK has made a sizable commitment to transform…
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Santander launches its largest ever programme to support Women in Business
Santander UK has launched its largest ever programme to bolster its support for businesswomen across the UK – the ‘Women Business Leaders’ mentoring programme. Designed to support women in business across the UK, the mentoring programme pairs budding female entrepreneurs with established business leaders across all sectors, business sizes and geographies. The bank is calling on all businesswomen who feel they would benefit from mentoring – as well as both male and female business owners who think they can add value by becoming a mentor – to sign up quickly…
Read MoreMastercard and Partners Launch Priceless Planet Coalition to Act on Climate Change
Mastercard has announced the launch of the Priceless Planet Coalition, a platform to unite corporate sustainability efforts and make meaningful investments to preserve the environment. Together with partners who share a commitment to doing well by doing good, the Priceless Planet Coalition is pledging to plant 100 million trees over five years. Founding partners in the coalition include Citibank, Santander UK, IHS Markit, bunq, Saks Fifth Avenue, L.L. Bean, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transport for London, and American Airlines, with more to be announced. It is crucial for companies…
Read MoreSky commits to become net zero carbon by 2030
Sky has announced plans to go net zero carbon by 2030 by cutting the emissions created from the use of its products, its suppliers across the world and by its business. Sky will become net zero carbon by: making all of its tech products more energy efficient developing the world’s most sustainable film and TV studios making every Sky original production, TV channel, show and film net zero carbon transforming its 5,000 vehicles to create a zero emissions fleet helping the 11,000 companies that work with Sky, whether they’re making…
Read MoreChris Packham calls on television industry to make production carbon neutral within three years
Chris Packham CBE has called on the television industry to pledge that environmental television productions will be carbon neutral within three years, as he delivered the BAFTA Television Lecture at London’s Barbican Centre on Tuesday 21 January. The award-winning wildlife and natural world broadcaster, conservationist, photographer and writer also called on the industry to reject misinformation and to continue to put facts at the heart of content. Calling for the television industry to do much more to reduce its impact on the environment and to continue to highlight the problem,…
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