Day: 3 November 2025

First UK-accredited carbon accounting training courses set to launch

Stuart Mitchell

The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) has launched a new course specification for carbon accounting, allowing training providers to develop and run accredited courses for the first time – supporting efforts to prevent greenwashing and underpin trust in the net-zero transition. With hundreds of thousands of businesses globally expected to face mandatory carbon reporting in the coming years – the lack of professional standards for carbon accountants has prompted ISEP and the Carbon Accounting Alliance to develop an independent Register of Carbon Accountants and Auditors (RCAA) – which is due to…

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Ecotricity to power AEG’s The O2 Arena

Stuart Mitchell

Ecotricity are delighted to announce a landmark agreement with AEG Europe, which will see their UK venues including London’s iconic The O2 Arena powered by deep green energy from Ecotricity. As well as supplying energy to The O2, we will also be powering indigo at The O2, Eventim Apollo, Watford Colosseum and University of Wolverhampton at The Halls as part of the agreement. The agreement sets a new standard for energy provision across the live entertainment sector. The new supply agreement combines Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with a 100% renewable…

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Railpen delivers strong progress on its Net Zero Plan

Stuart Mitchell

Railpen, which manages £34 billion on behalf of 350,000 members of the railways pension schemes, today announces that it has updated its Net Zero Plan (“the Plan”), with all portfolio targets currently being met, and re-affirming its commitment to net zero by 2050. Since first publishing the Plan in 2021 , Railpen has advanced across all core objectives including climate solutions, engagement, alignment and financed emissions. The fast progress and updated Plan reaffirm Railpen’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions across its investment portfolio, and corporate footprint, by 2050 or…

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AkzoNobel becomes exclusive supplier for solar absorbing wall technology

Stuart Mitchell

After developing a pioneering coating which can help warm up or cool down a building, AkzoNobel has now become exclusive paint supplier to the Calosol heat-retaining façade technology it helped to create. The innovative panel system – which transforms the façades of homes and buildings into a source of energy – was created together with Dutch partners Emergo and TNO. At the heart of the technology is a special AkzoNobel coating which can harness energy from the portion of sunlight invisible to the human eye. Which means the system can…

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Counting plastic reveals hidden waste and sparks action

Stuart Mitchell

Online supermarket shopping is fuelling Britain’s plastic waste crisis because packaging is less visible to consumers, according to new research from the Revolution Plastics Institute at the University of Portsmouth.  The study found that nearly half of UK households underestimate how much plastic they throw away each week, a phenomenon researchers call “plastic blindness”. Those who relied most heavily on online grocery deliveries were especially likely to be shocked by the volume of waste they consumed.  “We believe plastic blindness is a coping strategy,” explains lead author Dr Kate Whitman of the Revolution Plastics Institute. “Consumers have…

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