Day: 11 April 2026

Verified Net Zero Hotels scale from pilot to program as Radisson Hotel Group targets 100 by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Radisson Hotel Group have announced the global roll-out of its Verified Net Zero Hotels (VNZ) program, marking a decisive step-up from the 2025 pilot phase to a structured, multi-year roadmap. The next chapter of the initiative was formally unveiled at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2026, taking place from today through Wednesday, 25 March. Launched as a proof-of-concept to demonstrate that zero status can be achieved in existing hotel buildings, VNZ is now transitioning into a scalable program with a trajectory to achieving 100 Verified Net Zero hotels by…

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New National Heat Risk Commission announced

Stuart Mitchell

A new National Heat Risk Commission is being created to investigate how to improve efforts across the UK to tackle the wide-ranging impacts of high temperatures, it was announced today (23 March 2026). The new Commission will be based at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and chaired by Emma Howard Boyd CBE, the former Chair of the Environment Agency and London Climate Resilience Review, commissioned by the Mayor of London. Howard Boyd has been appointed a…

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UK’s first electric flight demonstrations launch today, as Loganair and BETA Technologies fly Royal Mail postal routes

Stuart Mitchell

Royal Mail, Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, and BETA Technologies (NYSE: BETA) (“BETA”), a U.S.-based electric aerospace company leading in the development and commercialisation of electric aircraft, have launched the UK’s first real-world electric flight demonstrations across Royal Mail’s essential Scottish mail flight routes. The first of a series of demonstration flights across Scotland’s regional airport network took place today between Glasgow and Dundee, with further flights planned between Inverness, Wick and Orkney. The flights will carry representative letters and parcels, replicating the daily mail flights Loganair operates so…

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Invigorating low carbon public procurement policy to support UK competitiveness in crucial industrial sectors.

Stuart Mitchell

New report shows that UK industry needs the government to act as a more intelligent customer, with a clearer understanding of the markets it is shaping. Despite strong political interest, existing procurement policies have yet to translate into meaningful impacts for industrial producers. It recommends that the government should use public sector projects as lead platforms for innovative low carbon materials to build confidence and support wider private-sector adoption. Amid growing uncertainty in global trade, many countries are rethinking how public procurement can strengthen domestic industrial supply chains, particularly for…

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H&M Group adopts science-based targets for land, following the Science Based Targets Network framework (SBTN)

Stuart Mitchell

H&M Group has adopted the three core land targets defined by the Science Based Targets Network: No Conversion of Natural Ecosystems targets: H&M has set a target for their upstream impacts, with low exposure to conversion of natural ecosystems in its direct operations. Action: Target 100% sustainably sourced material 2030 and strengthen risk management processes. Land Footprint Reduction target: H&M Group commits to reduce absolute agricultural land footprint from upstream impacts 3.85% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Action: increase the share of recycled materials to 50% by 2030.…

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