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Cafédirect launches the second series of ‘Building Better Business’ podcast

Stuart Mitchell

Popular British ethical pioneer coffee brand Cafédirect recently launched the second season of its podcast, Building Better Business.  Featuring straight talking conversations with global thought leaders and professionals, the podcast asks: ‘What are businesses doing to protect our future and what more can be done?’ Following the success of the first podcast series which secured a spot within the top 25% of global podcasts**, series two will again be hosted by Cafédirect’s CEO John Steel.  Nine episodes will be released weekly examining businesses’ efforts in tackling sustainability issues including deforestation,…

Businesses are setting strong climate targets and decarbonizing – and say carbon credits are key for taking climate action

Stuart Mitchell

New report by Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition reveals that business leaders want to deploy every tool available to progress climate targets this decade and beyond. Businesses are committed to long-term decarbonization while they continue to seek pathways to accelerate impactful climate action this decade. Almost 80% of business leaders agree that science-based targets keep companies on track to meet goals and 100% of businesses surveyed already have or are working towards climate targets. Businesses overwhelmingly agree (82%) they need to accelerate decarbonization efforts but need additional support,…

Guest Post: UK Government instructed by High Court to make their Net Zero strategy more transparent and robust by Sian Conway-Wood

Stuart Mitchell

Communications strategist, anti-greenwashing expert, and podcaster Sian Conway-Wood has written a piece for us on the recent Net Zero high court case. In a landmark case brought by ClientEarth, Friends of the Earth and Good Law Project, the High Court has ruled that the UK Government’s Net Zero strategy is inadequate. The ruling found that the strategy has failed to include enough information about the policies and expected effects to allow parliament and the public to scrutinise the plans. It was discovered during the court case that current plans only…

Investors continue to prioritise climate action despite lacking trusted information

Stuart Mitchell

PwC’s 2022 Global Investor Survey paints a picture of investors juggling multiple priorities with limited information. While investors see inflation (67%) and macroeconomic volatility (62%) as the biggest threats facing business over the next 12 months, the survey shows that investors want management to continue to make climate change a focus. Almost half (44%) of the investor community surveyed believe that tackling climate change should be a top five priority for business. This contrasts with lower scores for societal ESG issues such as protecting worker health and safety (27%) and…

Europe’s largest banks falling short on climate and biodiversity action

Stuart Mitchell

ShareAction, the UK’s leading responsible investment NGO, has today issued a major report into Europe’s top 25 banks and their approaches to tackling climate change and protecting the world’s natural habitats. The report, In Debt to the Planet, identifies some improvements in banks’ climate and biodiversity strategies since ShareAction’s last survey in 2020, but reveals that Europe’s top banks still have a long way to go to meet internationally agreed standards to deal with the global climate crisis, cut carbon emissions, and safeguard the planet’s vital ecosystems. Despite all 25…