Tag: Net Zero

Medtronic Announces 2045 Net Zero Emissions Ambition to Combat Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced its ambition to achieve net zero carbon emissions by fiscal year (FY) 2045 across its operations and value chain (scopes 1, 2, and 3) to accelerate efforts to combat climate change. The announcement comes during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26), where world leaders are focusing on collectively cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels. As published in Medtronic’s new Decarbonization Roadmap, the FY45 milestone builds on the…

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University of Strathclyde partners in three energy network innovation projects to accelerate transition to net zero

Stuart Mitchell

Strathclyde is a partner in three energy network innovation projects which will help to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero at the lowest cost to consumers. The three projects involving Strathclyde are among 40 which have received up to £150,000 each to carry out a two-month ‘discovery’ phase on their potential. The funding is being provided by energy network users and consumers through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), a programme from the UK’s independent energy regulator Ofgem, managed in partnership with Innovate UK. The projects address some of the…

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EY Carbon launched to support listed businesses preparing net zero plans ahead of looming 2023 deadline

Stuart Mitchell

In response to the Chancellor’s announcement during COP26 mandating all UK-listed businesses and financial institutions to publish net zero plans by 2023, EY has launched a new sustainability service offering – EY Carbon. EY Carbon’s remit is to advise and support these businesses as they prepare their net zero plans ahead of independent scrutiny and verification. The team is dedicated to helping these businesses develop robust, ambitious plans, while building longer-term sustainability strategies. Recognising the huge challenge that these new regulations will place on UK businesses, EY Carbon is being…

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Endava Aims to Achieve Net Zero Emissions as an Organisation and Through Its Value Chain, Accelerating Its Journey to a Net Positive Impact

Stuart Mitchell

Endava plc, a leading next-generation technology service provider, shared more details about its environmental plans as part of the company’s We Care approach to sustainability. “We care about the world we live in and our focus is on achieving net zero emissions from our organisation and value chain, accelerating our journey to a net positive impact. This will take time and we will approach our environmental disclosures with the utmost integrity. With this in mind we recently signed a commitment letter to Science Based Targets, which sees Endava joining the…

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BT expands green tech platform to target scale-ups to help manufacturers reach Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

BT has announced the next phase of its Green Tech Innovation Platform – which sees the company collaborating with scale-ups to develop breakthrough tech to support the race to Net Zero. The Green Tech Innovation Platform, launched in 2020, was awarded the Responsible Business Alliance Innovation Award at COP26 last year and has already fostered a series of successful green innovation partnerships. These are focused on developing solutions to help public sector organisations in reaching their net zero carbon emissions targets. BT is already supporting Glasgow based scale-up iOpt on using…

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