UK-based Evora Global opens its doors in New York with a remit to help fund managers keep investment flowing amid rising concerns about ESG regulation and sustainability.
Environmental & sustainability early career professionals have their say on sector entry routes, job satisfaction, retention and the skills crisis in Environment Analyst’s latest survey.
The partnership says homes will be built 50% more quickly using pre-manufactured materials produced off-site and delivered, which cuts carbon emissions.
Environment and industry stakeholders fear that Liz Truss’s energy policies ignore energy saving and could jeopardise the UK’s attainment of its net zero goals.
Jessica McGoverne, of UK-based membership organisation Sedex, explains why the right data management systems are critical to establishing sustainable supply chains.
UK academics develop ‘prediction-market’ technology for forecasting climate risk, promising enhanced assessments for large-scale infrastructure and other types of investment.
The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority says it will prioritise schemes that are innovative and raise housing quality, as well as how well they deliver against the principles of ‘stronger, greener, and fairer’.
Green belt development has risen 127% since 2016, and the counties of Hertfordshire, Essex and Surrey account for two thirds of all current development threats to London’s green belt.
The updated Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) advises how to take address the risks associated with flooding and coastal change in the planning process.
The new PM and housing secretary want to scrap centralised, top-down targets under the government’s standard method of assessing housing need, giving more say to local communities.
Investors, companies, and accountancy professionals all benefit from simplicity and alignment of regulatory & standard setting efforts, says new statement.
Chen Arbel, VP of innovation & strategy for data security products at global tech group Thales, considers how 5G can help reduce carbon emissions given the trust and security challenges that must be overcome to ensure widespread adoption.
By 2024, EU habitat directives and EIA will be scrapped and approval times for large national infrastructure projects cut by half, under government plans.
Winners include Jacobs for transforming its internal net zero and sustainability performance; WSP’s game-changing acquisition of Golder; and RIO ESG’s role in developing an innovative AI-enabled ESG ratings platform
