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Sustainability news in the UK | Page 9

An overview of news, trends and research in Sustainability consulting in the UK:

Consultancy advises radical shift in western diet to combat climate change Western society must reevaluate its relationship with meat if global agriculture is to achieve the carbon emissions targets set by the Paris Agreement, argues a new report.
11 May 2018
Mercer and Oliver Wyman helping UN with decarbonising financial services The United Nations has hired consulting firms Mercer and Oliver Wyman to serve as expert advisors on a project examining climate-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions.
19 April 2018
HAUT project designed by Arup wins BREEAM sustainability award A project designed by international engineering consultancy Arup has been awarded an accolade by the BREEAM Awards.
19 April 2018
Unilever partners with PwC for consulting, M&A, sustainability, HR and cyber British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company Unilever hired the consulting and corporate finance arm of PwC on several occasions for several projects, last year.
16 April 2018
Just 40% of global companies reporting on UN Sustainable Development Goals As the world attempts to adapt a seemingly contradictory growth-based economy to sustainability measures, aligning business practice with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals goals remains a thorny
04 April 2018
Electric vehicles could hold half of automotive market share by 2030 As countries seek to meet Paris Agreement targets, electric vehicles offer major benefits, not merely on reduced emissions, but also reducing localised air pollution in high-density areas.
16 March 2018
PwC UK Sets Emissions and Renewables Targets for 2022 The UK wing of global professional services firm PwC has published new emissions and renewables targets for 2022.
21 February 2018
Navigant supports first residential vehicle-to-grid charging project As the UK prepares for life after combustion engines, with a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles coming into force by 2040, significant changes must be made to British infrastructure.
12 February 2018
Six UK cities make top 100 sustainable mobility cities Public transport remains a key driver in terms of city efficiency, environmental protection and well-being.
02 February 2018
Stability of renewable sector sees M&A activity race past €20 billion mark Investor activity in the renewable space is picking up, as technologies becomes less costly, and more efficient.
31 January 2018
BCG Digital Ventures and Shell team up to battle Uber in London Following the announcement that Uber will not its London license renewed by authorities, amid safety concerns, BCG Digital Ventures has announced its own bid to disrupt the city’s transport scene.
29 January 2018
UK environmental consulting market growth slowed by Brexit Strong demand across multiple client sectors has fuelled another year of solid expansion among the UK’s Top 30 Environmental Consultancies.
26 January 2018
Navigant joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development Navigant has become a member of The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a global CEO organisation.
03 January 2018
Royal HaskoningDHV joins EV100 global initiative for EV business fleet Royal HaskoningDHV has joined the EV100 is a global initiative, which aims to support companies transform their vehicle fleets to electric vehicles.
02 January 2018
IBM to invest $200 million in climate change research To support the scientific community in its efforts to understand the impact of climate change, IBM is offering around $200 million for five climate-related projects that will leverage its World Commu
08 December 2017
Disruptive EVs pose threat to traditional combustion engines as costs fall A global shift to more sustainable energy and transportation has seen increased focus on the development of electric vehicles, with renewable energy as a key fuel source.
05 December 2017
Slow greening will cost carmakers billions in European fines Large car-manufacturers such as BMW, Volkswagen, Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot Citroën risk major fines, to the tune of hundreds of millions, if they don’t radically improve their CO2 footprint.
23 October 2017
Global effort needed to tackle plastic recycling waste issues Plastic packaging, while versatile and seemingly cost effective, has widely known adverse damaging effects.
18 October 2017
Addressing the European requirements for ESG and citizenship reporting The EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive requires around 6,000 large European companies to report annually on their sustainability performance.
19 September 2017
Decarbonisation of built environment will require multifaceted effort The Paris Agreement laid out a key framework to bring the global economy in line with the reality in which it operates.
14 September 2017
UK government must raise the bar for electric vehicle adoption British roads could stand on the verge of a revolution in personal transport, according to a new study.
15 August 2017
25 companies behind over half the world's greenhouse emissions Over seven tenths of the world's greenhouse gas emissions has come from just 100 companies since 1988, according to a new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project.
08 August 2017
Circular economy in materials needed for sustainable growth Short-term profit-chasing has led to the economy facing a chronic overuse of finite resources.
04 August 2017
OEMs must invest in EV R&D on the road to 2040 Original Equipment Manufacturers will need to invest heavily in their infrastructure to benefit from the shift to electric vehicles, as more countries seek to end petrol and diesel transport by 2040
03 August 2017
EU must harness energy efficiency or miss climate targets According to a new study, in order to maintain the current level of ambition for RES deployment, renewables targets will need to be increased compared to the EC proposal of at least 27%.
27 July 2017
Engineering consulting firm Ramboll launches new four year plan On the back of the best financial year in its history, engineering and consulting firm Ramboll, has devised an ambitious new four year plan.
25 July 2017
Ricardo joins Global Industry Alliance to support low carbon shipping Professional services firm Ricardo Energy & Environment were among those to back the launch of the new Global Industry Alliance.
24 July 2017
Aquaculture booms amid fears of overfishing For the first time in history, fish farming has overtaken captured fisheries as the leading per capita supplier of fish.
21 July 2017
LOC Group launches renewables arm as wind farm industry takes off Marine engineering consultancy firm LOC Group has launched LOC Renewables, a new service team focus specifically on supporting offshore renewable wind projects.
21 July 2017
Steer Davies Gleave & Ramboll consult on Southampton public transport overhaul In a bid to solve a £400 million sustainability challenge for Southampton’s transport system, The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership has commissioned Steer Davies Gleave to develop a case study for 'tram-trains'.
20 July 2017
Mott MacDonald supports government sustainable storage programme The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched the smart systems and storage innovation programme, focused on supporting the development of renewables.
20 July 2017
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef natural wonder valued at A$56 billion The Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is valued at A$56 billion, while creating 64,000 jobs.
14 July 2017

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