COP27 saw world leaders descend upon Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort in force for two weeks in November. The stakes? Just the future of most life on earth, as international delegations sought to decide on the next steps in the struggle against climate...
“Greenwashing” by businesses is firmly in the sights of governments and regulators around the world. If your business is now more alert to your environmental impact and the need to create sustainable systems or if you are claiming credit in bids for your environmental...
Climate change is the greatest challenge of our age. And while it may sometimes feel overwhelming in its scale, the fact is that every individual and every organisation can play a part in preventing it. By now, most businesses in the UK carry out some kind of...
The built environment and construction accounts for 38% of total global carbon emissions. So it may surprise you to learn that: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP summits have only had a day specifically dedicated to buildings since 2015 This year’s...
450 of the world’s biggest financial companies - controlling 40% of total global assets, worth $130 trillion - pledged to achieve Net Zero by 2050 at the COP26 summit. But what does that mean in practice? What lessons are there for other businesses to learn from...
Here at Thrive we have been talking a lot about climate change and the drive to net zero. I cannot stress enough what an important topic I feel this is. So many of the other social and community endeavours our clients undertake will become harder, more expensive and...
Climate crisis. CO2 emissions. Net zero. Carbon neutral. There is no denying that these are hot topics and as we have previously discussed, businesses are poised to make a difference. Consumers, clients, even law makers all look to business to understand what is...
Major climate changes are inevitable and irreversible. You must have been living under a rock if you have avoided the debate on climate change over the past few decades. More recently the conversation shifted to less debate and more concern – but now the sense of...
Exciting news for a sustainable future as new measures will require businesses to commit to net zero by 2050 and publish clear and credible carbon reduction plans before they can bid for major government contracts. Supporting the "Build Back Greener" mantra, this new...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched by the United Nations in 2015 as a ‘global framework for a sustainable future’, aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet and ensuring prosperity for all. Whilst set up to be implemented by governments, the...