Stellantis: Vauxhall and Peugeot owner to make electric vans in Luton, securing 1,500 jobs February 22, 2024 Stellantis, the owner of car brands such as Vauxhall and Peugeot, is to start manufacturing electric vans at its historic Luton plant from 2025 in a move which will safeguard around 1,500 jobs.
Letter to the editor: Confessions of a corporate jargon user February 22, 2024 Thanks for your hilarious corporate jargon column! My colleagues and I find it particularly relevant (and triggering) due to our profession.
Gresham House launches £301m biodiversity credit fund February 19, 2024 It will invest in 'habitat banks', which are plots of land ranging from 10 to over 500 hectares, where changes to land management are expected to improve biodiversity.
Orsted troubles show the wind sector might not grow as quickly as expected February 19, 2024 Wind power has long been front and centre of the UK’s green transition over the last few years, with wind farms being rolled out in the UK’s surrounding seas. The clean-energy industry, in particular wind, has boomed and worked on the broad assumption that costs will only come down in the future. But Orsted’s latest [...]
Macquarie explores cutting stake in Cadent as gas network prepares for net zero transition February 18, 2024 Australian asset manager Macquarie is exploring a sale of part of its stake in Cadent alongside another shareholder worth a combined £1.3bn as the UK gas network readies for the renewable energy transition.
COP28: All you Need to Know About the Loss & Damage Fund February 13, 2024 | Sponsored It comes as no surprise that the very first day of COP28 saw progress on the Loss & Damage Fund (LDF), with several Global North nations and the EU pledging around $600M. But while some may hope to frame this early visible progress as a solid success for COP and climate justice, for campaigning groups, [...]
Explained: Why Activists are Influential Stakeholders for International Organisations February 13, 2024 | Sponsored Many don’t realise that activists don’t just target companies, they also praise, criticise, and pressure International Organisations. While campaigning targeting companies leverages corporate reputation, regulation, and consumer behaviour, campaigning concerning IOs generally aims to: SIGWATCH data shows that the UN is the most frequently mentioned multilateral organisation, mainly because of the wide range of contexts [...]
Does COP28 Sound Like Old News to You? It Shouldn’t February 13, 2024 | Sponsored COP28 is still relevant, and it would be a mistake to forget it. While the frenzy around COPs may arise speedily and die down just as fast among most stakeholder groups, their impact is far reaching – they set the tone for the year ahead, and lay the foundations for the years after that. They [...]
Leading to Nowhere: the ‘ESG Leaders’ shunning disclosure February 9, 2024 | Sponsored Written by Integrum ESG Analyst Hazel Cranmer. In today’s digital age, companies face the dual imperative of safeguarding customer data and fortifying their defences against cyber threats. Proactively addressing both fronts is crucial for the company’s success. A lapse in either area will be conducive to increased risks including regulatory fines for non-compliance, erosion of [...]
Equinor cuts shareholder payouts as fossil fuel returns slow and renewables drag February 7, 2024 Equinor will return $3bn (£2.3bn) less to shareholders in 2024 than a year prior