UCD receives funding for environmental research projects
University College Dublin has secured close to €2 million in funding from Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for three environmental…
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73% of Americans believe they can influence corporate behaviour on environmental issues
Close to three quarters (73%) of U.S. consumers believe that their purchasing decisions can influence corporate behaviour on social and…
Large European banks ‘highly dependent’ on ecosystem services
Europe’s biggest banks are significantly dependent on ecosystem services, a new report by the EU Directorate-General for the Environment has…
Investors likely to opt for green bonds, even if they aren’t as ‘green’ as they seem
Investors are more likely to opt for ‘green bonds‘, even when the actual environmental impact of said bonds is negligible,…
Blocking funding for environmental projects in U.S. may violate federal law, say senators
Several members of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee have written to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator,…
UK secures ‘record’ environmental commitments from water companies
The UK’s Environment Agency (EA) has announced it has secured the ‘largest ever’ environmental commitment from water companies since privatisation,…
Water a ‘central element’ in global crises, says WaterAid
Water is at the ‘epicentre’ of global crises, WaterAid has commented, following its analysis of the World Economic Forum’s Global…
EU businesses face ‘urgent’ need to align operations with environmental objectives
European businesses need to ‘urgently’ align their finance and investment to business models with the EU’s environmental and social objectives,…
Retailer Lidl commits to conscious nutrition
Retailer Lidl has announced plans to align its product range with the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) by 2050, in an…
‘Race to Belém’ initiative launched to protect Brazilian rainforest
Silvania, in partnership with Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy, has announced the launch of the ‘Race to Belém’ – an…