The Fisheries Bill provides a framework for fisheries management after the Brexit transition period ends and the UK is no longer part of the Common Fisheries Policy. It is intended to underpin the UK’s management of fisheries as an independent coastal state. One of the successful amendments introduced during the Report stage in the House […]
How would Sir David Attenborough and four other leading thinkers invest $1 billion to save the ocean?. Click here to watch a short video. Also more ideas in a report which assesses trends for the next decade including blue finance, decarbonising shipping, the role of tourism in marine conservation, delivering the huge potential of offshore […]
Severn Trent outlines ambitious sustainability commitments for the future £1.2 billion investment Water Briefing Severn Trent Plc is today hosting a Capital Markets Day, focusing on the company’s approach to sustainability and the benefits it can deliver both for the environment and for wider stakeholders. The water company is making a number of ambitious long-term commitments […]
Regional Workshop – North Atlantic Ocean – UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO UN Agency Halifax, Canada This event will provide a forum to gather ocean leaders/champions/key stakeholders to further discuss and prioritize the issues identified at the First Global Planning Meeting. Following the First Global Planning […]
North Sea cod was awarded a certificate of sustainability by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) two years ago, but the latest news is these certificates are going to be suspended because of stocks dropping below the safe biological level. The latest scientific advice from ICES is that the stock is below the safe biological level […]
BusinessGreen “We need to gear policy more towards human ways of decision-making behaviour rather than the hypothetical actor,” argued Toby Park, head of energy and sustainability at the Behavioural Insights Team. But what might this mean in practice? How can businesses and policymakers convince people not only that reducing their greenhouse gas emissions is a […]
European Marine Board Leading European ocean experts have launched a publication, titled Marine Science for a Sustainable Future, which will provide governments with robust, independent scientific advice on future seas and ocean research to 2030 and beyond. The launch took place during EurOCEAN2019, the European Marine Board conference in Paris (June 11). The experts from […]
Thames Water has signed a £1.4 billion, five year Revolving Credit Facility with the interest rate tied to sustainability performance – outperforming an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) benchmark will result in a lower interest rate. The company is the first UK corporate to tie the interest rate it will pay on the RCF to […]