#Eathovershootday is one of the most trending hashtags on twitter today. This is because today (29th July 2021) humans have consumed more natural resources from the Earth than it can regenerate in a year. Currently, we are using 74% more than the planet’s ecosystems can provide, which equates to 1.7 Earths a year. Last year, […]
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Following the governments Net Zero 2050 target, the major British supermarkets have all turned their attention to achieving net zero carbon emissions. On 5th May, the Co-op announced that they are aiming to achieve net zero in 2040, ten years before the governments 2050 target. This deadline is the same as Sainsbury’s and ASDA’s whilst
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When researching our biggest supermarkets across the UK, you will find that current headlines all have a similar theme. ‘Asda to add plastic-free refill stations to more UK stores’, ‘Co-op targets carbon neutrality across own-brand food and drink by 2025’ and ‘Morrisons to source exclusively from net-zero British farms by 2030’. There seems to be
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When the UK took on the presidency of the Conference of Parties 26th meeting (COP26) in 2019, just 30% of the world economy was covered by net zero targets. Today, this has increased to 70%. COP26 started in 1995 and is a global United Nations summit focussed on addressing climate change. In recent years it has pushed for ‘net zero’ to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees. COP 26 will be in Glasgow from 1st to 12th November this year. This event brings together
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Impact Investing looks at investment in funds, companies or organisations that generate a positive, measurable social and environmental impact whilst still providing a financial return. In 2009, the Global Impact Investing Network published a report, predicting that impact investing market would reach around £28billion in assets by 2020. Now, in 2021, the market has reached over £500billion in assets. The pandemic has sparked a growth in impact investing. COVID-19 developed a public awareness of the
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The buzz surrounding urban agriculture continues to grow and currently it accounts for 10-15% of global food production, but to what extent can they be considered sustainable? Vertical farming has undeniable benefits. Firstly, this form of urban agriculture uses around 85% less water than open field agriculture and produces less fresh-water pollution. Vertical farming is also more efficient with space and uses
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Companies such as Hello Fresh, Nespresso and Leon are amongst the many focusing their attention on carbon offsetting as a way of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Carbon offsetting is a process in which companies can invest in environmental projects anywhere in the world to reduce overall CO2 emissions. By calculating CO2 emissions produced by your company you can offset the same amount, to become carbon neutral or even carbon negative. This approach to reducing net carbon
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The UK along with 109 other countries have committed to net zero by 2050. This was agreed in 2015 at COP21 in Paris to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably 1.5 degrees Celsius. But what is net zero and can it be achieved? At present, there is no commonly agreed definition of what
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Dairy market leader, Arla, are aiming to take a step forward in their goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.They claim to have completed one of the biggest analyses of Scope 3 data carbon emissions in their sector, covering the whole value chain from cow to consumer for metrics such as climate, air, water and
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Net-Zero is the newest buzz word around climate change and is being used across the world. This has stemmed from The Paris Climate Conference where over 100 countries pledged to reach Net Zero targets by 2050. You can read more on how to reach Net Zero in our previous blog. The truth is, Net Zero
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