As sustainability regulations tighten worldwide, businesses face mounting pressure to accurately disclose and reduce their carbon emissions. However, the intricate and often opaque nature of Scope 3 data – which encompasses emissions embedded across the entire value chain, from suppliers to end consumers – means that many companies still rely on broad estimates to report their carbon footprint. This dependence on estimated data can lead to inaccuracies that hinder business leaders from making informed decisions with a genuine impact on sustainability.
27.11.2024
Maddyness teams up with Net Zero Insights to uncover the latest trends in climate tech, showcasing 5 startups transforming our approach to carbon capture, removal and mitigation.
20.11.2024
Let’s be frank, climate change is no longer a distant threat but a present reality, and the 2024 US presidential election could be a watershed moment for the financial sector as well.
06.11.2024
At Blue Earth Summit, we are people on a mission to transform the way the world works. To reach our goals, we need to work across industry, policy and community to reduce our collective impact. This transformative approach is good for business and it’s essential for our planet.
07.10.2024
In a world increasingly dominated by environmental challenges, the need for innovative solutions has never been more pressing. Recognising this, The Earth Prize—now the world’s largest environmental competition and ideas incubator for young people—has launched its 2024-2025 edition, offering $100,000 in funding to the next generation of climate entrepreneurs.
18.09.2024
When we launched Breathable Cities in 2023, an accelerator programme for startups tackling air pollution, we didn’t envisage the diversity of solutions in development. It became an unexpected opportunity and a challenge because air pollution has so many contributory factors seeking solutions.
11.09.2024
"Wow! That must be so purposeful!" This is a common reaction when I reluctantly tell people what it is my business does. We are a developer of carbon abatement and carbon removal projects at large scale to create a healthier earth (also our company name). In a world that is obsessed with purpose, this appears to be a holy grail of work. However, for me personally, it has been highly anxiety inducing. On top of building a business, I am also reminded daily about the reality of the challenges ahead of us.
09.07.2024
Did you know that girls often outperform boys in digital literacy in school, but only half as many women as men are graduating in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields in the EU? It might sound a bit bonkers, but it’s true. The question is: Why?
04.07.2024
The reforestation startup Morfo announces an extension of its first round of funding with two business angels: Raphaël Varane, international footballer, and Antoine Dupont, captain of the France’s rugby team.
20.06.2024
From wildfire prediction technologies, to biodegradable single-use diapers, climate entrepreneurs are increasingly holding the answers to our collective climate challenges. What could you contribute?
13.06.2024
Reset Connect London, the leading sustainability and net-zero event and flagship event of London Climate Action Week, returns to ExCeL London on 25-26 June 2024. Uniting business leaders, investors, policymakers and industry experts to drive forward the global sustainability agenda.
06.06.2024
For the UN, the 2020-2030 decade is the decade of ecosystem restoration. To achieve this goal, we need to appreciate the extreme complexity and gigantic diversity of the planet's ecosystems. Forests, the main carbon sink alongside the ocean, are the best example: tropical, temperate, coniferous, humid, dry, mangrove, boreal... Affected by massive deforestation, these areas are on the front line of the climate emergency.
15.05.2024
Treeapp, one of the UK's leading tree planting organisations, proudly reports the planting of 4,200,000 trees across 17 countries in its latest impact report.
25.04.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Dr Nicholas Chadwick, co-founder & CEO Mission Zero Technologies about Direct Air Capture, recent investment and building a sustainable relationship with carbon.
02.04.2024