Business & Industry
For better or worse, businesses and industry shape the world we live in.
Business & Industry
The infrastructure that underpins modern economic societal needs for water, light, food, transport, housing, energy, sewerage, flood defence etc are designed, developed, maintained and operated by a network of businesses and industries. However, the consequences of urbanisation and industrialisation have had far reaching consequences for critical earth systems and ecosystems and have resulted in a climatic and ecological crisis, along with significant social and environmental harm. Nearly all of IEMA’s activity (e.g. across environmental and social management systems, sustainable development, sustainable finance, impact assessment, climate change, biodiversity net gain, corporate social responsibility and circular economy) is pertinent to transforming businesses and industry to sustainability.
Business & Industry articles
Govia Thameslink Railway’s head of environment explains why rail must adapt to climate change now
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Sectors that are vital for decarbonising the UK’s economy are struggling to appeal to students, a survey of 4,000 16-23-year-olds has found.
IEMA can now provide more businesses with environmental and sustainability training that is 100% funded by the Welsh government after a salary cap was lifted.
Are environmental auditors taking due care around materiality? Richard Gotheridge and Nigel Leehane discuss
More than half of directors of major companies fail to see a link between environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and the bottom line, according to a survey of over 700 directors.
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies must grow by 120 times by 2050 for countries to meet their net-zero commitments, according to McKinsey.
Major companies are set to fail on their pledges to only use reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic packaging by 2025 due to rises in flexible packaging such as sachets and film, according to latest research.
Ed Walker examines the installation of new electricity transmission infrastructure between Scotland and England
