Articles from Transform September 2020
Productive conversations
28th August 2020
Quintin Rayer and Pete Walton share the Net-Zero Carbon 10 target, which provides a framework to help fund managers talk to firms about net-zero emiss...
Room for improvement for a green recovery
28th August 2020
Steven Pearson considers whether the government's post-coronavirus recovery plan is as green as it should be
Local authorities and climate action
28th August 2020
Many UK local authorities have declared climate emergencies, says Peter Gudde – but what actions are they actually taking?
Zeroing in on ethical working contracts
28th August 2020
Ethical investors must apply pressure to ensure that companies are providing decent working contracts and conditions, say Sarah Waters and Quintin Ray...
The moral imperative for standards bodies
28th August 2020
Standards bodies must play their part in helping the corporate world rid itself of racism, says Kye Gbangbola
The role of the Specialist in Land Condition Register
28th August 2020
Shaun Grey discusses the role of the Specialist in Land Condition Register
Craig Bennett: Wildlife's new warrior
28th August 2020
Brexit, the climate and ecological emergency and now COVID-19 make this a critical time for nature, new Wildlife Trusts chief executive Craig Bennett ...
The process of EHS compliance auditing
28th August 2020
Peter Duncan walks through the process of third-party environmental and health and safety compliance auditing – from pre-audit prep to the final repor...
Pricing up pollution
28th August 2020
Rick Gould reports on three decades of emissions trading schemes
In conversation with John Elkington
28th August 2020
Following a talk hosted by IEMA CEO Sarah Mukherjee, John Elkington sat down with Transform magazine to discuss the exponential changes he sees facing...
ESG Today: The disclosure diaries
28th August 2020
In the past few years some firms have tantalised us with 'warts and all' reports covering their non-financials, but it's been piecemeal. Are we about ...
Environment Agency launches post-COVID plan
28th August 2020
The Environment Agency has launched its five-year plan for a greener, healthier future, warning that business as usual after COVID-19 won't be enough ...
Appeal against waste export conviction dismissed
28th August 2020
Biffa Waste Services Ltd appealed against its conviction for illegally exporting household waste to China, contrary to the Transfrontier Shipment of W...
Severn Trent fined 800k for Shropshire sewage pollution
28th August 2020
Severn Trent Water has been fined £800,000 for dumping 3.8m litres of raw sewage into a Shropshire stream.
Recent publications
28th August 2020
Environment and the level playing field
28th August 2020
The House of Lords EU Environment Sub-Committee recently ran a short inquiry to explore what is at stake on the environmental and climate level playin...
Accelerating private investment in nature-based solutions
28th August 2020
Enhancing and restoring our natural assets will require significant private sector investment. As post-Brexit natural environment architecture is desi...
Build Back Better
28th August 2020
In July IEMA launched its Build Back Better position statement in response to COVID-19.
New opportunities to 'mainstream'
28th August 2020
Initiatives and programmes have been instrumental in building business support for climate change action.
Regional activity goes digital
28th August 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, IEMA has encouraged more digital activity in order to help members engage with regional activities, and since the end of...
South Asian nations signal contrasting coal plans
28th August 2020
Fears are mounting that India could stage a vast expansion of its coal fleet following the COVID-19 crisis, while neighbouring countries instead look ...
Amazon deforestation jumps by one-third
28th August 2020
Deforestation in the Amazon has increased by one-third during the past year and must be banned as a matter of urgency, the WWF has warned.
Met Office warns of climate impact
28th August 2020
The UK set four high temperature records last year as climate change continued to have an clear impact on the country's weather, according to the Met ...
Rest and reconnection
28th August 2020
A very warm welcome to this September edition of Transform magazine.
