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The Summer of 2026: Climate Reporting Without Accountability

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Summer 2026 delivered record heat, wildfires, drought and severe pressure on health services, water supplies and infrastructure. Yet much of the media still treated these events primarily as weather stories. The best coverage explained the climate connection; too much of it stopped short of interrogating the governments and fossil fuel companies whose decisions made the

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Nearly 60,000 Tonnes of Plastic Avoided a Year: Measuring the UK Bag Levy’s Impact

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Introduction England’s single-use plastic carrier bag charge is one of the quiet success stories of UK environmental policy. New figures reported by edie, drawing on Defra data, show that sales of single-use plastic bags at major retailers have fallen by 98% since the levy was introduced. As a carbon accountant, I find this case worth

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Carbon Accounting Guide: Scope 3 Category 6 – Business Travel

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Business travel sits in Scope 3, Category 6 under the GHG Protocol and covers trips undertaken by employees for work in vehicles and services not owned by the company (for example, commercial flights, trains, taxis and hotels). It excludes commuting to and from work and travel using company‑owned vehicles, which fall under other categories. Below

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Sustainability Questions Businesses Ask — and the Best Answers

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Sustainability teams are often challenged on cost, priority, and proof. The strongest responses connect sustainability to risk, resilience, efficiency, and long-term value rather than treating it as a purely ethical add-on. Common objections A frequent question is, “Isn’t sustainability too expensive?” A practical answer is that many sustainability measures reduce operating costs over time through

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SBTi Net-Zero Standard 2.0: What Changed and What to Do Next

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SBTi’s new Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 is a more practical, implementation-focused update to the earlier standard (Version 1.3, referred to here as the earlier standard). It keeps the same core direction of travel towards net zero by 2050 or sooner, but adds stronger requirements on governance, transition planning, progress checks and how companies can credibly

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2026 Mid-Year Review: The Sustainability Wins That Matter, and the Setbacks We Can’t Ignore

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The first half of 2026 has been a study in contradiction. While governments, institutions and global forums have delivered meaningful progress on oceans, disclosure and social inclusion, the physical realities of climate change and political backsliding have continued to test the credibility of the sustainability agenda. This matters because sustainability is no longer just a

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Carbon Accounting Guide: Scope 3 Category 5 – Waste

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Scope 3 waste emissions are reported under Category 5, “Waste generated in operations”, and the GHG Protocol says you can calculate them using either supplier-specific, waste-type-specific, or average-data methods. The most practical approach for most organisations is to collect waste quantities by material and treatment route, then multiply those activity data by suitable emission factors.

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From ‘Bit Warm, Isn’t It?’ to Net Zero: Heatwave Conversations That Count

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The UK heatwave has arrived, and with it comes a rare national mood shift: suddenly, everyone has an opinion on the weather, the office temperature, and whether 28°C is “nice” or “unbearable”. For sustainability professionals, this isn’t just small talk season—it’s a golden opportunity. When the weather becomes impossible to ignore, climate conversations move from

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