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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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What Is EcoVadis – And Why It Matters For Your Business

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For most sustainability teams, the question is no longer whether to engage with ESG ratings, but which ones genuinely move the needle. EcoVadis has quietly become one of the most influential – especially if your organisation sits in someone else’s supply chain. What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis is a global sustainability ratings platform that evaluates how companies manage ESG topics

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Double materiality assessment that stands up to scrutiny

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Double materiality should do more than satisfy CSRD requirements: it should help leaders decide where to focus time, capital and management attention. A strong assessment is therefore one that is both defensible to auditors and genuinely useful for strategy. Why robustness matters in double materiality A double materiality assessment is only credible if it can

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The energy transition in a volatile world: how companies can plan for multiple scenarios in 2026

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The energy transition in 2026 is no longer a straight-line decarbonisation story; it is a resilience challenge shaped by war risk, volatile fuel prices, and a moving regulatory target. Companies that plan for a single future will likely be caught out, while those that build flexible, scenario-based strategies can protect margins and keep their transition

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Practical initiatives for a more sustainable office

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Embedding sustainability into everyday office life matters because people are more likely to act when green choices are part of normal working routines. When sustainability becomes part of the culture, small actions on energy and waste can add up to real carbon reductions and lasting cost savings. Here are some practical initiatives you could introduce

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Regulations: The Rules of the Road for Corporate Sustainability

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Regulations are the backbone of corporate sustainability: they translate vague “green” ambitions into concrete rules of the road, raising the floor for how companies treat the environment and society. Without them, some firms would still chase short‑term profits while undercutting competitors who invest in cleaner, fairer practices.

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Is the EU scrapping CSRD in favour of ISSB?

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The EU’s sustainability reporting regime is shifting again – and this time the spotlight is on how CSRD/ESRS might integrate the ISSB “global baseline”.

I’ve written a short explainer on what’s actually happening, why the Commission is looking at an ISSB‑aligned core inside ESRS (rather than scrapping CSRD), and what this means for reporters, investors and value chains.

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How the US–Israel–Iran War Could Reshape the Clean Energy Transition

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Executive summary The US–Israel–Iran war is already creating the largest oil supply disruption in history by severely constraining traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, driving up prices and energy-security risks worldwide. In the short term this shock is likely to slow decarbonisation by prompting emergency fossil fuel measures, but over the medium to long term

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