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●From classroom to construction site: can 100,000 opportunities a year fix Britain's youth skills gap?●The Cost of Climate Delay Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore ●Offshore wind auction reset puts supply chains back in the spotlight ●Reporting consolidation forces finance teams to rebuild ESG data pipelines ●Grid-scale storage margins hold as merchant revenues normalise ●Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream ●"Sustainability has become an operations job" — inside a CSO's second year ●Green bond spreads tighten as use-of-proceeds scrutiny intensifies ●How mid-market manufacturers are closing the Scope 3 data gap ●Carbon market integrity rules narrow the field of eligible credits ●From classroom to construction site: can 100,000 opportunities a year fix Britain's youth skills gap?●The Cost of Climate Delay Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore ●Offshore wind auction reset puts supply chains back in the spotlight ●Reporting consolidation forces finance teams to rebuild ESG data pipelines ●Grid-scale storage margins hold as merchant revenues normalise ●Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream ●"Sustainability has become an operations job" — inside a CSO's second year ●Green bond spreads tighten as use-of-proceeds scrutiny intensifies ●How mid-market manufacturers are closing the Scope 3 data gap ●Carbon market integrity rules narrow the field of eligible credits

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From classroom to construction site: can 100,000 opportunities a year fix Britain's youth skills gap?

New Industrial Strategy Jobs Plans promise 22,400 under-25 apprenticeships a year in professional services and 40,000 construction placements. The ambition is welcome — but colleges, employers and local partnerships will decide whether it becomes a genuine route into the green economy.

Our Sustainability News · 22 October 2026 · 6 min read

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Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream

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Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream

Extended producer responsibility fees are changing product design meetings, not just waste contracts.

Tomas Lindqvist · 21 August 2026 · 5 min read

"Sustainability has become an operations job" — inside a CSO's second year

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"Sustainability has become an operations job" — inside a CSO's second year

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Green bond spreads tighten as use-of-proceeds scrutiny intensifies

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Green bond spreads tighten as use-of-proceeds scrutiny intensifies

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From classroom to construction site: can 100,000 opportunities a year fix Britain's youth skills gap?

From classroom to construction site: can 100,000 opportunities a year fix Britain's youth skills gap?

New Industrial Strategy Jobs Plans promise 22,400 under-25 apprenticeships a year in professional services and 40,000 construction placements. The ambition is welcome — but colleges, employers and local partnerships will decide whether it becomes a genuine route into the green economy.

Our Sustainability News · 22 October 2026 · 6 min read

The Cost of Climate Delay Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore

Climate & Environment

The Cost of Climate Delay Is Becoming Impossible to Ignore

The latest UN emissions assessment raises a difficult question for governments and businesses: how much longer can ambitious climate promises coexist with decisions that undermine them?

Our Sustainability News · 22 October 2026 · 5 min read

Offshore wind auction reset puts supply chains back in the spotlight

Offshore wind auction reset puts supply chains back in the spotlight

Developers welcome revised strike prices, but procurement directors warn that cable, vessel and turbine capacity remains the binding constraint on delivery.

Helena Marsh · 24 August 2026 · 6 min read

Reporting consolidation forces finance teams to rebuild ESG data pipelines

Sustainable Business

Reporting consolidation forces finance teams to rebuild ESG data pipelines

As disclosure frameworks converge, the workload is moving from sustainability teams into the finance function — and into audit scope.

Daniel Okoye · 23 August 2026 · 5 min read

Grid-scale storage margins hold as merchant revenues normalise

Technology & Innovation

Grid-scale storage margins hold as merchant revenues normalise

Operators are shifting from arbitrage-led models to blended contracts as ancillary service markets mature across Europe.

Priya Raghavan · 22 August 2026 · 4 min read

Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream

Circular Economy

Packaging rules push circular design decisions upstream

Extended producer responsibility fees are changing product design meetings, not just waste contracts.

Tomas Lindqvist · 21 August 2026 · 5 min read

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