Making plastic industry ‘sustainable’
Plastic, the material which is threatening our ecosystems, can also become a crucial element for the global economy's net-zero goals...
Tag : environment
Emerging markets Green Bonds: Raising the profile
How do you sell the value proposition of Green Bonds in the emerging markets to balance infrastructure financing and environmental safeguards?...
Jones Day Adds Two New Partners in London to Firm’s Banking, Finance & Securities Practice
The global law firm continues to expand in Europe's key financial centers with the arrival of Lee Federman and Ewen Scott, both of whom will join the Firm's Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in its London Office...
Over 5,500 UK churches embrace renewable energy
According to Christian Aid, 15 Anglican cathedrals, including York Minister and Salisbury are among the religious sites now using 100 percent green electricity tariffs...
How will politics impact your energy bills in 2018?
In times of political turbulence, there is a high risk of power supply being disrupted as felt by residents of the UK now. Phil Foster, managing director of Love Energy Savings weighs in on how international politics will directly impact energy prices this year...
Lebanon makes a splash by issuing region’s first green bond
Green bond financing has been gaining popularity among many countries, keeping sustainable energy development at the core of business. Lebanon’s Fransabank is the first in the country and the Levant region to issue a green bond for US$60mn, showing the bank’s keenness to develop the green market...
ADB reaffirms commitment to environmental sustainability on World Environment Day
ADB celebrated World Environment Day by highlighting the plastic pollution crisis in the region, in line with this year’s theme chosen by the United Nations Environment Programme, “Beat Plastic Pollution”...
IMO plans meeting in London to discuss reduction of carbon emission
The International Maritime Organisation's environment committee is scheduled to have a meeting in London this week to conceptualise a global plan to reduce carbon emission levels from ships...
Brexit: So far so good for the UK
Among other things, it is more price competitive in global markets, thanks to the depreciation of the pound Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 26, 2016: Though talks of the adverse after-effects of Brexit have been going on for a while, things have not been as bad for the country as was predicted, at least for now....