by Peter Curtain We’re told businesses have become quieter about their good-citizen credentials. Is that true, and why? Much as they admire social or environmental outcomes, investors value financial returns, PR departments can get carried away, and there’s a limit to consumer indulgence of grandstanding – especially from highly paid executives. Over in the US, […]
Companies are coming back to good corporate citizenship
The UK Government’s go-ahead of mini-nuclear power stations and appointment of Rolls-Royce SMR to lead the project has been hailed as a big boost in the push for reliable, always-on electricity.
Biogas produced from organic matter is playing an increasing role in providing green heat and power for homes and industry. Investors like biogas as it generates high returns and can burnish their green credentials. It serves the same purpose as fossil-fuel natural gas, but is carbon-neutral (or carbon-negative) because it’s produced from organic matter that […]
The modernisation of the electricity grid is progressing rapidly and will continue to advance. M&A will play a key role.
The Government faces many challenges, from enhancing European security to advancing AI and manufacturing. A crucial aspect of this is effectively communicating its environmental goals.
I braved the Christmas shopping and party crowds to join a group of people looking to make energy supply as reliable and efficient as possible.
Amid the hullaballoo about #netzero and its effects on the UK economy, I visited a group of low-carbon innovators to see how they’re making energy more sustainable and efficient for future generations.
Efforts are being made to tempt pension fund managers back to London equities. That includes a Government push to make pension funds publicly disclose how much they invest in UK businesses compared to those overseas.
