The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) recently launched the first global framework for setting science-based targets (SBT) for nature. In this episode, we cover: -What the new nature targets include-How the SBTN fits in with other frameworks (TNFD, SBTI)-What this means for your business

In this live discussion, Saif covers:

-Which industries are capturing climate capital effectively and why

-The inaccuracy in spend and activity based calculations

-The roadmap to building, refining and sustaining your sustainability initiative

Any questions? Drop Saif a line: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifhameed/

The EU and UK have made steps in recent years to combat greenwashing. This has seen proposed legislation from the European Commission in the Green Claims Directive, and similar codes from the UK’s CMA. In this podcast, we cover:

- Why greenwashing is an issue

-What regulators are doing to stop greenwashing

-What you need to know about the EU Green Claims Directive & UK Green Claims Code

-What this all means for making green claims

A breakdown of the key policy updates that you and your company need to know about from the last fortnight.This week we cover:

1. EU plans legislation to regulate ESG ratings for transparency

2.EPA proposes new carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to tackle the climate crisis and protect public health

3. The UK Energy Bill returns to Parliament with progressive amendments

In this live recording, Saif Hameed addresses sustainability-related questions, providing practical and actionable advice on the below topics:

- Sustainability data vs financial data

- Sustainability measurement tool - building vs buying

- What to consider when building a sustainability team

If you have any questions for Saif, join the State of Sustainability live conversation on Saif's Linkedin and submit your questions here.

EU Approves Raft of Legislation for ‘Fit for 55’ - This week, the EU Parliament passed several key policies as part of the ‘Fit for 55’ initiative to cut emissions by 55% by 2030.The key policy changes were:

• Increasing ambition of the ETS to drive 62% emissions reductions by 2030

• Introducing a carbon border tax to prevent leakages

• Creating a Social Climate Fund to protect households

In other news:

• G7 countries agree on phase-out of fossil fuels

• UK considering an overhaul to funding process for renewable projects

Episode Special: A compilation of our favourite conversations about building the internal business case for sustainability. Tune in to hear:

• Saif Hameed, CEO & Founder of Altruistiq on the 3-step path to increasing a sustainability budget.

Real-world lessons from:

• Sibbe Krol, Head of Sustainability at Bloom & Wild

• Hugh Lewis, Head of Sustainability at Gousto

• Safia Qureshi, CEO and Founder of CLUBZERØ

Businesses are struggling to prioritise and deliver against sustainability targets.

Only one in ten corporates feel they have an ‘actionable’ sustainability strategy (source).

Jamie Dujardin sits down with Jean-Philippe Laborde, Managing Director at Tilda, to understand how organisations can best move the needle on sustainability to contribute to long-term competitive advantage and major change.

What we cover:

• How to prioritise sustainability initiatives within your strategy, taking into account sustainability and business impact

• Practical tips for engaging suppliers as ‘partners’ in your sustainability journey

• Advice for scaling up & financing sustainability pilots to drive long-term competitive advantage

Don’t forget to check out these links:

• Tilda’s 2022 Impact Report - How to build an internal business case for sustainability

Unpacking the key levers that business leaders can pull to boost corporate sustainability performance. We speak to Gabrielle Ginér, Head of Environment at BT Group, to understand how the telecoms giant is overcoming decarbonisation hurdles to power the UK’s road to net zero.

We will cover:

• How to engage suppliers in your decarbonisation journey

• Best practice for collaboration

• How to leverage the business opportunity

• How to think about Scope 4 from a business perspective

• Key technological innovations to boost sustainability performance

• Overcoming sustainability data challenges

• Sustainability leadership - tips to driving internal buy in