Michael Bradshaw explores the role of liquified gas in the energy transition after US President Joe Biden pauses new export licences,
Sustainability
With the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals as the bedrock for global change, the pressure on organisations and businesses to align their practices and objectives with them is growing. An increasingly ethically-minded public want business to be more than just about profit and demand they help society and preserve the planet.
From multinationals to SMEs and micro-businesses, this is a complex task, involving global supply chains, legacy IT systems, cultural shifts, stakeholder relations and more, while all the time maintaining a profitable business in a competitive and uncertain environment.
Academics at WBS are leading research into this area, producing practical insights that can help organisations and businesses of all sizes move towards a sustainable operation and help society meet the UN’s goals.
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A net zero world may be more peaceful, but politicians face siginficant geopolitical challenges to get there, Michael Bradshaw warns.
Research by Ivo Vlaev at Warwick Business School reveals the vital importance of threatened indigenous communities to conservation.
Although the UK produces about half the gas it consumes, disruptions to other markets could impact it, writes Michael Bradshaw.
Heat pumps are essential for achieving net zero, but the UK is falling behind in the race to adopt them, writes Ned Lamb.
Heat pumps are essential for achieving net zero, but the UK is falling behind in the race to adopt them, writes Ned Lamb.
It's no good producing green products if nobody will buy them. Hugh Wilson explains how appealing to a social identity can help.
Scope 3 emissions are avoided by most organisations as they are difficult to measure but it's best to start sooner than later.
Professor Kamel Mellahi writes on the difficulty of measuring corporate social responsibility (CSR) and how it is not always desirable