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Full coverage: sustainability

“Ireland is a tiny island nation… with a lot of sea blindness”

Val Cummins’ imagination has always been captured by the sea. This year’s Sustainability Champion winner at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards talks offshore wind potential and shares the challenges of moving from academia to business.

Fiona Alston
2nd Sep, 2024 - 7 min read

“Too rigorous”: Forestry auditor allegedly removed to “appease” Coillte

A forestry standards auditor claims he was axed from the role by the NSAI standards body at the behest of the “client” Coillte, the High Court hears. The claims are vigorously denied.

Francesca Comyn
15th Aug, 2024 - 5 min read

Tara Shine: Add green skills to your business – because it makes business sense

The enormity of the climate challenge can plunge the best employees into apathy. Building sustainability skills will help not just with compliance, but spur the workforce into action and generate returns.

Tara Shine
26th Jun, 2024 - 5 min read

As new CSRD rulebook puts sustainability on a level footing with financial reporting, the work involved is “far from appreciated”

New EU sustainability reporting rules have been dubbed the “most complex piece of legislation” for businesses in the last five years. Ireland is due to implement them in the coming days.

Jonathan Keane
25th Jun, 2024 - 5 min read

Embracing the ESG and AI challenges: “It is never too late to leverage technology for positive change”

Participants in the PwC Leadership Exchange are optimistic about their ability to adapt to fast-paced change. Business leaders and advisors share advice on how to get there.

Tom Lyons
24th Jun, 2024 - 9 min read

Irish-co-founded climate start-up Sustain.Life acquired for $100m

Sustain.Life, founded less than three years ago by Irish entrepreneur Mike Hanrahan and three other former Walmart executives, has been bought by the listed US software firm Workiva.

Michael Cogley
18th Jun, 2024 - 2 min read

What’s in a name? Investment managers face new guidelines on naming their green funds

“ESG”, “sustainable”, “impact”, “Paris-aligned”: New EU naming guidelines require funds to do exactly what they say on the tin in an effort to root out greenwashing.

Jonathan Keane
23rd May, 2024 - 2 min read

“We think Ireland at the moment is a little bit behind the curve but it’s definitely going to catch up”

The Limerick-based start-up, founded in October 2022, has raised the funds in a round backed by Dublin-based investor Act Venture Capital. CEO Paul Byrnes talks strategy, expansion, and sustainability.

Michael Cogley
7th May, 2024 - 3 min read

Tara Shine: Untangling the web of climate jargon for business leaders

Running your business sustainably begins with understanding what you’re talking about. From biodiversity to zero waste, this is a quick guide to the words behind the action.

Tara Shine
4th Dec, 2023 - 7 min read

What the environmental watchdog thinks about the State’s flagship food sustainability scheme

Newly released meeting notes lay out the EPA's concerns with the eco-credentials of agri-food companies in Origin Green. The environmental watchdog also flagged issues with the source of peat used in the €130m mushroom industry.

Niall Sargent
16th Nov, 2023 - 4 min read
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