Full coverage: sustainability

The Irish company has been in business for 20 years and has annual revenues of around €30m. It is now joining Finland’s Purmo Group.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.