Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Summary: Taoiseach Micheál Martin is attending the COP30 Leaders’ Summit in Belém, Brazil, where he is reaffirming Ireland’s commitment to global climate action. His two-day visit includes delivering Ireland’s national statement, endorsing a major rainforest protection initiative, and engaging in high-level discussions on shared climate challenges. Ireland’s Role at COP30 The summit, hosted in the […]

Over the past 50 years, Brazil has emerged as one of the world’s agricultural giants. Becoming a leading global exporter of soybeans, beef, coffee and sugar has significantly boosted its economy and placed the country at the centre of the global food system. This agricultural development, however, has come at a cost. The expansion of agriculture […]

Summary: The UK Government has announced a major reform to the national curriculum, committing to integrate climate change and sustainability education across primary and secondary schools. The move follows the Curriculum and Assessment Review led by Professor Becky Francis, which identified critical gaps in scientific understanding and environmental awareness among students. Curriculum Reform Highlights Responding […]

Summary: After marathon negotiations in Brussels, EU environment ministers have agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The deal, reached just ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, cements the bloc’s long-term climate trajectory but includes concessions allowing limited use of carbon offsets and delayed implementation of […]

Summary: Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Martin Heydon have unveiled the Biomethane Environmental Sustainability Charter, a cornerstone of Ireland’s National Biomethane Strategy. The Charter sets out best practice standards to ensure the country’s emerging biomethane sector develops sustainably, with a target of producing 5.7 terawatt hours (TWh) annually by 2030—equivalent to 10% of Ireland’s current gas […]

Governments from around the world will soon descend upon Belém, Brazil for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and with them, many actors from industry and business, civil society, research institutions, youth organisations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups, to name but a few. Since the […]