Does sport have a greater responsibility to influence behaviour than other industries? Two weeks ago the EBN held the latest of our hugely popular Live shows at the amazing Tottenham Hotspur stadium in north London. The panel was joined by more than 60 guests...
Forest Green Rovers v Notts County!
The end of April signifies a lot of things like the real emergence of spring and the end of the football season so it was that Roger found himself on a train journey from Kent to Stroud in Gloucestershire, heading to the New Lawn home of Forest Green Rovers FC in the...
Launch of EBN Kent with Inspired Villages
In 2023 we ran a couple of test events in Kent, home to EBN founder Roger McKerlie, and discovered a healthy appetite amongst the county’s business community for learning more about how to transition their businesses. Fuelled by this enthusiasm we partnered with the...
Lingfield races with the Ryan Canter Club
In early March we found ourselves at the races and on a lovely day as well. In a first for the EBN we were invited to co host an EBN Live show with some businesses in the sustainability space and the selected venue was the Marriott hotel, on site at Lingfield...
Scorecard conference and report launch
In a bit of a departure from our normal market place the EBN’s Founder Roger McKerlie was invited to represent the private sector at the launch of the UK Climate Emergency organisation’s local authority scorecard launch and conference. Held at the offices of the...
An evening of lively debate and shared insights with Ashden
Last year, 7.9 million people had to borrow money to pay their energy bills. More than 1 million children live in households that have to limit their use of heating and hot water. On February 29 we were kindly invited by our charity partner Ashden to join thought...
LaundRe and Salli Deighton
Many of the EBN members who attended last November’s Fashion and Sustainability Live show will remember hearing the amazing story of one of our panellists, Salli Deighton. Salli’s business, LaundRe, is an on shore circular solution for old or discarded jeans. They are...
PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey
In the overcrowded market research and survey sector the PwC CEO survey stands out and has everyone in the media waiting eagerly for its findings. As it seeks the opinions of more than 4,700 CEOs in 105 countries it has earned the right to be seen as defining. Thanks...
Church of England targets corporate emitters
In a Bloomberg Green article entitle “Church of England targets corporate emitters” we were cheered by the strong actions of the investment arm of the Church of England. Now, the EBN aspires to be neutral on issues such as faith and politics but we can’t resist saying...
AI GONE WILD
In a 30-square-mile patch of northern Virginia that’s been dubbed “data center alley,” the boom in artificial intelligence is turbocharging electricity use. Struggling to keep up, the power company that serves the area temporarily paused new data center connections at...
The EBN Circular Show Part 2
The EBN held an insightful evening of expert speakers at the London officers of official partners Ashurst. Part two looks at businesses who have benefited from leveraging the circular economy.
The EBN Circular Show Part 1
The EBN held an insightful evening of expert speakers at the London officers of official partners Ashurst. Part one looks at how the circular economy impacts everything from businesses to manufacturing, and is divided into the following topics: What is the circular...
Net Zero and Digitalisation – Key issues when investing in energy technologies
Data-focused business models and a “digital first” approach are now recognised by the UK Government, regulators and market participants alike as the key to coordinating, modernising and decarbonising an evermore complex energy system. As a result, investment in the...
Leased buildings – who pays the price for net zero?
The size of the challenge is clear. An estimated 80% of the commercial buildings that will be here in 2050 already exist today, and most of these are currently sub-standard in terms of energy efficiency performance. As highlighted in our article 'Prioritising...
Net zero: actioning the ambition
EBN partners Ashurst has released a series of videos discussing ESG and its importance to their clients In their Net zero: actioning the ambition video series, we discuss: how and where we are seeing ESG in the various areas of law; how we are working with our...
An inspiring tale from Yemen
Keynote speaker Harriet Lamb, the CEO of the excellent sustainability charity Ashden, joined us to share some brilliant insights with EBN Founder Roger McKerlie. Here, she talks about an inspiring story from Yemen - a tale that should make clear to businesses that...
What can the net-zero movement learn from Fairtrade?
Keynote speaker Harriet Lamb, the CEO of the excellent sustainability charity Ashden, joined us to share some brilliant insights with EBN Founder Roger McKerlie. Here, she talks about the Fairtrade movement and what companies focusing on net-zero can learn from that...
The EBN restarts stronger on a glorious night in London
After what seemed like an interminably long time away the EBN was delighted, and a little giddy, to welcome our partners, sponsors and steering group to a superb drinks evening on the roof terrace of global law firm Ashurst, in Spitalfields, London. On a (rare)...
The need for an ESG-centred mindset shift in business
Keynote speaker Harriet Lamb, the CEO of the excellent sustainability charity Ashden, joined us to share some brilliant insights with EBN Founder Roger McKerlie. Here, she discusses the importance of the need for a mindset shift to lead to more environmentally...
The importance of finance in the ESG shift
Keynote speaker Harriet Lamb, the CEO of the excellent sustainability charity Ashden, joined us to share some brilliant insights with EBN Founder Roger McKerlie. Here, she discusses the importance for the financial industry to help with the shift to more...