PwC | Global news | Sustainability

An overview of PwC global news on Sustainability:

Canada

North America | Canada

PwC launches new global Centre for Nature Positive Business PwC last week announced the launch of a new global Centre for Nature Positive Business, which will and expand its capabilities in areas including biodiversity, water, regenerative agriculture, and fo
25 April 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC: Five ESG trends and developments to watch in 2023 In 2023, stakeholders of all sorts – consumers, shareholders, investors, employees, and more – will continue to raise the bar for ESG performance.
18 April 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Executives receive pay outs for 'easy' sustainability targets As countries across Europe, including the UK, struggle to live up to their net-zero pledges, a new report suggests that linking executive bonuses to sustainability goals has done little to help.
12 April 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

London benefits most from green jobs boom The creation of green jobs is outstripping the rate of jobs creation in the wider economy, according to a new study.
21 December 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK investors warn firms they will exit without ESG progress Even as many companies plan to backslide on ESG commitments, as a means to downsize spending during a recession, investors are suggesting this could see them exit.
01 November 2022
Europe

Europe | Regional

PwC tool helps measure biodiversity impact of business operations More and more companies want to map and improve their impact on biodiversity – but doing so is proving a challenge.
13 October 2022
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC brings together 130 energy transition experts into new practice Big Four firm PwC has brought together over 130 team energy transition experts from across its lines of business into the new fresh Energy Transition practice.
30 June 2022
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

Meet the six consultants speaking at the Arab Green Summit Tomorrow the 2022 edition of the Arab Green Summit kicks off, an event that brings together government entities, businesses and communities to discuss and discover the latest practices and creative s
20 June 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

DEFRA selects PwC as manager of Biodiverse Landscape Fund DEFRA has selected PwC as the fund manager for its £100 million 'Biodiverse Landscape Fund’.
17 May 2022
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

Consumers are hybrid hunting bargains and more ESG minded The shopping behaviour of consumers in the Middle East is undergoing major change, with many of these changes likely to stick around for good, according to a new report by PwC.
17 May 2022
United States

North America | United States

PwC Consulting adds Sphera's ESG platform to its offerings PwC has entered a partnership with Sphera, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, to offer Sphera’s software to its client base.
05 May 2022
Middle East

Middle East | Regional

PwC and Strategy& report: ESG is on the rise in the Middle East ESG has spiralled to the top of the boardroom agenda in the Middle East.
25 April 2022
United Arab Emirates

Middle East | United Arab Emirates

PwC campaign supports Dubai Can sustainability initiative Big Four firm PwC has launched a campaign in support of the Dubai Can program, an Emirate-wide initiative aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastic materials.
04 April 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Engineering firms lead consultancies in race to net zero New research has shown that the consulting industry’s top players are accelerating their push toward major climate commitments.
31 March 2022
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Tech investment could be better targeted to cut emissions While investment from venture capital and private equity is pouring into the climate tech sector, a new report suggests that not enough of it is targeting the reduction of greenhouse gasses.
17 December 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consultancies selected for world’s largest solar energy infra project One of the world’s most ambitious renewable energy ventures has taken its next step, with five consultancies selected for the Australia-Asia PowerLink project.
24 October 2021
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Circular economy worth $2 trillion to Australian economy Establishing a circular economy in Australia presents a massive $2 trillion opportunityaccording to accounting and consulting firm PwC, with significant environmental benefits to boot.
28 March 2021
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Two-thirds of UK banks have no net zero target While a glut of private and public entities have been publicising plans to become carbon neutral before 2050, a new study has revealed that only around one-third of Britain’s largest banks have net z
09 November 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Questions remain on net-zero resolve of Big Four Three of the world’s four largest professional services firms have recently committed to producing net-zero carbon emissions in the next decade, while the fourth has made noises toward the same goal
15 October 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Professional services giant PwC commits to net-zero by 2030 Big Four professional services firm PwC has announced it aims to bring its carbon impact to net-zero by the end of the decade.
17 September 2020
Europe

Europe | Regional

Crisis is accelerating Europe's transition to electrical driving The corona crisis is appearing to accelerate the transition to electrical driving, according to a new analysis by PwC and Strategy&.
30 July 2020
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Displacing coal with renewables more lucrative for economy Transitioning to a renewable-intensive power system over the next two decades is likely to create billions in benefits for the Australian GDP, significantly more than if investments continue to flow
03 March 2020
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC warns of emissions relapse as decarbonisation slows As millions of people across the globe participate in a worldwide climate strike, new research has found that decarbonisation is slowing at a dramatic rate. This means that if the world is to meet the targets set by the
24 September 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

AI for environment can help slash greenhouse gas emissions Using AI for environmental applications has the potential to boost global GDP by more than 4%, while also reducing global greenhouse gas emissions by the same margin 4.0% by 2030.
02 May 2019
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Private equity firms ramp up sustainability focus In line with business leaders across the industrial gamut, private equity firms are increasingly on-board with sustainability projects.
19 April 2019
United States

North America | United States

Business reporting increasingly focused on sustainable development goals Business and economic goals are increasingly at odds with what is possible.
18 April 2019
South Africa

Africa | South Africa

Social and environmental considerations are a new priority for private equity firms The private equity sector across the globe is among those growing at a rapid rate, but just how responsible are the practices in the sector when it comes to environmental sustainability? PwC argues t
11 March 2019
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC commit to go 100% renewable in sustainability pledge Global professional services firm PwC has joined the RE100 initiative led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP.
06 November 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Lawyers cross-examine Big Four for climate reporting of audit clients The Big Four have been called upon by a group of activist lawyers to explain alleged failures to signal problems of climate change reporting at some of the UK’s biggest companies.
02 October 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Unilever partners with PwC for consulting, M&A, sustainability, HR and cyber British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company Unilever hired the consulting and corporate finance arm of PwC on several occasions for several projects, last year.
16 April 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC UK Sets Emissions and Renewables Targets for 2022 The UK wing of global professional services firm PwC has published new emissions and renewables targets for 2022.
21 February 2018
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Aquaculture booms amid fears of overfishing For the first time in history, fish farming has overtaken captured fisheries as the leading per capita supplier of fish.
21 July 2017

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