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Phoenix Group publishes its Net Zero Transition Plan with its full c£0.3 trillion investment portfolio in scope to decarbonise

Decarbonising Phoenix Group’s investment portfolio will have a significant impact, accounting for 99% of the Group’s emissions • Phoenix Group is making good progress towards achieving its first interim target of a 25% reduction in the carbon intensity of circa £160 billion* of listed equities and credit by 2025   Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest… Read more »

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BASC’s scholarship programme open for 2023 applications

Applications are now open for this year’s BASC Legacy Funded Scholarship Programme. Now in its fifth year, the scholarship programme is one part of the BASC legacy package that helps support people who want to develop their knowledge of conservation, land management or gamekeeping. The scheme is open to any college or university student studying, or… Read more »

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Job cuts will ‘undermine skills agenda’

The body responsible for promoting skills and learning in England is cutting 1,300 staff as part of a major restructuring programme, it was announced today. The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) expects to save £40 million on management and running costs, which it says will be redirected to learners. But the PCS union, which represents… Read more »

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Emissions trading schemes ‘not enough’

Drastic policy changes are required if the government is to meet its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 2010, a new report warns. Projections by Cambridge Econometrics suggest that despite efforts to improve carbon efficiency and cut the production of greenhouse gases, the government is on course to miss its self-imposed target. And the… Read more »