Sustainability: It's time to overcome the barriers in business

Amidst the Brexit confusion, the UK government has sought to calm green investor nerves by backing carbon cuts. Earlier this month, Amber Rudd, UK energy and climate secretary, announced the government will set out the fifth carbon budget in line with recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change. The announcement proposed a 57 per cent reduction in carbon emissions from 1990 levels from 2027 to 2032, one of the most ambitious targets in the world.
Rudd’s announcement give