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Lessons in how to be sustainable from the ground up

After an introduction to ‘green living’ early in life, Jennifer Henderson, CEO and Keeper of the Registers of Scotland, is now spearheading change within her organisation, and explains how the Climate Solutions Professional course provided the inspiration. “Star Wars or Smurfs? When I was at school, that was the big choice when it came to […]

The Time for Talk is Over: Boards Now Need to Act

IoD Scotland is proactively supporting more directors in Scotland to undertake the Climate Solutions Professional and Accelerator courses as part of its strategy to help directors of businesses in Scotland respond to the climate emergency. Action is needed now, writes Louise Macdonald, National Director, IoD Scotland. “While there has been significant debate over what can […]

Good steer on the road towards net zero

Judi Kilgallon, Project Manager of Climate Change Transformation at the Improvement Service, believes Climate Solutions can boost the collective efforts of Scotland’s local authorities to reduce emissions. “Action is urgently needed from all sectors to achieve Net Zero and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Local Government is well placed to design and deliver […]

Now is the time for leaders in Scotland to step up

Benjamin Franklin once said that “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. The climate change crisis, however, is rapidly becoming a close third on that ominously short list. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that a tax expert with decades of experience in the energy industry, and who now serves […]

Jacobs Launches Climate Solutions Course to Global Workforce

Course supports learning culture for future green skills to respond to climate change Leading technology-enabled solutions provider, Jacobs, has reaffirmed its commitment to responding to the climate change emergency by offering its entire workforce the Climate Solutions Accelerator course, a 90-minute online course designed to educate participants on climate change and the actions that can […]