SFE YP are delighted to present our latest blog on the theme of Carbon Credits, written by Douglas Ross from our Climate Change and Journey to Net Zero workstream. In this insightful and thought-provoking blog, Douglas provides an accessible and engaging introduction into the topic of Carbon Credits and how these instruments and their markets have long been a source of controversy.

Dexter Amos from the SFE YP Climate Change and Journey to Net Zero workstream has shared his thoughts on World Bike Week and the benefits that can be realised by factoring even just a little cycling into our daily lives – from better mental health to saving money and boosting your energy.

Following her recent keynote speech at our Journey to Net Zero Summit Dr Sarah Ivory, Senior Lecturer in Executive Education, Climate Change and Sustainability at University of Edinburgh Business School, makes the case for a Duty of Care and a Duty of Hope in Scotland’s financial services industry.

In this blog, Grace Robertson, Consultant at EY’s Sustainable Finance Team dives into the important topic of the Just Transition, describing what a Just Transition truly means, why it is so important and how the financial services industry can collaborate to achieve Net Zero and do so in a way that manages the social impact and ensures nobody is left behind.

After winning the leading the journey to net zero award at the 2023 Scottish Financial Services Awards, Eva Cairns of abrdn has shared an insight blog with us outlining the framework that herself and her sustainability team put together, designed to empower investors to hold corporate firms accountable when it comes to the credibility of their climate strategies and promises

Smog and brain fog, the startling link between our mental health and air pollution! In celebration of National Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign, Douglas Ross, Graduate Sustainable Finance Consultant at EY, shares why the day matters and how you can get involved.

In this SFE YP blog, Dexter Amos, Data Analyst at KPMG emphasises the need for more change to reduce carbon emissions and the importance for people to rethink their actions in a climate context

In our latest insight blog, James King from Datavita discusses the role of data centres in the journey for net zero and why Scotland is ideally positioned to take advantage of this opportunity

Edinburgh has climbed eight places to reach position 14 in this year’s Global Green Finance Index, highlighting its continued reputational growth as a global hub for green finance.

SFE welcomes the UK Government’s update Green Finance Strategy

Rather than despair at a perceived lack of progress, both industry and government must seize the opportunity to urgently advance the development of our transition plans.