A new Woodland Environmental Fund (WEF) to boost the creation of more native trees has been announced. The fund will financially reward land owners who plant native trees, such as oak, alder and birch.
Under the new initiative the …
Dinner to toast Irish-Canadian collaboration
Ireland’s ever-strengthening relationship with Canada in embracing and collaborating around the green finance agenda will be celebrated next month with a special dinner at the Canadian Ambassador’s Residence in Dublin.
On October 2, the Irish-Canada Green Financial Dinner will host …
Irish-UK Green Finance embassy event back in London
A year ago, Sustainable Nation’s then international ambassador Pat Cox said there was an opportunity for Ireland and the UK to work together to mobilise capital into ‘climate resilient infrastructure’.
Those words will be very much to the fore again …
Climate Week Ireland – Agenda
Ireland will this year play host to Europe’s biggest summit on Climate Innovation, as part of an official programme of events to mark the first-ever Year of Sustainable Business 2018.
Over 50 nationwide events and initiatives will be held this …
Mission Finance: Register for the Climate Innovation Summit 2018
There are just six weeks to go until the Climate Innovation Summit 2018, hosted by EU EIT Climate-KIC and supported by Sustainable Nation Ireland and the Department of Finance, takes place at Dublin Castle. We cannot wait!
The Climate …
What October looks like for Sustainable Nation
The Year of Sustainable Business 2018 has seen a remarkable number of events and initiatives take place this year with the corporate sustainability and green finance agenda front and centre.
In addition to the two dinners at Ireland’s embassy in …
Fearless Girl to inspire Leadership around Climate Change
She is one of the planet’s most inspiring and recognisable figures. And now Fearless Girl is making her first visit to Ireland, as an exciting highlight of the inaugural Climate Week Programme in November.
Sustainable Nation Ireland is delighted to …
Dublin to become base for UN green finance network
A UN programme that encourages global financial centres to place “sustainable and green finance” at the heart of their operations and help fight climate change is to establish its European base in Dublin.
The new secretariat will co-ordinate a network …
Ireland unveils renewable energy auction scheme
The Irish government has approved an auction scheme designed to increase its electricity generation from renewable energy sources (RES-E) to 55%, by 2030.
The Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) will mark a shift from guaranteed fixed prices for renewable generators …
SIF Ireland welcomes growing trend towards responsible investment
SIF Ireland, the national Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum, has welcomed the announcement that University College Cork (UCC) has become the first Irish university to officially become a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as further …
