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  • Sarah Roper / 16.06.22

    Net-zero transition plans - what's next?

    The UK Government is set to make the UK the “world’s first Net Zero-aligned Financial Centre”. To achieve this, climate transition plan disclosures are becoming mandatory for listed companies and financial institutions by 2023....
  • Rachel Madan / 15.06.22

    Growing Sustainably - how to be sustainable from the start, even in a period of hyper growth

    In our fourteenth ‘Luminous Spotlight’ podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Anna Krotova, Director of Sustainability at Mambu, about committing to sustainability during a period of hypergrowth.
  • Anokhi Kalayil / 19.05.22

    The FCA tightens up diversity-related disclosures

    The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement finalising the changes to diversity-related disclosures for...
  • Rachel Madan / 18.05.22

    Sarah Roper joins our Sustainability & Impact team

    Sarah joins us from our Investor Engagement & ESG Disclosure team, where for nearly two years she has been the lead consultant on...
  • Rachel Madan / 17.02.22

    Net-zero under the microscope

    A new report, the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022, has generated plenty of discussion and attention since its...
  • Stephen Butler / 17.02.22

    Optimising the G in ESG

    Governance is the foundation upon which the environmental and social components of ESG are built. There is substantial evidence...
  • Rachel Madan / 17.02.22

    The promise and the pitfalls of net zero

    In our thirteenth 'Luminous Spotlight Podcast', Rachel Madan talks with Marcene Mitchell, Senior Vice President, Climate Change,...
  • Stephen Butler / 11.02.22

    How solid are your ESG targets?

    Once a company has identified its material ESG issues and formulated a strategy to address them, it has to consider how to...
  • Anokhi Kalayil / 27.01.22

    Net-zero transition plans to be required from 2023

    The UK Treasury has proposed that financial institutions and companies with shares listed on the London Stock Exchange must...
  • Rachel Madan / 27.01.22

    Advocating for Net Zero

    In our twelfth ‘Luminous Spotlight’ podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Neil Menzies, Director of Sustainability at Hibernia REIT,...
  • Anokhi Kalayil / 15.12.21

    Greenwashing – a thing of the past?

    Sustainability is a topic in which consumers and businesses are increasingly interested. As more people start making purchasing...
  • Jon Towell / 25.11.21

    A hat-trick of wins at the Strategic Comms Awards

    We were delighted to win three awards at the inaugural Strategic Comms Awards, which recognise excellence in corporate...
  • Rachel Madan / 18.11.21

    Science Based Targets initiative launches Corporate Net-Zero Standard

    The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) launches the Corporate Net-Zero Standard, the world’s first framework for corporate...
  • Rachel Madan / 17.11.21

    Double Materiality with GRI

    In our eleventh 'Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with George Harrington, Manager of Corporate and Stakeholder...
  • Rachel Madan / 11.11.21

    Net zero greenwash?

    Net Zero. Offsetting. Decarbonisation. Carbon Neutral. Climate Positive. It’s a veritable thesaurus of terms that aim to describe...
  • Rachel Madan / 28.10.21

    Anokhi Kalayil joins our growing Sustainability & Impact team

    Our growing Sustainability & Impact offer goes far beyond reporting – helping companies to make the right decisions, through...
  • Rachel Madan / 26.10.21

    Double materiality: a necessary frontier

    In our latest White Paper we share the highlights and key findings from our research on Double Materiality. To download the...
  • Rachel Madan / 22.10.21

    Setting impactful Science-Based Targets

    In our ninth ‘Luminous Spotlight’ podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Sarah Webster, Director of Sustainable Business at Britvic, on...
  • Rachel Madan / 22.10.21

    The journey to Net Zero

    In our eighth ‘Luminous Spotlight’ podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Andrew Day, Sustainability Director at Telford Homes, a...
  • Reporting Matters 7 publication - ESG integration and disclosure within FTSE 100 corporate reporting
    Stephen Butler / 13.07.21

    Reporting Matters 7: ESG integration and disclosure in the FTSE 100

    Our latest issue of ‘Reporting Matters’ reveals the findings of our research on ESG integration and disclosure in the FTSE 100. 
  • Rachel Madan / 25.05.21

    Why you should rethink materiality

    Rachel Madan and Stephen Butler discuss what the new standard of double materiality means for companies that are taking their...
  • Rachel Madan / 06.05.21

    What it takes to be a leader on gender diversity

    In our latest 'Luminous Spotlight' podcast, Rachel Madan talks with Richard Eadie at Severn Trent on how the FTSE 100 company...
  • Sheila Morrison / 22.03.21

    Gender equality in a post-COVID world

    International Women’s Day 2021 is all about #ChoosetoChallenge, focusing on the idea that a challenged world is an alert world,...
  • Embarking on the TCFD journey
    Stephen Butler / 22.03.21

    Embarking on the TCFD journey

    For our latest 'Luminous Spotlight' podcast and briefing guide, we interview Simon Weaver, Co-Head of Climate Risk and...
  • Rachel Madan / 15.03.21

    Diversity and inclusion: How to communicate authentically

    What are the two things you should do to authentically communicate your approach – regardless of your starting point?  
  • Rachel Madan / 07.03.21

    An International Women's Day unlike any other?

    For well over 100 years, International Women’s Day has been a global call to action for accelerating women’s equality. Over the...
  • Science Based Targets Initiative
    Rachel Madan / 21.01.21

    The Science Based Targets initiative turns five: what now?

    December 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement – the world’s commitment to limit global warming below 2°C –...
  • Jon Towell / 14.01.21

    Brand purpose – a reason for being

    Although brand purpose might seem like a relatively recent trend, it’s been on the agenda for many years. In the 1960s David W...
  • Alan Hines / 14.01.21

    Rachel Madan heads new Sustainability & Impact offer

    We are delighted to announce that Rachel Madan is joining the Luminous leadership team to develop our growing Sustainability &...
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    Sarah Roper / 11.01.21

    ESG: the impact of COVID-19 on the sustainability agenda

    On 15 December 2020, The Economist held its latest webinar as part of its Sustainability Week Insight Hour series. Titled ‘ESG...
  • Stephen Butler / 12.11.20

    The UK Government, FCA and FRC advance the pace of TCFD adoption

      On 9 November the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced at the Green Horizon Summit that the UK will become the...
  • Stephen Butler / 12.08.20

    Seizing the sustainability opportunity in the next normal

    On 23 July we hosted a webinar on ‘Seizing the sustainability opportunity in the next normal’. The session explored why now, more...
  • justin boucher / 06.07.20

    Phase 2: #LifeAfterLockdown Webinar Series

    Following the excellent response to the first of our #LifeAfterLockdown webinars, we are delighted to launch the next two events...
  • Stephen Butler / 03.06.20

    Reporting Matters 6: Does your ESG stand up to scrutiny?

    Our current operating model for big business is unsustainable. It simply has to change, and the time is now. There is a...
  • justin boucher / 28.04.20

    #LifeAfterLockdown Webinar Series

    Our #LifeAfterLockdown webinar series will look beyond the current crisis management to the future, bringing together industry...
  • Nada Zbirek / 20.01.20

    Our top 20 trends in 2020

    2010. The world was still suffering from the 2008 financial crisis, another crisis – namely, the European debt crisis - dominated...
  • Sophie Bradley / 10.12.19

    How can businesses drive engagement around the UN SDGs?

    Luminous was delighted to recently host the fourth event in our #illumination series: ‘The UN SDGs and business – insufficient...
  • James Whittingham / 28.10.19

    #illumination event: The UN SDGs and business – insufficient progress, but is it too late?

    We are delighted to launch our next #illumination event taking place on 28 November. Please find event details and the...
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    Stephen Butler / 27.09.19

    Top 10 tips for creating an integrated report

    Luminous was delighted to sponsor the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) conference, ‘Inspiring global alignment...
  • Sophie Bradley / 05.08.19

    #illumination event 2: Integrating sustainability

    Luminous were pleased recently to host the second in its 2019 series of #illumination events. The well-attended breakfast...
  • Stephen Butler / 19.07.19

    The UN Sustainable Development Goals – going local to accelerate progress

    Launched in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the UN’s ‘universal call to action to end poverty, protect the...
  • James Whittingham / 02.07.19

    Sustainability matters: The trust dividend...

    We live in uncertain times. 
  • James Whittingham / 19.06.19

    Spotlight on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments and investing

    In 2018, ethical and sustainable investing assets topped $31tn, up by more than 30% since 2016. And according to State Street...
  • Stephen Butler / 06.06.19

    Unearthing Purpose

    Luminous recently facilitated a workshop at the International Integrated Reporting Council’s (IIRC) global conference on the role...

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