Mike Scott
Mike Scott
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Nov 29, 2018
Water is a sector that has long been resistant to change, but escalating water shortages and pollution mean serious money is now flowing into solutions. Mike Scott reports
Oct 29, 2018
Mike Scott looks at how upcoming revisions to reporting rules for greenhouse gas emissions will address growing concern about use of renewable energy certificates
Oct 15, 2018
Circular approaches to plastic waste, renewable energy procurement, and moving beyond audits to address human rights risks were highlights during last week’s thought-provoking conference in London, which focused on solutions to some of companies’ greatest challenges
Sep 25, 2018
The Cambridge Analytica scandal left EU regulators scrambling to safeguard consumers' privacy online. Mike Scott reports that rules requiring greater transparency won't be enough to address the trust deficit
Sep 24, 2018
In the Wild West that exists online companies are having to grapple with issues such as freedom of expression, hate speech and fake news. Mike Scott reports on how initiatives like the Internet Commission and GNI Principles are trying to help
Sep 24, 2018
With $20bn a year being spent on new data storage, the IT sector’s ballooning carbon footprint is of growing concern. Mike Scott looks at the firms leading the way on greener data centres
Jul 25, 2018
Harnessing energy from the marine environment has proved expensive, but as expertise has grown costs have fallen. Combining battery storage with offshore wind will stabilise power and prices, writes Mike Scott
Jul 24, 2018
Village-level power systems are crucial if India is to bring electrification to 200 million people without energy access. Mike Scott reports
Jul 24, 2018
Serious money is now flowing into a technology that is set to transform how electricity is produced and distributed in every corner of the globe. Mike Scott reports
Jun 17, 2018
A thought-provoking second day at Ethical Corporation's European summit looked at the unexpected implications of digitalization, the challenges of extracting value from Big Data, and the benefits of long-term investing. Here are nine titbits from day two