Chloe George joins Seahorse to lead their new, dedicated ESG and Corporate Sustainability practice. Chloe has ten years' experience in ESG, sustainability and communications working in the telecomms, financial services and energy sectors. Prior to Seahorse, Chloe was Head of ESG Strategy and Engagement at BT Group, and before that worked at Barclays in both their Corporate Communications and Citizenship & Sustainability teams, and has an MSc in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability.

Sunak has repeatedly committed to delivering the Conservation Manifesto’s 2019 environmental policies, but with the energy landscape having changed so significantly over the last year, what does this mean for energy policy in 2022/2023?

We are delighted to announce that Trewin Restorick, Sizzle Founder and former Hubbub Director, is joining Seahorse’s advisory council alongside the wonderful Ben Goldsmith, Clare Brook and Shaun Spiers.

Seahorse Environmental board appointee Costanza Poggi joined the agency in 2018 from think tank Green Alliance. She has led Seahorse’s campaigns, including The Zero Carbon Campaign and the People and Nature Campaign, and was in PR Week’s 30 under 30.

It has been three years since the Government announced its flagship ‘Levelling Up Agenda’. With Government priorities in a state of flux until a new leader is in place, it is more important than ever to ensure the focus on levelling up is not lost, and even more important that net zero and the environment are not lost within it.

On behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Finance, Seahorse team members Will Parsons and Charles Long attended the Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit in July and report back here.

Marine Stewardship Council certification should be a force for good – but it needs to reassess its approach.

This World Ocean Day we will likely see the usual wave of pledges from governments and businesses around the world, ranging from the well-meaning to the cynical.

This month the Government announced the launch of the Transition Plan Taskforce, the latest in a series of announcements on green finance in the UK. Here Seahorse reviews the UK’s new rules to green the finance sector through disclosure and how effective they are likely to be.

Four years ago, Isabella Gornall set out to launch the UK’s first specialist environmental lobbying and PR agency. Since then, Seahorse has developed into a growing team of passionate environmental specialists delivering impactful and innovative communications campaigns and strategies for a wide range of corporate and NGO clients.

Carbon pricing had fallen off the map in the UK climate debate this year, until backbench MPs in the Environmental Audit Committee re-opened the discussion with their report on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms this Monday and a strong set of recommendations to take carbon pricing forward for UK trade. But the path ahead remains unclear as attention is limited and political will to act is divided.

Behaviour change is a crucial but often side-lined aspect of the transition to a net zero world. There is widespread understanding of the need to act and adapt when it comes to the climate crisis, but as it stands, there is a gap in understanding how to engender the widespread behaviour change needed. It is therefore critical we get ahead of the curve and willingly make changes on the scale that is required, and a more creative approach is needed.

Carbon pricing may thrive or perish as an idea depending on whether it is seen as fair. At its core, carbon pricing is about fairness, by making polluters pay for the damage they cause. But fossil fuel consumption is ubiquitous and carbon taxes will also apply to those who can least afford it. So how do we make this fair?

Today marks the end of iconic London Fashion Week, a celebration and showcase of some of the most exciting fashion designs to a global market. But behind all the glitz and glam the booming industry is riddled with human rights abuses and environmental catastrophes.

Recent commitments to protect our marine ecosystems are welcome, but they must be backed by real action to drive blue finance investment into the conservation and sustainable use of our oceans.

The Government must provide greater certainty so nature can reap the full rewards of private investment.

This article was written by Seahorse Account Director, Costanza Poggi, and was first featured in Business Green in January 2022.

The Government needs a strategy that cushions consumers from the incredible hike in energy prices coming in 2022. Over Christmas, there was much media discussion as to the causes of the squeeze on energy prices and therefore what possible solutions should look like.

This is part of a series of pieces on carbon pricing and related issues, to take stock of the current political moment and celebrate the work of the now-ended Zero Carbon Campaign.

Over the last two years Seahorse has been working with the Zero Carbon Campaign (ZeroC) to bring carbon pricing from the fringes of environmental and political debates to the centre of the net zero agenda. Now that the campaign has officially come to an end, where have we got to? What happens next? And what should those enthusiastic about carbon pricing know?