Climate action is essential to any business that doesn't want to collapse

Last week, the regional Trades Union Congress and Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission (YHCC), brought together businesses from across the region to talk about meaningful and impactful climate action at enterprise level.

- DAVE PIKE

The inaugural annual Pledge Activation Day saw the YHCC gathering those who have signed its Climate Action Pledge together for the first time to learn lessons from each other, make space to sit with the scale of the challenge, and chart positive, inclusive and fair routes towards sustainable futures for all businesses.

Sustainability is a challenging topic for many. Easily seen as either too big and woolly, or a threat that will increase the cost of doing business. But this is simply not true. Sustainability is increasingly a topic which organisations can't avoid, and which, engaged with properly, means lower running costs, slicker systems, streamlined services, and more valued staff.