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How organisations can stimulate sustainable behaviour

Employees who are concerned about climate change may not know how to translate this into action at work. Berend van der Kolk , Eelke Wiersma and Willemijn Odekerken find that such employees can be stimulated to engage in sustainable behaviours such as recycling and making real estate more durable. And climate-indifferent employees can be nudged to do so too.

LSE Business Review · Berend van der Kolk and Eelke Wiersma and Willemijn Odekerken

Bridges at Holne to undergo repairs

Essential repairs will be carried out on the old Holne Bridge and Newbridge at Holne near Ashburton, starting this weekend (Saturday 24 October).

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Why Britain’s homes are becoming energy assets, not just places to live

Recent energy crises have shown the degree to which Britain is exposed to global events. But thanks to advances in renewable energy technology, such as solar panels, Britain’s homes are increasingly decentralising the energy system, and becoming less reliant on oil and gas price fluctuations, argues Erhan Kilincarslan .

LSE British Politics and Policy · Erhan Kilincarslan

The hidden uncertainty behind emissions data produced by British supermarkets

British supermarkets publish Scope 3 carbon totals that include emissions from producing and transporting the products they sell. Those can mix suppliers’ records with estimates based on industry averages. The UK’s new climate reporting standard asks companies to explain their data, but does not require a percentage showing how much comes from supplier-specific primary data. Aruneem Mazumder and Rishikesh Sinha explain the gap, show how other countries handle it and propose two fixes.

LSE Business Review · Aruneem Mazumder and Rishikesh Sinha

Published figure from the authors’ analysis, not a photograph. Data: Department for Education, Elective home education, Explore Education Statistics, multiple releases (2023–2026). The slight Summer-to-Autumn 2025 decrease is consistent with the seasonal trend.
Published figure · source analysisElective home education in England · Figure 1 · David Frayman and Ben Helme · CC BY 4.0

Is the rise in home schooling down to mental health?

There has been a marked increase in the rates of home schooling in the UK since Covid. David Frayman and Ben Helme look into the causes behind this increase, and argue that a rise in mental health issues among young people could be behind this trend.

LSE British Politics and Policy · David Frayman and Ben Helme

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