Author: Sam Hampton

New research on values-based engagement   Researchers from Oxford University, Open University Business School, and Climate Outreach recently published an article in Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, calling for a more nuanced and evidence-based use of values when engaging SMEs on climate change. This blog first appeared on the CAST website. Collectively, small and medium-sized…

GoZero Research Update Governance of SME Decarbonisation is a project involving several ZEE Network members, funded by the UK Energy Research Centre and running from September 2022 to April 2024. GoZero involves ZEE Network members at Oxford University, Sheffield Hallam University and the Open University Business School.  The project is comparing and contrasting governance arrangements…

ZEE Network research cited in Mission-Zero Research from several members of the ZEE network has been cited in ‘Mission Zero’, the independent review of the UK’s Net Zero policy conducted by Chris Skidmore MP, which was published in January 2023.  Following a consultation request from BEIS, we invited members to share their responses to seven…

BEIS Net Zero Review: ZEE Network consultation response Members of the ZEE network have responded to this public consultation, drawing on their specialist knowledge and up-to-date research evidence Download the ZEE Response One of the aims of the Zero Emissions Enterprise (ZEE) network will be to provide research-based insights and expertise in response to consultations…

UN Global Compact In October 2022, ZEE Member Prof Laura Spence visited the UN Global Compact in New York. The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a global, voluntary initiative to promote responsible business. Based on a commitment to follow its ten principles, businesses and other organisations communicate their progress regularly in a formal report…

First ZEE Workshop The first workshop of the ZEE network was held online in September 2021, bringing together 32 researchers from a range of institutions and disciplines interested in SMEs and sustainability. Organised by a team from three universities, Sam Hampton and Tina Fawcett, Oxford University, Will Eadson, Sheffield Hallam University and Richard Blundel, Open University, it was inspired by…

Why is it so hard to engage SMEs on sustainability? In March 2022, the ZEE Network held a workshop to discuss the under-reported challenge of engaging SMEs on climate change and sustainability The ZEE Network was established in Autumn 2021 by researchers at University of Oxford, Open University and Sheffield Hallam University. The network aims…

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Launch of GoZero Funded by the UK Energy Research Centre, ‘Governance for SME Decarbonisation’ is a 20-month project, involving members of the ZEE Network Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are essential, yet largely neglected actors in the governance of the UK’s energy transition. Collectively, SMEs consume about 50% of commercial and industrial energy, but are…