This weekend marks the final of this year’s party conferences as everyone gears up to assemble in Liverpool for Labour. As we head into the final conference before a general election, all eyes are on Keir Starmer to set out the party’s priorities for the next few months.

With the autumn conference season now well underway, next is the Conservative Party’s turn in Manchester. Taking place on 1-4 October, the agenda is full to the brim with environment-related events. The run-up to the next general election is likely to see wedge issues such as new oil and gas investment and water pollution become increasingly influential. In the wake of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcements last week about the watering-down of certain green policies, conference this year is certain to be an opportunity for heated discussion and debate.

Bournemouth 2023 marks the first in-person Autumn conference for the Liberal Democrats in four years and is also likely to be the last Autumn conference before a Westminster general election. With the environment high up the Lib Dems agenda and wedge issues such as sewage pollution and nature protection becoming defining campaign issues for the party, conference this year will no doubt be a place for lively discussion and insightful analysis of the political landscape.

Of all the lessons I learnt during my time as a journalist, one stands out most: an appreciation of the power communication holds. This inevitably works both ways: good communication is as valuable as bad communication is detrimental.

Today’s speech from Keir Starmer was the first step in demonstrating there’s policy substance to the claims that the Labour party will bring climate and industrial strategy together.

As we move towards the publication of Labour’s election manifesto, the Party’s general silence on nature protection – and its particular silence on marine issues – is notable…

March had green economy experts knee-deep in a deluge of reports, announcements and consultations. Here’s our one-stop-shop of everything you need to know right now…

Seahorse Founder and Managing Director, Isabella Gornall, has been listed in PR Week’s Power Book 2023 - ‘The definitive guide to the brightest and most influential PR professionals in Britain’.

With two months of 2023 behind us, this year is shaping up to be a busy one across the ESG and sustainability landscape and there’s a great deal of activity to keep on top of. Here’s our summary of everything you need to know right now.

Our thoughts on Davos, other ESG news from January, and looking ahead to the rest of 2023. While the ESG acronym is very much still under attack, it looks like its grip on our economies and institutions is here to stay…

On 9 January 2023, the APPG on Sustainable Finance launched its ‘Introductory Guide to Green Finance’. Co-written by Seahorse Environmental and the Green Finance Institute, the Guide sets out in layperson’s terms the key topics in sustainable finance…

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.