Banking on Sustainability

Thursday 12, 1 2012

New film showcases Earthwatch’s award-winning work with HSBC.

HSBC Climate Partnership programme wraps up

Tuesday 3, 1 2012

Nature - One of the biggest citizen science projects ever conducted concludes after five years of data collection.

International Green Awards Winner!

Tuesday 29, 11 2011

Earthwatch wins Best Green Employee Engagement Award for Engaging HSBC Employees in Sustainability.

Five years championing climate change in Wytham Woods

Friday 4, 11 2011

Earthwatch receives final team of HSBC volunteers at its learning and research centre in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire.

Lord Mayor of Oxford helps celebrate successful partnership

Friday 28, 10 2011

Earthwatch welcomed the Lord Mayor of Oxford Elise Benjamin, to its Europe Regional Climate Centre in Oxfordshire on the morning of Friday 28 October.

International Congress for Conservation Biology

Wednesday 26, 10 2011

Earthwatch and HSBC research programme profiled at international conference in New Zealand.

Climate Research and Citizen Scientists

Monday 17, 10 2011

earthtimes.org - 'Citizen Scientists' article features HSBC Climate Partnership.

Earthwatch exhibits at The Carbon Show 2011

Thursday 13, 10 2011

Earthwatch will be exhibiting at The Carbon Show on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 October 2011, at London’s Business Design Centre.

HCP Green Awards

Thursday 13, 10 2011

Earthwatch/HSBC Partnership shortlisted for International Green Awards™

Earthwatch scientist to appear in TV series

Tuesday 04, 10 2011

The scientist managing Earthwatch’s global climate change research programme, part of the HSBC Climate Partnership, will appear in a major UK TV series next year.

HSBC Climate Partnership recognised by peers

Tuesday 04, 10 2011

HSBC’s Climate Partnership has been named one of the most admired partnerships between a corporate organisation and an NGO.

Earthwatch hosts European ‘citizen science’ forum

Friday 02, 09 2011

The pioneering partnership between Earthwatch and HSBC will be showcased at the 12th Congress of the European Ecological Federation in Avila, Spain, from 25-29 September 2011.

Earthwatch participates in Business for Environment Climate Summit

Wednesday 24, 08 2011

Paul Laird, Earthwatch’s Director of Corporate Partnerships will lead a roundtable discussion focused on sustainable forestry and agriculture at the up-coming B4E Climate Summit on 12–13 September 2011 in London.

Earthwatch and HSBC case study chosen for international conference

Tuesday 23, 08 2011

Earthwatch’s case study contribution on the HSBC Climate Partnership illustrating business innovation around sustainability issues has been accepted by the Academy for Business in Society (EABIS).

Women's Institute learn about climate change at Wytham Woods

Monday 22, 08 2011

Nine Women’s Institute members from across Oxfordshire paid a visit to Earthwatch’s Europe Regional Climate Centre where they participated in hands-on scientific field research on how temperate forests are responding to climate change.

New weather station monitors climate in India’s Western Ghats mountains

Friday 12, 08 2011

Further development of the collaboration between the Indian Institute of Science (IIS), Earthwatch and HSBC has seen the opening of a new weather monitoring station.

The road to ‘pollination heaven’ is narrow not broad

Tuesday 26, 07 2011

New research from the University of Oxford and Earthwatch analyses the movement of pollinators in central Chile’s fragmented woodlands and finds their movement is strongly affected by different types of land use.

Microsoft backs Earthwatch IT upgrade

Monday 18, 07 2011

Earthwatch celebrates receiving donation of software and support from Microsoft UK.

Can European ash survive climate change?

Tuesday 21, 06 2011

A partnership between two environmental NGO’s Earthwatch and Earth Trust is conducting research with the help of volunteers to discover how ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior L.)are reacting to changing weather conditions, and how this will affect long-term growth and performance.

Earthwatch profiled at international research conference

Thursday 09, 06 2011

Earthwatch’s Gary Pass will speak on employee engagement, focusing on Earthwatch’s partnership with HSBC, at the Ashridge International Research Conference on Saturday 11 June to be held at the Ashridge Business School campus in Hertfordshire, to the north of London.

Guardian selects Earthwatch-HSBC partnership for best practice showcase

Friday 3, 06 2011

International HSBC Climate Champions to tackle climate change at Wytham Woods

Tuesday 24, 05 2011

Earthwatch is set to receive a group of HSBC employees from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa at its Regional Climate Centre in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. The twelve volunteers will arrive on Sunday 29 May for seven days of hands-on scientific field research into the effects of climate change on temperate forests.

HSBC partnership shortlisted for two awards

Monday 18, 04 2011

Earthwatch's pioneering partnership with HSBC has been recognised with shortlistings for two national awards.

Earthwatch contributes case study on HSBC Climate Partnership to EABIS colloquium

Wednesday 30, 03 2011

Earthwatch will be contributing a case study to the 10th Annual Colloquium of EABIS – the Academy of Business in Society. The conference will be hosted by INSEAD Business School on 26-28 October, 2011 in Fontainebleau, France.

HSBC Climate Partnership research profiled at British Ecological Society Symposium

Tuesday 29, 03 2011

Earthwatch's Head of Climate Change Research, Dr Dan Bebber will contribute two talks at this year's Symposium on Forests and Global Change taking place from 28-30 March at the University Of Cambridge.

Earthwatch welcomes return of HSBC Climate Champions to Wytham Woods

Tuesday 22, 03 2011

Environmental NGO Earthwatch has received 2011's first group of twelve HSBC Climate Champions at its Europe Regional Climate Centre located in Wytham Woods, near Oxford.

HSBC Climate Partnership profiled at Economist Sustainable Business Summit

Tuesday 08, 02 2011

Earthwatch's Eve Carpenter will speak on employee engagement, focusing on Earthwatch's partnership with HSBC, at the 2011 Sustainable Business Summit in London on March 17.

HSBC Climate Partnership review highlights environmental and commercial benefits

Tuesday 8, 02 2011

HSBC has published the 2010 Annual Review of the HSBC Climate Partnership, a pioneering programme creating long-term environmental and commercial value.

Bankers learn Climate Science

Monday 31, 01 2011

The Washington Post reports on how Earthwatch engages HSBC employees on sustainability issues.

Environmental sustainability seminar in Malta

Monday 17, 01 2011

HSBC recently held a seminar on the environment as part of its awareness campaign, 'Banking on Survival'.

HSBC features in CIPD's People Management magazine

Tuesday 12, 01 2011

HSBC collaborated with Earthwatch to create staff 'climate champions' – helping to boost the professional development of participants while increasing sustainability

Earthwatch at Cancun

Thursday 2, 12 2010

Five Climate Champions from the HSBC Climate Partnership are working on the Earthwatch stand at the Cancun Climate Change Conference.

Garden Tiger Makes Reappearance in Oxfordshire

Friday 15, 10 2010

Volunteers record increasing numbers of the rare Garden Tiger moth in Wytham Wood.

Elusive 'Garden Tiger' spotted in Wytham Woods

Thursday 30, 09 2010

A rare moth reappears in Oxfordshire.

WI visit Earthwatch Climate Centre for tea, biscuits and climate change science

Friday 24, 09 2010

Thirteen WI members experience research projects in action.

HSBC Climate Partnership Celebratory Event

Monday 2, 08 2010

On Thursday 15th July, Stephen Green, Group Chairman of HSBC, hosted a drinks reception at Kensington Orangery to celebrate the achievements of the HSBC Climate Partnership.

HSBC bankers turn climate crunch champions

Friday 19, 03 2010

Bank employees assess potential effects of climate change

International team meets to discuss future of the world's forests

Friday 26, 02 2010

Leading researchers gather at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Events mark official launch of Earthwatch's program of activity in India

Wednesday 02, 12 2009

Launch is part of ambitious five-year global research program.

Copenhagen: Deal or no deal?

Tuesday 03, 11 2009

Sixty-five per cent of global population demand governments commit to climate deal.

Ed Miliband visits Earthwatch Regional Climate Centre

Wednesday 29, 07 2009

On the afternoon of Monday 27 July, international environmental charity Earthwatch were delighted to welcome the Right Honourable Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to the Europe Regional Climate Centre at Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire.

Changing the climate of opinion

Monday 13, 07 2009

Event highlights the workings of the HSBC Climate Partnership.

One year in the woods

Thursday 19, 02 2009

A review of work past and present at the Earthwatch Regional Climate Centre.

International Green Awards Winner

HSBC Climate Partnership

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