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Disruptive climate protests are, by design, controversial. Disruptive action grabs headlines and spreads a message but public sympathy dries up when ordinary people are inconvenienced. Meanwhile, protestors don’t seem to care about the lack of public support or legal consequences – history, they believe, will prove them right. This is all fairly ordinary for a protest movement, though what is not ordinary about current disruptive climate protests, such as Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, is the even representation across age […]

At Magenta Security, we see it as our responsibility to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change and what action businesses can take to help in the fight for our climate. But we know that all fear and no hope can be paralysing, so we collected three historic examples where people took action to protect the environment, the climate and make human life safer. The Thames was thick with toxic pollution – so we built sewers In the summer […]

As the world watches COP26, it’s clear that the opportunity to “build back better” following the pandemic was wasted. Despite lockdown measures resulting in a drop in worldwide CO2 emissions of 5.6% in 2020, the year still saw a record rise in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Much of this increase was caused by methane released from ecosystems disrupted by too much or too little rainfall. Even rainforests, the “lungs of the Earth”, are now emitting greenhouse […]

The slow ports of post-Brexit Britain have creates miles of backlogged lorries in Kent and beyond, with 10 new lorry parks built to ease the impact on locals and drivers. Packed with valuables and opportunities for smuggling, these mega lorry parks are a new weak link in national security. Why do we need so many lorry parks? When Brexit’s new border rules came into effect, traffic through Britain’s ports slowed to a crawl, resulting in queues of lorries stretching for […]

When essentials run dry, society becomes tense. The ongoing supply chain crisis has already led to violence at petrol stations and it is difficult to predict what goods will next disappear from our shelves. What we can predict is that panic buying will continue to be a side effect of our gridlocked supply chain and a serious security concern. Let’s explore why panic buying happens and what can be done to prevent it turning to violence. Why are people fighting […]

Queues for petrol, empty shelves and Christmas stock worries are the symptoms of a supply chain crisis that has shaken the UK and the world. We must be realistic about the causes of the crisis and how long it will last – neither of which are good news. Global “just-in-time” trade has been stretched to breaking point “Just-in-time” has defined global trade in the 21st century. This methodology is the logistical miracle that enables next-day-delivery convenience and fully-stocked shop shelves. […]

It is easy to look at the current state of the climate and feel that it is too big a problem for any of us to tackle. And it’s true: no one business, no one individual can solve this problem. Luckily, there are thousands of businesses out there who are using their power and influence – no matter how big or small – to create the sustainable, carbon-neutral economy that our climate needs in order to remain stable. Below, you […]

A typical company of our scale generates between 450–500 tons of carbon a year. At Magenta Security, the entirety of our business activity produces between 8 and 11 tons – which we offset through reputable and measurable schemes. As we in the business world grapple with our responsibility in tackling the current climate emergency, reducing carbon emissions in both internal operations and supply chain must be priority number one. However, going from hundreds of tons of carbon to a handful […]

The climate emergency is here. In their most recent and exhaustive report, the IPCC found conclusive evidence of global warming caused by human activity. The report also warned that further warming is inevitable. Whether such warming is within manageable levels or catastrophic for human life will depend on how greatly carbon emissions can be reduced in the coming years. Already in 2021 we have seen the damage and loss of life caused by extreme weather events in Canada, Germany, Greece, […]

Four in ten UK businesses were victims of cyber security breaches or cyber attacks in 2020/21, according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. This figure leaps up to two thirds amongst medium and large businesses. Of those hit, one in five lost money, data or other assets while a third found their businesses disrupted or otherwise negatively affected. Where money was lost, figures typically landed in the tends of thousands. More alarming is the frequency of attacks. […]