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Jessica Shankleman

Jessica Shankleman

Deputy Editor

Jessica Shankleman joined the company as a reporter in 2010 and left December 2015. 

She regularly took responsibility for BusinessGreen's leading news and analysis as well as managing the site's content hubs.

Jessica is a leading commentator in the low carbon sector, writing for the Guardian as well as appearing on BBC World News, Radio 4 and Al Jazeera to discuss business and environment issues.

She produces a wide range of news and analysis for BusinessGreen, focusing on issues including project finance, energy, technology and supply chain management. She also contributes to much of BusinessGreen's multimedia and data visualisation content.

Jessica is an award-winning journalist who prior to joining BusinessGreen worked for renewable energy industry magazine reNews.

She qualified from Cardiff University in 2009 with a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism. While there, she won an NCTJ Top Scoop Award for Excellence in Journalism for an exclusive story on the discovery of an unencrypted memory stick containing confidential child protection information.

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Articles by Jessica Shankleman

Policy

Updated: UK dodges air-quality fine with EU PM10 time extension

But campaigners warn against reliance on "unproven" dust suppressant technology designed to glue pollution to the streets

clock 13 July 2011 •

Management

High street clothing brands told to 'detox' supply chain

Greenpeace targets Adidas, Nike and Puma over links to polluting Chinese factories

clock 13 July 2011 • 3 min read

Solar

Sainsbury's, Ikea and others eye up dye-sensitised cells

G24i hopes to secure series of multimillion-pound deals with blue chips, allowing indoor light harvesting to replace batteries

clock 13 July 2011 •

Wind

G24i and Ecotricity team up to power 'green from green' revolution

Solar cell manufacturer cuts ribbon on wind turbine to power production of dye-sensitised solar cells

clock 12 July 2011 •

Management

BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2011: PwC and the financial case for carbon accounting

"Our team is much more than resprayed auditors," says Malcolm Preston, PwC global head of sustainability services

clock 12 July 2011 •

Supply chain

Lego applauded for banning suppliers accused of driving deforestation

Danish toymaker responds to Greenpeace campaign against paper products from Indonesian rainforests

clock 08 July 2011 •

Infrastructure

London firms to be paid to curb energy use at peak times

Low Carbon London project tests bilateral contracts with large businesses in order to avoid upgrading grid infrastructure

clock 08 July 2011 •

Policy

Firms to pledge allegiance to green responsibility deal

Cabinet Office nudge guru hails departmental league table for boosting Whitehall carbon savings

clock 06 July 2011 •

Wind

Couple seek £2.5m damages over noisy wind turbines

Legal suit will determine if the sound created by the turbines amounts to a noise nuisance

clock 06 July 2011 •

Management

Law firms create a buzz around corporate beekeeping

Olswang, Time Out and British Museum join initiative to boost declining bee population by housing hives on London premises

clock 06 July 2011 •