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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Analyst

Stuart Stone is an analyst at BusinessGreen leading the brand’s Intelligence output since its launch in March 2023 by writing case studies, interviews and trend reports designed to help sustainable business leaders in their work. He has also provided news and analysis for the site since joining BusinessGreen in January 2023.

Stuart is particularly interested in green start-ups, culture and behaviour change, nature, the role of clean tech and circular innovation in day-to-day living, and the uphill battle to make sport more sustainable.

Prior to joining BusinessGreen, Stuart spent almost four years covering the hospitality and drinks sector at “pub trade bible” The Morning Advertiser, where he was a head category judge at the Great British Pub Awards on multiple occasions.

He also enjoyed a brief spell covering innovation and technology in the water and energy sectors at Utility Week, has freelanced for British GQ and Telegraph Sport, and written matchday blogs for UEFA’s Champions League, Europa League and international fixtures. Before training as a journalist Stuart spent four years working in commercial media at Men’s Fitness and The Telegraph Media Group’s branded content team.

Stuart studied journalism at City University, a BA in modern history and politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is certified Carbon Literate by The Carbon Literacy Project.

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Articles by Stuart Stone

Marston's inks £5.4m deal to install solar panels on 120 pub rooftops

Solar

Marston's inks £5.4m deal to install solar panels on 120 pub rooftops

Atrato Onsite Energy to finance multi-million-pound pub rooftop solar rollout

clock 12 May 2025 • 3 min read
How Oceanium is creating food, skincare products, and ink from regeneratively farmed seaweed

Technology

How Oceanium is creating food, skincare products, and ink from regeneratively farmed seaweed

Oceanium CEO and co-founder Karen Scofield Seal explains why emerging seaweed markets could become a multi-billion-pound opportunity and an 'invaluable tool' in the fight against climate change

clock 12 May 2025 • 7 min read
Wrightbus hails £150m investment from HSBC to support fleet decarbonisation drive

Transport

Wrightbus hails £150m investment from HSBC to support fleet decarbonisation drive

Northern Ireland-based manufacturer reveals fresh funding is set to fuel global expansion and low emissions bus rollout

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
SMMT: Second-hand EV sales grow by more than 50 per cent

Automotive

SMMT: Second-hand EV sales grow by more than 50 per cent

Battery EVs remain fastest moving segment in used car market, according to latest industry data

clock 09 May 2025 • 4 min read
How Carbon Clean is creating 'carbon capture in a box'

Technology

How Carbon Clean is creating 'carbon capture in a box'

Aniruddha Sharma, chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, discusses the firm's roots as a chemical company and why the carbon capture industry remains misunderstood

clock 07 May 2025 • 6 min read
'Made to fit': Amazon to slash waste through automation and machine learning drive

Waste

'Made to fit': Amazon to slash waste through automation and machine learning drive

Hundreds of automated packaging machines to create 'made to fit' cardboard boxes and paper bags in European first, tech giant reveals

clock 07 May 2025 • 4 min read
Greggs prevents five million meals from going to waste

Waste

Greggs prevents five million meals from going to waste

High street baker prevents millions of sausage rolls, sandwiches, and sweet treats from ending up in landfill through its Too Good To Go partnership

clock 06 May 2025 • 2 min read
Alex Brearley: 'Whatever type of nature-based solution you're delivering, it's not set and forget'

Biodiversity

Alex Brearley: 'Whatever type of nature-based solution you're delivering, it's not set and forget'

AECOM's nature director for UK & Ireland discusses growing demand for natural capital accounting and why biodiversity is becoming more interesting to private finance

clock 06 May 2025 • 6 min read
'New money for old stock': What is 'recommerce' and who's doing it well?

Recycling

'New money for old stock': What is 'recommerce' and who's doing it well?

EXPLAINER - The executives behind increasingly popular 'recommerce' schemes at the likes of B&Q, Screwfix, Ikea and Reboxed unpack best practices on how to bring pre-owned products back into circulation

clock 02 May 2025 • 23 min read
Supply chain specialist Blue Yonder snaps up Pledge to boost logistics CO2 reporting offer

Carbon Accounting

Supply chain specialist Blue Yonder snaps up Pledge to boost logistics CO2 reporting offer

Panasonic subsidiary expands supply chain management platform with acquisition of logistics emissions reporting firm

clock 02 May 2025 • 2 min read