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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Intelligence editor

Stuart Stone is editor of BusinessGreen Intelligence. He has led the platform's output since it launched 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

Study: Green business leaders worry ESG backlash fears risk weakening ambition

Management

Study: Green business leaders worry ESG backlash fears risk weakening ambition

EXCLUSIVE: More than half of CSOs at 50 multinational firms quizzed by pollster Ipsos believe colleagues are diluting green pledges amid fears of stoking negative political or shareholder pushback

clock 04 February 2025 • 3 min read
Major investors worth €6.6tr urge EU to stand firm on sustainability disclosure rules

Investment

Major investors worth €6.6tr urge EU to stand firm on sustainability disclosure rules

More than 160 Investors representing approximately €6.6trn in assets warn EU against weakening sustainability disclosure requirements

clock 04 February 2025 • 4 min read
Amazon inks offtake deals for further 476MW of clean power from Iberdrola

Energy

Amazon inks offtake deals for further 476MW of clean power from Iberdrola

US online retail giant expands its global partnership with Spanish energy firm with flurry of fresh PPAs for wind and solar projects in Spain and Portugal

clock 04 February 2025 • 3 min read
Faith Taylor: 'Sharing best practices, collaborating and learning helps everyone win'

IT

Faith Taylor: 'Sharing best practices, collaborating and learning helps everyone win'

Faith Taylor sheds light on the role of AI in the climate fight, why adaptation can no longer slip under the radar, and argues if the tools don’t exist, you need to create them

clock 04 February 2025 • 6 min read
Fire chiefs warn UK 'not fully prepared' for worsening climate change impacts

Risk

Fire chiefs warn UK 'not fully prepared' for worsening climate change impacts

National Fire Chiefs Council urges UK and devolved governments take urgent steps to boost climate resilience as extreme weather events become more frequent

clock 03 February 2025 • 5 min read
Study touts 'self-healing asphalt' as green solution to UK's pothole problem

Automotive

Study touts 'self-healing asphalt' as green solution to UK's pothole problem

Scientists claim their innovative road surfacing material mimics self-repairing abilities of plants and animals, offering a lower carbon alternative to conventional asphalt produced using fossil fuels

clock 03 February 2025 • 3 min read
Electric cargo bike firm Zedify collapses into administration

Transport

Electric cargo bike firm Zedify collapses into administration

Joint administrators from Interpath were appointed to Outspoken Logistics Limited, trading as Zedify, on 31 January

clock 03 February 2025 • 2 min read
Lime plots £20m boost for London e-bike infrastructure

Transport

Lime plots £20m boost for London e-bike infrastructure

E-bike sharing company to scale up infrastructure and increase staff numbers to meet London's micromobility boom

clock 03 February 2025 • 4 min read
Global Briefing: China's fossil-fuelled power generation tipped to fall on back of renewables surge

Energy

Global Briefing: China's fossil-fuelled power generation tipped to fall on back of renewables surge

Analysts forecast drop in fossil-fuelled power output, Ecuador signs deal for $30m in climate finance, and the DRC is set to create Earth's largest protected tropical forest reserve

clock 31 January 2025 • 8 min read
How a vacant All Bar One became London's latest food waste-busting urban farming hub

Waste

How a vacant All Bar One became London's latest food waste-busting urban farming hub

The team behind the Urban Farmer Project serve up key insights into how they turned a former pub near Fleet Street into a source of sustainable food

clock 31 January 2025 • 10 min read