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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: Homes and businesses at greatest risk of floods face over £800m in costs by 2055

Risk

Study: Homes and businesses at greatest risk of floods face over £800m in costs by 2055

AXA urges government to appoint Minister for Resilience and rethink 1.5 million homes plan in wake of latest severe flooding

clock 27 November 2024 • 4 min read
How inefficiency is adding over £3.8bn a year to household bills

Efficiency

How inefficiency is adding over £3.8bn a year to household bills

Inefficient homes are costing Brits an average of £299 a year in additional energy costs, as majority of households back proposals for mandatory solar panels on new homes

clock 27 November 2024 • 7 min read
Government urged to extend life of nuclear power plants to help meet 2030 clean power goal

Nuclear

Government urged to extend life of nuclear power plants to help meet 2030 clean power goal

Britain Remade campaign group warns it will be 'almost impossible' to meet clean power goal without an extension to the life of Heysham 2 and Torness nuclear power stations

clock 26 November 2024 • 6 min read
Shilpika Gautam: 'It's optimism that fuels resilience and keeps us going'

Management

Shilpika Gautam: 'It's optimism that fuels resilience and keeps us going'

Opna's founder and CEO discusses the importance of every business becoming a climate business

clock 26 November 2024 • 7 min read
KPMG: 95 per cent of world's biggest 250 firms already publishing carbon targets

Carbon Accounting

KPMG: 95 per cent of world's biggest 250 firms already publishing carbon targets

Vast majority of world's largest companies have incorporated at least some elements of sustainability reporting into 'business as usual', KPMG survey finds

clock 26 November 2024 • 4 min read
Study: Global EV market share tops 17 per cent, as petrol and diesel sales stall

Automotive

Study: Global EV market share tops 17 per cent, as petrol and diesel sales stall

'Rumours of a slowdown in electric car sales are just rumours' analyst firm declares, as EV demand gathers pace

clock 26 November 2024 • 4 min read
Government relaunches Jet Zero Taskforce

Aviation

Government relaunches Jet Zero Taskforce

Transport Secretary restructures Jet Zero Taskforce in a bid to revamp UK efforts to tackle aviation emissions

clock 25 November 2024 • 5 min read
'New chapter': NESO launches year-round Demand Flexibility Service

Energy

'New chapter': NESO launches year-round Demand Flexibility Service

Service that helped more than 2.6 million users save over 7,000MWh of electricity over the past two years is to be extended beyond winter months, NESO confirms

clock 25 November 2024 • 3 min read
Primark cuts value chain emissions by almost 12 per cent in a year

Supply chain

Primark cuts value chain emissions by almost 12 per cent in a year

Two thirds of clothes sold in Primark in the last year made from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials, retailer's latest stocktake claims

clock 25 November 2024 • 4 min read
Green jobs vacancies are surging, but are there enough skilled workers to fill them?

Skills

Green jobs vacancies are surging, but are there enough skilled workers to fill them?

UK demand for sustainability expertise increases despite overall job market decline, PwC's latest Jobs Barometer claims as calls grow for policies to help tackle green skills gaps

clock 25 November 2024 • 7 min read