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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

'Major wake up call': Vattenfall halts 1.4GW offshore wind farm project over cost fears

Wind

'Major wake up call': Vattenfall halts 1.4GW offshore wind farm project over cost fears

Industry calls on government to urgently review offshore wind contracts as 40 per cent cost increase forces Vattenfall to pause scheme that is set to power 1.5 million homes

clock 20 July 2023 • 5 min read
'Worn out': Price not an indicator of how long clothes will last, new research finds

Technology

'Worn out': Price not an indicator of how long clothes will last, new research finds

Report challenges perception that higher prices mean higher quality, as consumers are urged to love and look after the clothes they already own

clock 20 July 2023 • 3 min read
Study: 'Green prescribing' could save more than £635m a year

Biodiversity

Study: 'Green prescribing' could save more than £635m a year

Wildlife Trusts calls on government to integrate 'green prescribing' into community health and social care services, as study predicts nature-based programmes could steer a million people away from crisis-hit NHS

clock 20 July 2023 • 3 min read
Lessons from a 'master mapper': How location data could chart a course towards net zero

Technology

Lessons from a 'master mapper': How location data could chart a course towards net zero

When not juggling some 20,000 daily changes to Britain’s geographic database, Ordnance Survey helps build green roadmaps for the likes of emergency services, utilities and local authorities. Here sustainability lead, Donna Lyndsay explains why everyone...

clock 19 July 2023 • 12 min read
Heineken pours £25m into low carbon heat project for Manchester brewery

Energy

Heineken pours £25m into low carbon heat project for Manchester brewery

Beer giant announces heat pump investment to slash emissions from 700 million pint a year Manchester brewery

clock 19 July 2023 • 2 min read
'A shot in the arm': Jaguar Land Rover-owner confirms plans for £4bn electric car battery gigafactory

Automotive

'A shot in the arm': Jaguar Land Rover-owner confirms plans for £4bn electric car battery gigafactory

Tata Group to invest £4bn in new battery plant and create 4,000 jobs in move dubbed most important investment in UK automotive since 1980s

clock 19 July 2023 • 5 min read
Green funerals could cut carbon emissions by 400,000 tonnes a year

Energy

Green funerals could cut carbon emissions by 400,000 tonnes a year

Green technologies and tackling transport emissions could slash the funeral sector's sizeable carbon footprint, according to a new study

clock 18 July 2023 • 2 min read
Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Management

Annika Ramsköld: 'We need varied skills and backgrounds to create varied leadership'

Vattenfall’s vice president of corporate sustainability, Annika Ramsköld, discusses what it means to be a 'change agent' and why balancing people, planet, and profit can yield long-term success

clock 18 July 2023 • 5 min read
Nature 2030: New campaign calls for end to 'vague' green election promises

Policy

Nature 2030: New campaign calls for end to 'vague' green election promises

Coalition of 80 charities launches five-point plan designed to deliver on UK's goal to reverse nature loss by 2030

clock 18 July 2023 • 4 min read
Councils call for ban on 'inherently unsustainable' disposable vapes

Technology

Councils call for ban on 'inherently unsustainable' disposable vapes

Local Government Association calls for 'outright' ban on sale of single use vapes on environmental and health grounds

clock 17 July 2023 • 4 min read