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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

Carrots, sticks, and AI: How can businesses tackle evolving Scope 3 emissions?

Supply chain

Carrots, sticks, and AI: How can businesses tackle evolving Scope 3 emissions?

BusinessGreen's latest webinar unpacked why supply and value chains remain the biggest net zero challenge for many businesses, and explored how some firms are successfully tackling stubborn emissions 'hotspots'

clock 16 June 2026 • 13 min read
ZEV Mandate: Plug-in hybrid flexibilities could cost British drivers £13.8bn, study claims

Automotive

ZEV Mandate: Plug-in hybrid flexibilities could cost British drivers £13.8bn, study claims

ECIU suggests encouraging plug-in hybrid sales could cost British drivers £1,000 a year, prompting fears of 'Dieselgate 2' scandal

clock 16 June 2026 • 6 min read
IVC Evidensia's Sarah Heath: 'Everyday clinical decisions can have a huge impact on sustainability'

Management

IVC Evidensia's Sarah Heath: 'Everyday clinical decisions can have a huge impact on sustainability'

Sarah Heath reflects on a career shift from the City to veterinary care and reveals how the sector is tackling some of its hidden environmental impacts

clock 16 June 2026 • 7 min read
First companies certified under revamped B Corp standards

Management

First companies certified under revamped B Corp standards

Nine companies, headquartered in seven countries across Europe and North America, become first firms to meet new B Corp benchmarks

clock 16 June 2026 • 4 min read
Green aviation: Government clears £219m Low Carbon Fuels Fund for take-off

Aviation

Green aviation: Government clears £219m Low Carbon Fuels Fund for take-off

New fund set to accelerate development of sustainable aviation fuels and support 15,000 aviation sector jobs

clock 16 June 2026 • 4 min read
Smart tariffs have saved Octopus Energy customers almost £1bn since 2017

Energy

Smart tariffs have saved Octopus Energy customers almost £1bn since 2017

More than one million customers have benefitted from Intelligent Octopus Go, Agile Octopus, and Cosy Octopus tariffs, energy firm reveals

clock 16 June 2026 • 2 min read
Greenpeace: Oil and gas tax breaks could have funded school and hospital solar rollout five times over

Taxation

Greenpeace: Oil and gas tax breaks could have funded school and hospital solar rollout five times over

Campaign group claims tax revenues foregone through fossil fuel industry tax breaks could have helped insulate every fuel-poor home in England or bankroll school and hospital solar installations

clock 15 June 2026 • 6 min read
How Circ is applying a 'proven playbook' to recycling textiles

Recycling

How Circ is applying a 'proven playbook' to recycling textiles

Peter Majeranowski, CEO of Circ, reflects on the 'unglamorous work' that determines whether hard technologies actually succeed and that task of building a 'world first' commercial-scale polycotton recycling plant

clock 15 June 2026 • 4 min read
UK and Japan announce offshore wind, nuclear, and grid funding agreement

Policy

UK and Japan announce offshore wind, nuclear, and grid funding agreement

Landmark investment deal between UK and Japan includes support for 5.9GW of floating offshore wind projects and nuclear technology development

clock 15 June 2026 • 4 min read
'Profound shift': Ninety per cent of businesses expect to be largely electrified by 2035

Energy

'Profound shift': Ninety per cent of businesses expect to be largely electrified by 2035

Landmark poll of business leaders in 18 countries shows overwhelming business support for clean electrification drive in response to fossil fuel volatility and escalating climate risks

clock 15 June 2026 • 6 min read