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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

ElectroRoute and Innova ink solar PPAs totalling 61MW

Solar

ElectroRoute and Innova ink solar PPAs totalling 61MW

Energy trading company and renewables firm announce PPAs covering three solar projects owned through Innova and Schroders Greencoat JV

clock 18 June 2025 • 2 min read
Study: Over $1tr a year needed to seed climate resilience into world's food systems

Supply chain

Study: Over $1tr a year needed to seed climate resilience into world's food systems

Current investment in sustainable and resilient Paris Agreement-aligned food production systems at just five per cent of the level needed

clock 18 June 2025 • 3 min read
Crown Estate to invest £400m in UK offshore wind supply chain

Wind

Crown Estate to invest £400m in UK offshore wind supply chain

UK seabed owner to ramp up investment in ports, supply chain infrastructure, and early-stage projects as part of £1bn new funding drive

clock 17 June 2025 • 5 min read
How the world's biggest banks increased fossil fuel financing to $869bn in 2024

Investment

How the world's biggest banks increased fossil fuel financing to $869bn in 2024

In a reversal of recent trends fossil fuel funding from the world's top 65 banks increased $84.8bn in 2024, according to the annual Banking on Climate Chaos report

clock 17 June 2025 • 8 min read
Charlotte Gascoyne: 'If you can't communicate your vision clearly, it's hard to bring others along'

Management

Charlotte Gascoyne: 'If you can't communicate your vision clearly, it's hard to bring others along'

Head of sustainability and ESG at language service provider Dals talks targeting emissions from interpreters and integrating sustainability into new organisations

clock 17 June 2025 • 8 min read
E.ON UK invests £4m in shared rooftop solar start-up Allume Energy

Solar

E.ON UK invests £4m in shared rooftop solar start-up Allume Energy

Energy company invests in Australian scale up behind 'world first' technology that connects multiple flats to a single rooftop solar system

clock 17 June 2025 • 3 min read
Carlsberg unveils beer made from 100 per cent regeneratively grown barley malt

Supply chain

Carlsberg unveils beer made from 100 per cent regeneratively grown barley malt

Danish drinks giant pledges to brew exclusively with regenerative grain across the entire Carlsberg group by 2040

clock 16 June 2025 • 1 min read
Waitrose pledges fresh support to help British farmers introduce low carbon farming projects

Supply chain

Waitrose pledges fresh support to help British farmers introduce low carbon farming projects

Retailer backs water and fertiliser recycling, emissions management technologies, and agroforestry and wildflower planting schemes through new fund

clock 16 June 2025 • 2 min read
Reports: UK's largest bioethanol plant owner claims UK-US trade deal could force closure

Infrastructure

Reports: UK's largest bioethanol plant owner claims UK-US trade deal could force closure

Vivergo Fuels-owner warns it will stop buying feedstock for bioethanol production if requests for government support go unanswered, reports claim

clock 16 June 2025 • 5 min read
'Wildly overestimated': Public thinks net zero set to cost 140 times more than CCC forecasts

Politics

'Wildly overestimated': Public thinks net zero set to cost 140 times more than CCC forecasts

Comms strategy and language tweaks can bolster enduring net zero support in response to rising cost concerns, polling suggests

clock 16 June 2025 • 5 min read