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Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff was a journalist at BusinessGreen until January 2020.

Prior to joining BusinessGreen in June 2015, Madeleine spent three years as an assistant editor at innovation consultancy Stylus. She has a Masters in journalism from City University London and a first class honours degree in English Literature from Durham University.

In September 2018 she was named 'Business Sustainability Journalist 2018', at the Press Gazette Specialist Media Awards. 

 

Articles by Madeleine Cuff

Management

What Europe can learn from one company's evolution from coal to climate champion

DSM's Jeff Turner has some tips for companies and governments looking to transition away from fossil fuels

clock 08 May 2019 • 4 min read

Recycling

Glass, cans, and plastic: Scottish government confirms plans for deposit return scheme

New scheme will charge a 20p deposit for drinks containers in a bid to encourage recycling

clock 08 May 2019 • 2 min read

Transport

'Climate emergency': Scottish government ditches plan to cut air tax

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay admits plans to cut air departure tax by 50 per cent 'no longer compatible' with climate targets

clock 08 May 2019 • 2 min read

Management

For water companies, the work to meet SDG6 begins at home

Plugging leaks, cleaning rivers and setting tougher standards - water companies are already working on SDG6 ambitions, according to Water UK's Michael Roberts

clock 07 May 2019 • 4 min read

Policy

No ifs and buts, hydrogen is 'an integral part of the strategy' for net zero

Matt Hindle of the Energy Networks Association considers the role of gas networks in a net zero economy

clock 07 May 2019 • 4 min read

Biodiversity

Scientists declare biodiversity crisis - what does it mean for business?

A ground-breaking UN report yesterday revealed scale of threat facing the natural world - as politicians promise more action, BusinessGreen investigates what the warnings mean for leading corporates

clock 07 May 2019 • 7 min read

Infrastructure

Could local energy markets provide the answer to green grid overload?

Across Cornwall, cutting edge green technologies are being installed to help manage the grid constraints caused by renewables - BusinessGreen visited the county to find out more

clock 06 May 2019 • 9 min read

Waste

Toxic chemicals discovered in African eggs gathered from e-waste dumpsite

New research suggests illegal dumpsites in Ghana exposing local populations to toxic chemicals

clock 28 April 2019 • 3 min read

Supply chain

VW joins blockchain group in bid to boost sustainability of EVs

Motor giant joins IBM and Ford in industry group that plans to use blockchain technology to sustainably source rare earth metals for EV batteries

clock 22 April 2019 • 2 min read

Automotive

Tesla benchmarks its carbon impact for the first time

Electric vehicle firm's first-ever sustainability report outlines carbon impact of operations for the first time, but admits there's 'still much to be done'

clock 22 April 2019 • 2 min read