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'Lightbulb moment': Proposed pension reforms place heavy impetus on climate risk duties
Green groups and pension industry welcome proposed reforms which could help shift investment away from fossil fuels towards low carbon economy
Government backs business smart meter innovation trials
New £8.8m initiative to help small and medium sized businesses pilot innovative approaches for curbing energy use
BusinessGreen's first Leaders Briefing to help execs navigate the TCFD maze
Inaugural Leaders Briefing half day conference to take place on 21st September with top speakers including Mary Creagh, Landsec's Caroline Hill, and Hermes boss Saker Nusseibeh
'Not everything has gone to plan': Body Shop delivers mixed performance against green goals
Beauty retailer makes progress on biodiversity protections and community trade, but slower gains in sustainable packaging, energy efficiency, and green power
Global briefing...Climate emergencies, 'inadequate' targets and €1bn fines
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green economy headlines from around the world
To scare or not to scare
Hubbub's Trewin Restorick argues sound science should trump scare tactics in the fight against plastic pollution
City of London opts for 100 per cent green power
From October 2018 London's Square Mile governing body will source 100 per cent green electricity
'The right thing to do': IKEA Group secures approval for 80 per cent science-based emissions target
Retail giant formally pledges to cut emissions from IKEA Group stores and other operations by 80 per cent by 2030, against 2016 levels
Samsung Electronics promises 100 per cent renewables switch
South Korean electronics giant aims to source green energy for all its operations in China, Europe, and the US by 2020
Thrive Renewables and Aura Power join forces on business battery storage offer
New joint venture will offer UK businesses option to use battery energy storage at no upfront cost
Ben & Jerry's joins the campaign to support onshore windfarms
With names like Strawberry Breezecake and Cherry Gale-cia, ice-cream maker pushes for government re-think
'Huge milestone': Kingfisher opens first net zero energy store
Screwfix store in Peterborough is designed to generate as much power as it uses and pass surplus energy back to the grid
Interface goes all in on 'carbon neutral' flooring
Carpet giant's entire range has now secured carbon neutral status across its complete product lifecycle
Legal & General names, fames, and shames corporate climate leaders and laggards
Investment giant publishes detailed analysis of corporate giant's climate strategies, praising leading firms and vowing to vote against and divest from laggards
In the Green Room with.... Smurfit Kappa's Steven Stoffer
Packaging giant's group vice president of development Steven Stoffer on milking cows, working in 'for-profit sustainability', and why his superpower would be to have 'frosty breath'
Global briefing: Green beer, yellow turbines and farting sheep
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green business headlines from around the world
Puerto Rico sets the stage for microgrids
The island has faced blackouts for the past eight months - Enter the mini-grids?
Carbon market: Industry reveals sharp uptick in confidence in EU ETS following reforms
Annual Point Carbon survey suggests European Emissions Trading System driving more real emissions reductions
M&S's Mike Barry on sustainability in a tough retail climate: 'It's doubly important to be doing it now'
Marks & Spencer's director of Plan A and sustainable business talks to BusinessGreen about High Street retail challenges, plastic waste, palm oil, and net zero emissions
Pernod Ricard bans single use plastics from UK product line
Wine and spirits maker ends production of point of sale materials that include virgin plastic or single use plastic
Plastics ban, circular design, zero emission deliveries: IKEA unveils new sustainability strategy
Fresh package of measures outlined today as part of the flatpack giant's plan to become a 'climate positive' business by 2030
M&S hails 'huge rise' in responsible cotton sourcing in Plan A progress report
Retailer publishes first sustainability update since launching new set of Plan A green targets last year, claiming it is on track to hit cotton target next year
An Act of God? No Sir, an Act of Man
Climate change poses new responsiblities for a board's risk management strategy, says Earth on Board's Philippe Joubert
Go net zero by 2030: World Green Building Council issues business challenge
Construction and buildings sector should aim to eliminate carbon emissions from buildings by 2030, trade body says
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