Management

How carbon labels and clever menu design can cut the impact of dining

Marketing

How carbon labels and clever menu design can cut the impact of dining

A traffic light labelling system and making sustainable dishes the default menu option boosted their popularity, according to research

clock 18 May 2022 • 4 min read
'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Risk

'Scary numbers': As climate losses mount, how should insurers contend with the existential threat facing the industry?

Property insurers already count the mounting costs of climate damage in the hundreds of billions, and must take a more active role in combatting the risks, an industry-backed report argues

clock 18 May 2022 • 8 min read
The sustainability leader's guide to climate targets and disclosure

Management

The sustainability leader's guide to climate targets and disclosure

Assessing emissions and climate risk, then setting targets and reporting on progress, is a complex yet urgent undertaking – BusinessGreen's latest webinar with Planetly's Micha Schildmann offered a blueprint for effective corporate climate governance...

clock 17 May 2022 • 10 min read
'Catastrophic water shortages': How cities around the world are facing up to worsening drought risks

Climate change

'Catastrophic water shortages': How cities around the world are facing up to worsening drought risks

London among a host of world-cities at serious risk of water shortages in the coming decades, according to new analysis from Christian Aid

clock 16 May 2022 • 6 min read
'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

Energy

'A new future for Saltend': Can hydrogen and carbon capture create a 'green' chemicals hub on the Humber?

The 100-year old Saltend Chemicals Park is gearing up to become a test ground for hydrogen and carbon capture industrial decarbonisation technologies - BusinessGreen visits the UK's ground zero for net zero

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read
Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

Policy

Government accused of seeking 'US-style' system of environmental regulation

Long-awaited publication of government's environmental principles for policymaking triggers warnings from NGOs that green protections could now be watered down

clock 13 May 2022 • 5 min read
Global Briefing: European businesses call on EU to deliver bolder energy security plan

Management

Global Briefing: European businesses call on EU to deliver bolder energy security plan

Brussels considers strengthening clean energy plans, India ramps up offshore wind ambitions, and all the green business news from around the world

clock 13 May 2022 • 6 min read
Food brands shouldn't wait for consumers to lead on sustainability

Marketing

Food brands shouldn't wait for consumers to lead on sustainability

Are top food brands doing enough to help customers understand the climate impacts of their choices?

clock 13 May 2022 • 4 min read
High Court rules short-term financial detriment 'no barrier' to Paris adoption

Investment

High Court rules short-term financial detriment 'no barrier' to Paris adoption

Trustees able to implement Paris-aligned strategies despite negative short-term risk

clock 13 May 2022 • 2 min read
'Exponential growth': Have corporate climate targets finally reached critical mass?

Energy

'Exponential growth': Have corporate climate targets finally reached critical mass?

The influential Science-Based Targets initiative sets out how it will ensure corporate climate targets that have swept the global economy start bending down the emissions curve

clock 12 May 2022 • 7 min read