Management

Study: Climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of floods in Western Europe

Climate change

Study: Climate change increasing the frequency and intensity of floods in Western Europe

Floods akin to those that took hundreds of lives Belgium and Germany this summer likely to become more common occurrence due to climate change, research shows

clock 23 August 2021 • 2 min read
Government makes net zero plea to manufacturing, tech, and retail sectors

Management

Government makes net zero plea to manufacturing, tech, and retail sectors

Andrew Griffith MP urges firms across three crucial sectors to make formal net zero pledges ahead of COP26 Climate Summit in November

clock 23 August 2021 • 2 min read
Global Briefing: July 2021 was hottest month ever recorded, scientists warn

Management

Global Briefing: July 2021 was hottest month ever recorded, scientists warn

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including China ETS forecasts, India's infrastructure blitz and Germany's CO2 rise

clock 20 August 2021 • 5 min read
Planes, cars, diets and homes: How can the government enlist the public in its net zero mission?

Policy

Planes, cars, diets and homes: How can the government enlist the public in its net zero mission?

As public debates about the type and scale of lifestyle change required to deliver a more sustainable economy rage, the Tony Blair Institute provides government with a list of priorities

clock 20 August 2021 • 9 min read
What does system change mean, anyway?

Management

What does system change mean, anyway?

What it takes to effect wholesale changes, from markets to mindsets. Suffice to say, it's complicated

clock 20 August 2021 • 11 min read
Quorn on the Kop: Liverpool FC serves up meat-free steak pies at Anfield

Marketing

Quorn on the Kop: Liverpool FC serves up meat-free steak pies at Anfield

Club claims veggie version of classic match day steak pie could see Anfield cut up to 2,250 tonnes of CO2 in just one season

clock 20 August 2021 • 2 min read
Geopolitics is the neglected pillar of climate risk assessments

Risk

Geopolitics is the neglected pillar of climate risk assessments

Climate change is increasingly a geopolitical risk companies cannot afford to ignore, writes Anj Chadha, CEO at Top Tier Impact Strategies

clock 19 August 2021 • 4 min read
'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Buildings

'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Sustainability lead Claire Tracey and head of strategic projects and insights Marcus Goffin chat to BusinessGreen about the 1.5 million properties on Nationwide's mortgage books, all which need decarbonising if it is to meet its 2050 net zero goal

clock 18 August 2021 • 12 min read
'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

Policy

'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Building Society, British Gas, Rockwool and E.ON among cross-sector firms calling for detailed government policy to drive green home upgrades

clock 18 August 2021 • 5 min read
Businesses must be open about climate cost

Carbon Accounting

Businesses must be open about climate cost

Gerard Manley from Olam Food Ingredients makes the case for corporate natural capital accounting

clock 18 August 2021 • 4 min read