Policy

'We need the full backing of central governments': 350 cities and firms call for climate action support

Politics

'We need the full backing of central governments': 350 cities and firms call for climate action support

Smart City Sustainability Charter calls on world leaders to acknowledge the role cities can play in tackling climate change

clock 27 September 2021 • 3 min read
Labour conference: Party promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis, scrap business rates, and boost green steel

Politics

Labour conference: Party promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis, scrap business rates, and boost green steel

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out intention to become the first ‘green chancellor’ as shadow business secretary Ed Miliband announces Labour would prioritise ‘climate justice and economic justice’

clock 27 September 2021 • 9 min read
Net Zero Festival: Last few days to register

Management

Net Zero Festival: Last few days to register

The Net Zero Festival kicks off this Wednesday bringing together over 150 top speakers and thousands of delegates from around the world to explore how businesses, investors, and policymakers can navigate the fast-accelerating

clock 27 September 2021 • 2 min read
Tackling climate change, clause by clause: Inside one non-profit's push to rewire contract law to 'change the world'

Management

Tackling climate change, clause by clause: Inside one non-profit's push to rewire contract law to 'change the world'

The Chancery Lane Project is building a library of free-to-use contractual clauses that companies can integrate into their every day operations to meet net zero goals

clock 27 September 2021 • 6 min read
Green remedies: Why boosting public health should be a cornerstone of corporate net zero strategies

Management

Green remedies: Why boosting public health should be a cornerstone of corporate net zero strategies

In a virtual roundtable ahead of this week's Net Zero Festival, business leaders and NGOs discussed how public health issues and climate change must be tackled together

clock 27 September 2021 • 8 min read
'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

Policy

'Kick polluting fossil fuels off the energy grid': UK businesses call for 2035 net zero power target

BT, Thames Water, Co-op, WSP and Nestlé UK among 13 firms demanding government target fully decarbonised grid, as gas supply issues send power prices soaring

clock 24 September 2021 • 5 min read
Boris Johnson: 'We are approaching that critical turning point'

Politics

Boris Johnson: 'We are approaching that critical turning point'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly

clock 23 September 2021 • 11 min read
'It is time for humanity to grow up': Boris Johnson delivers COP26 plea to world leaders

Politics

'It is time for humanity to grow up': Boris Johnson delivers COP26 plea to world leaders

UK Prime Minister delivers passionate paean to green economy in major climate speech at UN General Assembly

clock 23 September 2021 • 6 min read
You won the argument

Editor's Blog

You won the argument

James Murray's speech to the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2021 - in full

clock 23 September 2021 • 8 min read
'Critical': $6.6tr investor alliance calls for 'massive investment' in CO2 removal solutions

Investment

'Critical': $6.6tr investor alliance calls for 'massive investment' in CO2 removal solutions

Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also urges policymakers to standardise carbon credits to allow carbon markets to act as a market proxy in the absence of a global carbon price

clock 23 September 2021 • 3 min read