Supplier

Co-op launches new sustainability fund for British farmers

Supply chain

Co-op launches new sustainability fund for British farmers

Supermarket to reward beef, lamb, and dairy farmers for reducing carbon emissions and promoting nature

clock 20 January 2025 • 4 min read
Müller launches 'Fast Track' real-time data analysis to cut on-farm emissions

Supplier

Müller launches 'Fast Track' real-time data analysis to cut on-farm emissions

Müller UK & Ireland announces three-year tech partnership with Kite Consulting that aims to greenhouse gas emissions from 40 dairy farms

clock 15 January 2025 • 3 min read
Marie-Laure Piednoir: 'Back in the early 2000s, it was not easy to design a career in sustainability'

Skills

Marie-Laure Piednoir: 'Back in the early 2000s, it was not easy to design a career in sustainability'

Salomon's global sustainability and impact director reflects on her career shift towards sustainability through product design, and why ultimately the green transition will be 'everyone's job'

clock 07 January 2025 • 6 min read
Move over, cotton and leather: Runways make way for seaweed and mushrooms

R&D

Move over, cotton and leather: Runways make way for seaweed and mushrooms

The future of clothing depends upon new materials. Innovators and brands are working on these potential replacements

clock 03 January 2025 • 9 min read
How Aldi plans to grow its store footprint 30 per cent and still halve emissions

Technology

How Aldi plans to grow its store footprint 30 per cent and still halve emissions

Sticking to climate goals and pushing for growth is tricky, but Aldi has a plan — with natural refrigerants at its core

clock 03 January 2025 • 5 min read
The best of BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

Management

The best of BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

From bringing 'nature' into the boardroom and 'Ecokamasutra', to lessons in climate optimism from the Biden and Obama administrations - here are 10 of the top features from BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

clock 30 December 2024 • 4 min read
Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds

Management

Why REI, Allbirds and 20 other consumer brands are launching climate transition funds

The Climate Label, launching January 2025, is set to require participating firms to pay $15 per tonne of unabated emissions

clock 20 December 2024 • 5 min read
'Invisible hands': How 94 per cent of UK exports are going to countries with net zero targets

Supply chain

'Invisible hands': How 94 per cent of UK exports are going to countries with net zero targets

Analysis of UK trade and Net Zero Tracker data finds exports totalling almost £800bn are going to countries with net zero targets in place, providing a major incentive for corporates to develop green products and services

clock 11 December 2024 • 5 min read
Study: Number of heat stress days at major fashion production hubs increase by 42 per cent

Climate change

Study: Number of heat stress days at major fashion production hubs increase by 42 per cent

Clothing factories in Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, and Karachi hit by intensifying heat stress and flooding in the last two decades, new research warns

clock 09 December 2024 • 4 min read
Mars to switch 20,900 hectares of European farmland to regenerative practices

Biodiversity

Mars to switch 20,900 hectares of European farmland to regenerative practices

Food giant to help wheat and maize farmers across Europe deploy practices that improve soil health and carbon sequestration

clock 06 December 2024 • 3 min read