Technology
Cranswick cuts 450 tonnes of plastic since February
Meat giant reports significant progress on cutting plastic use since it joined the industry-wide Plastics Pact earlier this year
The SDGs and the road towards a global sustainable development strategy
The SDGs are epic in their ambition and reach, and businesses have a critical role to play in their delivery - the new BusinessGreen SDG Hub aims to help navigate this exciting new agenda
Poll: Consumer confusion and mistrust over plastic recycling is growing
Survey by recycler Viridor suggests many are worried about impact of plastic waste on environment, but are confused about how to recycle
'Game-changer': Industry groups unveil green mortgage standards
Alliance of Green Building Councils launch new report detailing how mortgage providers can help accelerate low carbon transition
Report: Clean energy technologies could save UK industry £540m on bills
Analysis by Centrica argues energy intensive industry and manufacturing could secure major cost and carbon savings through wider use of solar and battery technologies
Co-op unveils 'compostable' bags as it plots single-use plastics ban
Supermarket plans to phase out own brand, single-use plastic packaging within five years, as rival Lidl announces ban on black plastic across fruit and veg range
G7: Boost for smart grids, as concerns grow over coal phase out
Ministers meeting on climate change, oceans and clean energy kicks off with joint UK-Canada commitment to smart grids and energy storage
UK Power Networks tests online tool to boost renewables and cut CO2
Currently being piloted, Network Vision is aimed at saving generators £1m in maintenance costs while also cutting CO2
Hovis bakes up bolder recycling labels
Company research shows a third of consumers do not know what can and cannot be recycled
Parliamentary pioneers: Westminster ditches single-use plastics, but public wants more action
Move to Vegware single use items comes as survey reveals more than half of UK consumers believe measures to reduce plastic waste do not go far enough
'Plastics Cloud': SAP harnesses machine learning to track plastic use and recycling trends
Company says technology will enable better use of data to tackle plastic waste
Active Building: Government announces £36m of R&D funding to support power-generating construction materials
Consortium led by Swansea University secures government funding to support next phase of 'active building' clean energy R&D project
Heat, transport, storage, industry: Could hydrogen hold the key to decarbonisation?
Hydrogen economy offers big opportunities to decarbonise the UK but coordinated leadership from government and industry is needed, Policy Exchange report finds
Why England needs universal food waste collections
ADBA's Charlotte Morton explains why it's essential the government commits to universal food waste collections in Defra's upcoming Resource and Waste Strategy
On Norman Mailer, Michael Gove, and the meaning of 'avoidable' plastic waste
EIC's Matthew Farrow welcomes the public and political focus on plastic waste, but fears it is yet to translate into a credible and sustainable plan of action
Is a very low energy economy something to aspire to?
Tom Chivers explores how the link between economic growth and rising energy use has broken - and what it means fora modern, service-oriented economy
War on food waste: Community fridge launches in Leytonstone
East London businesses and householders are now able to donate surplus food to the capital's latest community fridge
Businesses, cities, and regions pledge to deliver net zero building sector by 2050
Signatories make combined pledge to eliminate 192 million tonnes of carbon emissions from buildings by 2050
Fashion industry accounts for more than a third of ocean microplastics, report warns
Washing an item of closing made of synthetic textile can release up to 700,000 microscopic fibres in the water
Green Tech Task Force launches in bid to bridge UK's north-south divide
Tech Task Force will focus on smart technologies that boost resource efficiency and improve economic prospects for manufacturing regions
Green washing, literally: VClean opens environmentally-friendly dry cleaning facility
Company claims Watford facility is first in UK to utilise eco-friendly technology and biodegradable detergents, that result in waste water 'nearly pure enough to drink'
Electric flying taxi? Vertical Aerospace completes maiden test flight over Cotswolds
Bristol-based developer founded by OVO Energy CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick aims to begin offering intercity air taxi services as early as 2022
Net Zero: CO2 removal technology could make UK carbon neutral by 2050
Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society present blueprint for deploying greenhouse gas removal technologies, but urges rapid action to deliver on net zero goals
Birmingham Declaration: Theresa May revs up £500m zero emission vehicle roadmap
Prime Minister to announce £106m R&D funding boost for zero emission vehicles, as industry talks up sweeping plans
