Technology
Danone, Nestlé, Tetra Pak launch recycling credit scheme in bid to 'jumpstart' circular economy
3R initiative launched today by Danone, Veolia, Nestle and Tetra Pak will promote market-based systems to tackling waste
Going circular: Is your office fit for the future and fit for the planet?
Business in the Community's Libby Sandbrook has some waste-busting tips for green businesses
Starbucks to trial reusable coffee cup initiative at Gatwick Airport
Coffee chain teams up with environmental charity Hubbub in bid to prevent 7,000 disposable coffee cups from going to waste at the airport over the next month
Global Briefing: Thai food giant promises coal-free foods by 2022
BusinessGreen brings you all the latest green business news from around the world this week
Hey Homey? Unilever launches 'eco-conscious' laundry product delivery brand
Homey laundry capsules are to be delivered direct to UK customers doors in recyclable and recycled packaging
Five green silver bullets for tackling climate breakdown
The CEO of one of the UK's leading clean tech innovators offers some pointers for how to turbo-charge our response to climate crisis
Could recycled roads pave way to a circular future?
Construction materials giant Tarmac has this week unveiled a new asphalt mix made from waste rubber
Centrica partners with US Energy Department to trial battery innovations
Centrica is to work with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop new hybrid battery storage technology
New online data portal gathers forces to combat e-waste
New portal from the Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership visualises data on the amount of e-waste generated and treated by country and by region
Sustainable skincare: P&G launches refillable Olay moisturiser
Olay Regenerist Whip moisturiser to be offered in refillable pod, as P&G launches three month trial
Tonik Energy offers Tesla Powerwall across the UK
Clean tech provider to step up roll out of high profile energy storage system
Low carbon lift: Firms create battery system that 'cuts elevator energy use in half'
Renenerative graphene battery can halve the energy use of elevators, claim developers Skeleton Technologies and Epic Power
BT energy efficiency cost savings near £300m
Telecommunications giant reveals it is closing in on 100 per cent renewable power goal, as progress towards net zero carbon goal continues
Waitrose trials refillable, packaging-free products
New green innovations from leading supermarket include dedicated refillable zone, borrow-a-box scheme, and frozen pick and mix
Iberdrola launches cleantech 'Start-up Challenge' to protect grid from climate impacts
Energy giant is on the hunt for UK entrepreneurs with solutions to keep electricity grid running in face of extreme weather caused by climate change
'Ground-breaking': Viridor plans £65m plastics recycling plant powered by waste
The facility will produce over 60,000 tonnes of recovered plastics for use in new products, using electricity from neighbouring waste-to-energy plant
Waitrose trials "invisible door" to cut retail energy bills
'AirDoor' could cut £1.5bn from the energy bills of British retailers
Bill Gates and the EU launch €100m clean tech investment fund
New Breakthrough Energy Ventures Europe fund aims to bring radically new clean energy technologies to the market
Cheaper than fossil fuels: Global renewables costs hit record low
IRENA estimates onshore wind and solar are already the cheapest source of energy in many parts of the world, and the trend is only set to continue
SDG7: Behind the scenes of an energy efficiency giant
Danish engineering firm Danfoss is working to save energy at every level of its business
How green is AI? UN agency investigates
UN body ITU launches new focus group to assess environmental performance of artificial intelligence technologies
Inside Ovo's plans for a zero-carbon energy grid
Group CTO Ed Conolly explains the role of data infrastructure in meeting the demand for clean energy
Are developing countries being excluded from the circular economy?
Report argues concerted effort from business and governments needed to ensure developing nations can create circular strategies that meet their needs
Gove confirms plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds ban will go ahead
Long-expected move will see plastic drinks straws, stirrers, and cotton buds outlawed in England from April 2020
