Technology
IKEA renewables investment nears €2.5bn, as company hits clean energy target a year early
Ingka Group now wants to fuel its retail operations entirely from renewables by 2025, and phase out fossil fuel-based heating and cooling by 2030
Apple reduces mining impact through recycled rare earth elements
Tech giant says its new iPhones prove rare earth materials can be recycled, contrary to conventional belief
A message to the climate strikers: Don't stop. It's working.
The past week provides an avalanche of evidence that the climate strike movement is working
Inside Salesforce's innovative new sustainability reporting platform
Can a new Sustainability Cloud become the reporting platform to end all platforms?
Zero-emission aircraft tests set for take off in Orkney
Hydrogen fuel cell powertrain technology has the potential to cut emissions for transport to remote islands, say technology developers
Burger King launches plastic toy amnesty
Fast food giant plans to transform plastic toys into in-store play areas, as it pledges to stop distributing plastic with its children's meals
OVO unveils vision to become 'energy company of choice' for those who want to go zero carbon
Fast-expanding energy company announces new science-based emissions targets and launches new customer clean tech service
Coca-Cola European Partners ditches plastic shrink-wrap
Plastic shrink-wrap to hold multipack cans together is to be be replaced with sustainably sourced cardboard
BusinessGreen Leaders Summit: COP26 President Claire Perry to deliver keynote speech
Former Energy and Clean Growth Minister to give one of her first major speeches since UK was confirmed as co-host for the crucial COP26 Summit in Glasgow
'Unprecedented': Bosch pledges to become carbon neutral from 2020
Global technology giant unveils plan to invest more than €1bn in energy efficiency measures, as it promises to step up green energy sourcing and offset programmes
HP debuts first PC made using ocean-bound Plastics
New HP Elite Dragonfly made using 50 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic including five per cent ocean-bound plastics
The Body Shop reimagines store as refill centre and 'activist workshop'
Beauty giant says it is going back to its 'activist roots' with new store concept opening in Bond Street today
'Data for benefits': Corporates experiment with farmer incentives to help build traceable supply chain
Sainsbury's, BNP Paribas, Unilever, and Barclays are working with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership to pioneer blockchain-based supply chain system
Green energy measures could save public sector £375m a year, Centrica estimates
Study by energy giant suggests cost and energy savings across public sector that would result from installing solar panels, LED lighting, and low carbon heating measures would run to £5.6bn over 15 years
Government unveils plan to force suppliers to accelerate smart meter rollout
Energy suppliers to be subject to annual installation targets under new government plan to ramp up smart meter rollout, amidst growing fears over sluggish progress
Sir John Armitt to deliver keynote at inaugural BusinessGreen Technology Festival and Awards
Two weeks left to submit entries for the annual BusinessGreen Technology Awards
Starbucks and Hubbub brew up coffee cup recycling funding
Specialist recycling facilities for paper cups will be introduced in around 70 locations thanks to funding from Starbucks' 5p cup charge
Sainsbury's pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Supermarket currently uses 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging each year, but aims to switch to alternative materials and embrace lightweighting and refillable packaging in pursuit of new target
'A significant moment': OVO agrees to acquire SSE Energy Services in £500m deal
SSE says proposed sale supports its plans to focus on low carbon infrastructure, as OVO looks to beef up presence in a retail market that is being reshaped by clean technologies
A seemingly insatiable appetite for food startups
After years of nibbling at the market, venture funds are investing in an increasingly diverse menu of entrepreneurs, ranging from food waste crusaders to alternative protein providers
Freshly farmed in-store: M&S to grow herbs inside clutch of London shops
Retailer teams up with vertical farming specialist Infarm to cultivate basil, mint, parsley, and coriander in six London stores
Study: Renewables rollout must accelerate, as peak oil demand looms
A rapid upscale in renewables, batteries, CCS, and clean tech is needed by 2030 in order to hit Paris Agreement goals, a new report suggests
Football fans back calls to give single-use plastic a red card
Green groups call on top football clubs to switch to re-usable cups and phase out single use plastics
Plastic alternatives may worsen marine pollution, MPs warn
Committee says UK should reduce use of plastics rather than replace it with other materials
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