Work

Mandarin Oriental's Kandé Camara: 'Developing a strategy can be a long and sometimes lonely process'

Management

Mandarin Oriental's Kandé Camara: 'Developing a strategy can be a long and sometimes lonely process'

Kandé Camara sheds light on Mandarin Oriental's new sustainability platform, and how setbacks arise when well-intentioned initiatives are too idealistic to implement

clock 27 October 2026 • 8 min read
Warm Homes Plan devolution: A big opportunity, but only if every region can keep up

Policy

Warm Homes Plan devolution: A big opportunity, but only if every region can keep up

The success of devolving the Warm Homes Plan rests on aligning funding with regional energy planning, giving local government a stronger voice, and ensuring every region has the tools and resources needed to succeed, writes Dr Chris Unsworth, head of...

clock 27 October 2026 • 4 min read
Traffic removed from London's Oxford Street as landmark pedestrianisation plan begins

Automotive

Traffic removed from London's Oxford Street as landmark pedestrianisation plan begins

London Mayor Sadiq Khan hails transformation of famous shopping hub into a car-free road as 'momentous occasion for the capital'

clock 26 October 2026 • 5 min read
Study: Meat and chocolate heavy diets hit harder by 'climateflation'

Climate change

Study: Meat and chocolate heavy diets hit harder by 'climateflation'

Diets aligned with the NHS’ Eatwell Guide deliver ‘double dividend’ of greater protection from climate driven price shocks and better health, ECIU study finds

clock 22 October 2026 • 5 min read
'No longer a niche': How 'green' skills are becoming core to businesses worldwide

Skills

'No longer a niche': How 'green' skills are becoming core to businesses worldwide

Workforce 2030: LinkedIn analysis of its users shows demand for green talent is growing rapidly worldwide, and is continuing to outpace the supply of green skills

clock 22 October 2026 • 6 min read
Keepmoat's Hannah Needham: 'No matter how much experience you have, there's always another challenge'

Buildings

Keepmoat's Hannah Needham: 'No matter how much experience you have, there's always another challenge'

Housebuilder Keepmoat’s sustainability coordinator reflects on her start as a 'green champion' in the NHS, and how AI is playing an increasingly important role in crunching green numbers

clock 21 October 2026 • 7 min read
BloombergNEF: Copper mines need $300bn investment to avoid supply deficit

Supply chain

BloombergNEF: Copper mines need $300bn investment to avoid supply deficit

Latest Transition Metals Outlook report warns looming copper supply deficit could undermine global electrification drive

clock 20 October 2026 • 3 min read
'Too hot to work': Extreme heat threatens 'substantial drag on global economic output'

Risk

'Too hot to work': Extreme heat threatens 'substantial drag on global economic output'

Report from MSCI warns heat-related labour-productivity losses are already equivalent to two per cent of global GDP, and are set to rise sharply in the coming years

clock 20 October 2026 • 2 min read
Danone launches new initiative to help British oat-growers adopt regenerative farming practices

Biodiversity

Danone launches new initiative to help British oat-growers adopt regenerative farming practices

Company behind leading food brands teams up with Landscape Enterprise Networks to help farmers improve soil health, enhance biodiversity, and bolster climate resilience

clock 20 October 2026 • 3 min read
Ribbon cut on UK's first HVDC subsea cable factory

Infrastructure

Ribbon cut on UK's first HVDC subsea cable factory

Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables officially opens new £350m manufacturing facility at Port of Nigg in Scotland, promising to tackle critical bottleneck for UK’s 'electricity superhighway'

clock 19 October 2026 • 4 min read