Work

'Beyond net zero': What characteristics do the best corporate climate leaders share?

Management

'Beyond net zero': What characteristics do the best corporate climate leaders share?

As WWF launches a new report exploring what makes good corporate climate leadership, top execs from Ikea and H&M reflect on how companies can accelerate their decarbonisation efforts as part of the latest BusinessGreen webinar

clock 28 April 2022 • 9 min read
Could vertical farms help cities feed themselves?

Technology

Could vertical farms help cities feed themselves?

New report from Tony Blair Institute explores how cities could source 30 per cent of their own fresh produce by 2030 using a range of innovative new technologies

clock 28 April 2022 • 3 min read
'The Big Rewild': Innocent Drinks launches national urban biodiversity initiative

Biodiversity

'The Big Rewild': Innocent Drinks launches national urban biodiversity initiative

Firm launches Big Rewild campaign with 'takeover' of Trafalgar Square, as company debuts new 'carbon neutral' orange juice

clock 27 April 2022 • 2 min read
A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate - or Britain's energy security

Infrastructure

A new coal mine in Cumbria makes no sense for the climate - or Britain's energy security

clock 27 April 2022 • 5 min read
Report: Concrete industry could become net carbon sink within 20 years

Infrastructure

Report: Concrete industry could become net carbon sink within 20 years

New Low Carbon Concrete Routemap argues that emissions from the sector could halve by 2035

clock 27 April 2022 • 3 min read
In the Loop: Burger King UK becomes first major fast food brand to trial re-usable packaging

Recycling

In the Loop: Burger King UK becomes first major fast food brand to trial re-usable packaging

Burger King UK becomes latest major brand to announce partnership with re-usable packaging service provider Loop

clock 26 April 2022 • 2 min read
HelloFresh: Meal kits slash emissions by a quarter compared to supermarket shopping

Supply chain

HelloFresh: Meal kits slash emissions by a quarter compared to supermarket shopping

ISO-backed life cycle assessment concludes that meal kits result in less waste, greater efficiency, and streamlined supply chains that deliver lower emissions

clock 25 April 2022 • 2 min read
Cement firm CEMEX pours investment into carbon-cutting 'upcycling' start-up

Supply chain

Cement firm CEMEX pours investment into carbon-cutting 'upcycling' start-up

Processes developed by Carbon Upcycling Technologies promise to reduce emissions by up to 30 per cent

clock 25 April 2022 • 2 min read
Kelp boom hinges on supply chain and carbon market investments

Supply chain

Kelp boom hinges on supply chain and carbon market investments

New ocean farming hub from GreenWave hopes to spread best practices across the fast-emerging kelp sector

clock 22 April 2022 • 5 min read
The deforestation dozen: Digging the Gran Chaco's grave

Supply chain

The deforestation dozen: Digging the Gran Chaco's grave

South America's Gran Chaco is suffering alarming deforestation driven by demand for soy largely provided by just 12 traders in the region, explains Planet Tracker's Peter Elwin

clock 22 April 2022 • 4 min read