BusinessGreen www.businessgreen.com Tesco and NatWest launch discounted green finance offer for 1,500 farmers <img alt="Tesco and NatWest launch discounted green finance offer for 1,500 farmers" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/847cf3e/b54f0eca-11c5-4bb0-b7da-bc72f431092c/3/iStock-836150534-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New partnership to offer preferential finance to help farmers deploy clean technologies, switch to green energy, and embrace more sustainable practices <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/847cf3e/b54f0eca-11c5-4bb0-b7da-bc72f431092c/3/iStock-836150534-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190494/tesco-natwest-launch-discounted-green-finance-offer-500-farmers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190494/tesco-natwest-launch-discounted-green-finance-offer-500-farmers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4190494/tesco-natwest-launch-discounted-green-finance-offer-500-farmers Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:01:18 +0000 Game, offset, match: How the ATP's Carbon Tracker is helping players take on travel emissions <img alt="Game, offset, match: How the ATP&#39;s Carbon Tracker is helping players take on travel emissions" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5040cdb/7f9101e7-81bf-49a8-841a-8a3d39294847/15/iStock-1797277722-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The ATP Tour’s Mark Epps discusses the sport's carbon baseline and how it has introduced a new tool to help players offset tournament travel <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5040cdb/7f9101e7-81bf-49a8-841a-8a3d39294847/15/iStock-1797277722-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4179819/game-offset-match-atps-carbon-tracker-helping-players-travel-emissions Thu, 7 Mar 2024 09:23:35 +0000 Debbie Thackray: 'I'd like to see a move away from the idea that businesses can be perfect' <img alt="Debbie Thackray: &#39;I&#39;d like to see a move away from the idea that businesses can be perfect&#39;" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/27d0ad0/d84828f3-78ce-47da-a30f-faec84d5dc21/13/Debbie-Thackray-photo-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> B Lab UK's impact manager discusses finding inspiration from the sustainable collective's members and the importance of 'disrupting the system' to generate alternative solutions <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/27d0ad0/d84828f3-78ce-47da-a30f-faec84d5dc21/13/Debbie-Thackray-photo-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/interview/4178922/debbie-thackray-id-away-idea-businesses-perfect https://www.businessgreen.com/interview/4178922/debbie-thackray-id-away-idea-businesses-perfect https://www.businessgreen.com/interview/4178922/debbie-thackray-id-away-idea-businesses-perfect Tue, 5 Mar 2024 08:26:14 +0000 Boots to reward customers for recycling vitamin and medicine blister packs <img alt="Boots to reward customers for recycling vitamin and medicine blister packs" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cba294d/177f6f2a-17c9-40b0-bb45-b5de205bca15/6/iStock-1164064863-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Advantage Card holders will receive 150 points when they recycle 15 empty blister packs and spend £10 in one of 100 selected stores across London and South East <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cba294d/177f6f2a-17c9-40b0-bb45-b5de205bca15/6/iStock-1164064863-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176361/boots-reward-customers-recycling-vitamin-medicine-blister-packs https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176361/boots-reward-customers-recycling-vitamin-medicine-blister-packs https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4176361/boots-reward-customers-recycling-vitamin-medicine-blister-packs Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:15:40 +0000 Study: Two thirds of energy users unwilling to spend more time and money on sustainability <img alt="Study: Two thirds of energy users unwilling to spend more time and money on sustainability" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/688e124/24f15d41-2304-4831-b1dd-bfe6bd22f26c/8/iStock-1477247671-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Energy providers, government, and the broader energy ecosystem must 'pull every lever available' to encourage more sustainable consumer behaviour, EY report claims <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/688e124/24f15d41-2304-4831-b1dd-bfe6bd22f26c/8/iStock-1477247671-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4171486/study-thirds-energy-users-unwilling-spend-money-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4171486/study-thirds-energy-users-unwilling-spend-money-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4171486/study-thirds-energy-users-unwilling-spend-money-sustainability Thu, 8 Feb 2024 00:01:14 +0000 Coca Cola Europacific Partners reveals how it is working to 'move the needle' on supply chain sustainability <img alt="Coca Cola Europacific Partners reveals how it is working to &#39;move the needle&#39; on supply chain sustainability" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f4565a8/451841ef-6ed1-4568-8888-16e2f0aa6d32/18/iStock-1500899019-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Vice president of procurement at the world’s biggest independent Coca Cola bottler reflects on the first year of the company's programme for rewarding suppliers that embrace climate action <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f4565a8/451841ef-6ed1-4568-8888-16e2f0aa6d32/18/iStock-1500899019-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4147077/coca-cola-europacific-partners-reveals-needle-supply-chain-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4147077/coca-cola-europacific-partners-reveals-needle-supply-chain-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4147077/coca-cola-europacific-partners-reveals-needle-supply-chain-sustainability Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:21:29 +0000 'Rebate to renovate': Think tanks join calls for stamp duty cuts to encourage home energy efficiency upgrades <img alt=" &#39;Rebate to renovate&#39;: Think tanks join calls for stamp duty cuts to encourage home energy efficiency upgrades" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/da2b70f/6f976a35-1969-46ef-8335-a050ca19361c/7/insulation-679-419-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Proposal would see stamp duty rebate offered to homeowners making energy improvements within two years of buying a property <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/da2b70f/6f976a35-1969-46ef-8335-a050ca19361c/7/insulation-679-419-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4139118/rebate-renovate-tanks-join-calls-stamp-duty-cuts-encourage-home-energy-efficiency-upgrades https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4139118/rebate-renovate-tanks-join-calls-stamp-duty-cuts-encourage-home-energy-efficiency-upgrades https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4139118/rebate-renovate-tanks-join-calls-stamp-duty-cuts-encourage-home-energy-efficiency-upgrades Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:01:36 +0000 Study: Cost 'increasingly large' barrier to consumers adopting more sustainable lifestyle <img alt="Study: Cost &#39;increasingly large&#39; barrier to consumers adopting more sustainable lifestyle" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3734bed/5464a3aa-109f-40df-a1a1-6d343ec28ee9/3/London-recycling-iStock-679-419-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Deloitte’s 2023 Sustainable Consumer Report shows majority blame cost of living pressures for not switching to more environmentally-friendly behaviours <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3734bed/5464a3aa-109f-40df-a1a1-6d343ec28ee9/3/London-recycling-iStock-679-419-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4137347/study-cost-increasingly-barrier-consumers-adopting-sustainable-lifestyle https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4137347/study-cost-increasingly-barrier-consumers-adopting-sustainable-lifestyle https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4137347/study-cost-increasingly-barrier-consumers-adopting-sustainable-lifestyle Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:13:42 +0000 Test of resolve: IEA warns delayed support and rising costs risk bursting clean hydrogen bubble <img alt="Test of resolve: IEA warns delayed support and rising costs risk bursting clean hydrogen bubble" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/92b3150/61179fa6-f93d-4571-851f-165652e9fcf4/4/iStock-1434608544-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Number of clean hydrogen projects continues to 'expand rapidly' but developers are waiting on government policy decisions before investing, IEA warns <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/92b3150/61179fa6-f93d-4571-851f-165652e9fcf4/4/iStock-1434608544-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4127819/test-resolve-iea-warns-delayed-support-rising-costs-risk-bursting-clean-hydrogen-bubble https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4127819/test-resolve-iea-warns-delayed-support-rising-costs-risk-bursting-clean-hydrogen-bubble https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4127819/test-resolve-iea-warns-delayed-support-rising-costs-risk-bursting-clean-hydrogen-bubble Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:42:58 +0000 'Help out to heat up': Government offers new grants to train next wave of heat pump engineers <img alt="&#39;Help out to heat up&#39;: Government offers new grants to train next wave of heat pump engineers" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/efd30f0/38402ebb-5575-40f0-b11b-ee9605db2fb3/3/Octopus-Energy-Heat-Pump-Centre-heat-pump-copy-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Over 60 locations in England to offer heating engineers £500 discounts on training courses to become fully qualified heat pump installers <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/efd30f0/38402ebb-5575-40f0-b11b-ee9605db2fb3/3/Octopus-Energy-Heat-Pump-Centre-heat-pump-copy-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119464/help-heat-government-offers-grants-train-wave-heat-pump-engineers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119464/help-heat-government-offers-grants-train-wave-heat-pump-engineers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4119464/help-heat-government-offers-grants-train-wave-heat-pump-engineers Wed, 5 Jul 2023 09:10:44 +0000 Breathe Cities: Michael Bloomberg and Sadiq Khan launch $30m clean air initiative <img alt="Breathe Cities: Michael Bloomberg and Sadiq Khan launch $30m clean air initiative" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1e66919/6654f936-9981-4318-b70e-61678fb658a4/4/iStock-969333552-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> New platform seeks to support global cities in their efforts to reduce air pollution, cut carbon emissions, and improve public health <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1e66919/6654f936-9981-4318-b70e-61678fb658a4/4/iStock-969333552-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118801/breathe-cities-michael-bloomberg-sadiq-khan-launch-usd30m-clean-air-initiative https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118801/breathe-cities-michael-bloomberg-sadiq-khan-launch-usd30m-clean-air-initiative https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118801/breathe-cities-michael-bloomberg-sadiq-khan-launch-usd30m-clean-air-initiative Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:46:57 +0000 Octopus secures £150m investment to fuel EV salary sacrifice scheme <img alt="Octopus secures £150m investment to fuel EV salary sacrifice scheme" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/991b0f5/ea22a6d5-5823-459d-8862-1a1142c9bfea/3/Octopus-x-Vauxhall-Image-2-185x114.png" /> <p><!--summary start--> Octopus Electric Vehicles announces new investment from Pollen Street Capital to help scale flagship EV fleet scheme <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/991b0f5/ea22a6d5-5823-459d-8862-1a1142c9bfea/3/Octopus-x-Vauxhall-Image-2-185x114.png https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118381/octopus-secures-gbp150m-investment-fuel-ev-salary-sacrifice-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118381/octopus-secures-gbp150m-investment-fuel-ev-salary-sacrifice-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4118381/octopus-secures-gbp150m-investment-fuel-ev-salary-sacrifice-scheme Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:49:19 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: Navigating the Green Heating Maze" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cfdbdd9/2587a214-c415-4a34-8a1e-bac27360ca2f/8/iStock-500015880-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> This exclusive whitepaper provides an overview of this fast-evolving trend, as well as invaluable guidance on how to develop an effective heat decarbonisation plan that can feed into an organisation’s overarching net zero goals. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/cfdbdd9/2587a214-c415-4a34-8a1e-bac27360ca2f/8/iStock-500015880-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4116135/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-navigating-green-heating-maze Mon, 22 May 2023 14:22:07 +0000 'Lead by example': Standards body BSI debuts carbon budgets and green bonus schemes <img alt="&#39;Lead by example&#39;: Standards body BSI debuts carbon budgets and green bonus schemes" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/938067f/156ef9b4-076c-4ab0-9459-c308c177223f/7/iStock-1347836309-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> British Standards Institution unveils Carbon Allowance Model to promote 'shared responsibility' among staff for meeting its 2030 net zero goal <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/938067f/156ef9b4-076c-4ab0-9459-c308c177223f/7/iStock-1347836309-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4112787/lead-example-standards-body-bsi-debuts-carbon-budgets-green-bonus-schemes https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4112787/lead-example-standards-body-bsi-debuts-carbon-budgets-green-bonus-schemes https://www.businessgreen.com/news-analysis/4112787/lead-example-standards-body-bsi-debuts-carbon-budgets-green-bonus-schemes Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:29:04 +0000 The steaks are down: Wahaca ditches steak from menus over climate concerns <img alt="The steaks are down: Wahaca ditches steak from menus over climate concerns" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3c6fba4/45ac4225-7979-4a71-931d-b0fef1d03799/8/VeganGroupShot-S22-RGB-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Mexican restaurant chain now offering 50 per cent veggie menu after decision to ditch popular steak and cheese burrito <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3c6fba4/45ac4225-7979-4a71-931d-b0fef1d03799/8/VeganGroupShot-S22-RGB-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112560/steaks-wahaca-ditches-steak-menus-climate-concerns https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112560/steaks-wahaca-ditches-steak-menus-climate-concerns https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112560/steaks-wahaca-ditches-steak-menus-climate-concerns Fri, 21 Apr 2023 12:38:10 +0000 Power Move: OVO shells out almost £150,000 in energy-saving customer incentives <img alt="Power Move: OVO shells out almost £150,000 in energy-saving customer incentives" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/06b2bf1/c099a3ce-5bc3-4960-9713-c687afcb9bde/1/iStock-1206614765-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> OVO provides data on latest demand-management scheme, revealing it helped save over 22 tonnes of carbon over the winter <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/06b2bf1/c099a3ce-5bc3-4960-9713-c687afcb9bde/1/iStock-1206614765-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112123/power-ovo-shells-gbp150-energy-saving-customer-incentives https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112123/power-ovo-shells-gbp150-energy-saving-customer-incentives https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4112123/power-ovo-shells-gbp150-energy-saving-customer-incentives Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:52:45 +0000 Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve <img alt="Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/56b7d1d/9cdddc25-fc4f-431b-9750-2ac8fe03de0a/16/IMG-20221019-090621-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Allegations of past deforestation have long dogged Indonesian wood pulp and paper producer APRIL, but is the firm now seeking a path to redemption? <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/56b7d1d/9cdddc25-fc4f-431b-9750-2ac8fe03de0a/16/IMG-20221019-090621-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4073959/tiger-change-stripes-meet-pulp-paper-giant-bankrolling-huge-sumatran-rainforest-reserve https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4073959/tiger-change-stripes-meet-pulp-paper-giant-bankrolling-huge-sumatran-rainforest-reserve https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4073959/tiger-change-stripes-meet-pulp-paper-giant-bankrolling-huge-sumatran-rainforest-reserve Wed, 8 Feb 2023 15:35:02 +0000 London launches £110m polluting vehicle scrappage scheme <img alt="London launches £110m polluting vehicle scrappage scheme" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a6e11b2/17bd9e69-2789-4514-aa63-74c2aca095e9/3/st-pauls-smog-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Grants worth up to £9,500 available to help businesses and charities switch to cleaner vehicles ahead of ULEZ expansion <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/a6e11b2/17bd9e69-2789-4514-aa63-74c2aca095e9/3/st-pauls-smog-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066280/london-launches-gbp110m-polluting-vehicle-scrappage-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066280/london-launches-gbp110m-polluting-vehicle-scrappage-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4066280/london-launches-gbp110m-polluting-vehicle-scrappage-scheme Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:34:25 +0000 ResponsibleSteel and banks ink deal to harmonise steel climate standards <img alt="ResponsibleSteel and banks ink deal to harmonise steel climate standards " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5fffde0/b85b4539-dbf8-419c-b80a-193022ca9a12/10/PR-newport-successful-turnaround-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> ResponsibleSteel and Sustainable Steel Principles Association hail deal as major milestone in efforts to decarbonise steel industry <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5fffde0/b85b4539-dbf8-419c-b80a-193022ca9a12/10/PR-newport-successful-turnaround-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062622/responsiblesteel-banks-ink-deal-harmonise-steel-climate-standards https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062622/responsiblesteel-banks-ink-deal-harmonise-steel-climate-standards https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062622/responsiblesteel-banks-ink-deal-harmonise-steel-climate-standards Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:01:52 +0000 Pret A Manger to shrink number of veggie stores in post-Covid strategy revamp <img alt="Pret A Manger to shrink number of veggie stores in post-Covid strategy revamp" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/56d5968/b76af105-e3cf-4b10-9370-0781d0838dfe/4/iStock-1141729521-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Sandwich chain, which recently closed four Veggie Pret branches, says many customers 'may not see themselves as full time vegetarians' <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/56d5968/b76af105-e3cf-4b10-9370-0781d0838dfe/4/iStock-1141729521-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062016/pret-manger-shrink-veggie-stores-post-covid-strategy-revamp https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062016/pret-manger-shrink-veggie-stores-post-covid-strategy-revamp https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4062016/pret-manger-shrink-veggie-stores-post-covid-strategy-revamp Thu, 22 Dec 2022 11:23:23 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: COP27 and the implications for business <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: COP27 and the implications for business " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b6f8d90/262431c8-c131-44ce-a930-4efa6ce08efe/2/52481492862-c82298da7a-c-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> How else to tackle an existential crisis of global proportions that affects every single square metre of the planet and all life upon it if not through a multilateral, if inherently flawed, decision-making process? And how to drive that process without countries meeting? No one government or company can solve climate change alone, which is why they get together at COP each year, and why the market and policy signals sent out from the event - the positive and negative - have widespread implications for business. Our latest exclusive BusinessGreen Intelligence Briefing Paper provides a detailed overview of what happened at the Sharm El Sheikh and what it all means for businesses and investors. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b6f8d90/262431c8-c131-44ce-a930-4efa6ce08efe/2/52481492862-c82298da7a-c-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4061167/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-cop27-implications-business Mon, 5 Dec 2022 11:49:52 +0000 COP27: Shorter deadlines are key to long-term incremental change <img alt="COP27: Shorter deadlines are key to long-term incremental change" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3720fb4/f2201318-3000-4258-9eea-86e9453314d5/1/Hanne-S-ndergaard-portrait-185x114.png" /> <p><!--summary start--> Arla Foods' Hanne Søndergaard sets out three necessary steps to urgently drive short-term climate action <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/3720fb4/f2201318-3000-4258-9eea-86e9453314d5/1/Hanne-S-ndergaard-portrait-185x114.png https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4060490/cop27-shorter-deadlines-key-long-term-incremental-change https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4060490/cop27-shorter-deadlines-key-long-term-incremental-change https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4060490/cop27-shorter-deadlines-key-long-term-incremental-change Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:43:43 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: PPAs and the corporate renewables revolution <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: PPAs and the corporate renewables revolution" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4abd145/64b4eba0-1342-434d-84c7-a651c71e21bd/5/windpower-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> When renewable energy first entered the power markets, progress was painfully slow – the technologies were unproven, costs were high, investors were wary, and the amount of capacity was miniscule. But as the market started to become more established and the clean energy technologies matured, growing numbers of companies started to realise that there were benefits from buying clean power that extended far beyond the reputational as they could reduce their energy costs by increasing their reliance on renewables projects. An under-reported boom quickly followed with record breaking results. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4abd145/64b4eba0-1342-434d-84c7-a651c71e21bd/5/windpower-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4060310/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-ppas-corporate-renewables-revolution https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4060310/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-ppas-corporate-renewables-revolution https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4060310/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-ppas-corporate-renewables-revolution Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:40:46 +0000 BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: When the rubber hits the road <img alt="BusinessGreen Intelligence Whitepaper: When the rubber hits the road" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2914cb2/d79e15a5-edd5-463b-9509-77ac88b64bec/0/electric-vehicles-charging-2021-1-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> This exclusive whitepaper provides invaluable insights into the challenges and opportunities that define the switch to EVs, drawing in direct testimony from fleet and sustainability managers working at the cutting edge of the transition. From EV procurement and cost of ownership calculations to infrastructure requirements and employee engagement, this report dives into all the key issues facing companies considering a switch to a zero-emission fleet and offers invaluable guidance on how to overcome the various roadblocks. <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/2914cb2/d79e15a5-edd5-463b-9509-77ac88b64bec/0/electric-vehicles-charging-2021-1-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road https://www.businessgreen.com/special/4058515/businessgreen-intelligence-whitepaper-rubber-hits-road Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:06:16 +0000 'To be moved is very different from learning': Can art inspire creative thinking to help deliver net zero? <img alt="&#39;To be moved is very different from learning&#39;: Can art inspire creative thinking to help deliver net zero?" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9f26840/fd05fdae-9632-4bb2-8983-d020ba8f8a97/7/1-Sanctuary-of-the-Unseen-Forest-Marshmallow-Laser-Feast-Andres-Roberts-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> A recent Barbican art exhibition put the spotlight on climate solutions – BusinessGreen takes a tour with Ecosia’s Sophie Dembinski <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9f26840/fd05fdae-9632-4bb2-8983-d020ba8f8a97/7/1-Sanctuary-of-the-Unseen-Forest-Marshmallow-Laser-Feast-Andres-Roberts-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4055737/moved-different-learning-art-inspire-creative-thinking-help-deliver-net-zero https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4055737/moved-different-learning-art-inspire-creative-thinking-help-deliver-net-zero https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4055737/moved-different-learning-art-inspire-creative-thinking-help-deliver-net-zero Sun, 4 Sep 2022 23:34:26 +0000 Drax offers UK hotels chance to win £10k EV charge point installation <img alt="Drax offers UK hotels chance to win £10k EV charge point installation" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/27e5964/524011d5-5cf2-4e5f-8f11-025171cb8e2b/2/iStock-1393199281-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Competition is designed to showcase business and carbon benefits of providing EV infrastructure for hospitality sector customers <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/27e5964/524011d5-5cf2-4e5f-8f11-025171cb8e2b/2/iStock-1393199281-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055558/drax-offers-uk-hotels-chance-win-gbp10k-ev-charge-point-installation https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055558/drax-offers-uk-hotels-chance-win-gbp10k-ev-charge-point-installation https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055558/drax-offers-uk-hotels-chance-win-gbp10k-ev-charge-point-installation Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:38:48 +0000 Personio calls on global climate change NGOs to apply for Impact Portfolio support scheme <img alt="Personio calls on global climate change NGOs to apply for Impact Portfolio support scheme" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b3a8982/cf7f1477-4a00-4d3c-a88b-f0a023ba99f0/5/solar-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Organisations working on climate-related projects could receive multi-year grants, strategic support, and access to Personio HR management software for free <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b3a8982/cf7f1477-4a00-4d3c-a88b-f0a023ba99f0/5/solar-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055086/personio-calls-global-climate-change-ngos-apply-impact-portfolio-support-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055086/personio-calls-global-climate-change-ngos-apply-impact-portfolio-support-scheme https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4055086/personio-calls-global-climate-change-ngos-apply-impact-portfolio-support-scheme Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:01:12 +0000 Sky unveils winners of £2m sustainable advertising initiative <img alt="Sky unveils winners of £2m sustainable advertising initiative" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4215621/a033e36b-c97a-4f91-b1f6-db0f95284d75/1/image001-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Five businesses have been awarded £250,000 to develop an advert which uses the power of TV to promote sustainable behaviours <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/4215621/a033e36b-c97a-4f91-b1f6-db0f95284d75/1/image001-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054996/sky-unveils-winners-gbp-sustainable-advertising-initiative https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054996/sky-unveils-winners-gbp-sustainable-advertising-initiative https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054996/sky-unveils-winners-gbp-sustainable-advertising-initiative Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:48:52 +0000 Clean power-promoting aerial art installation lands on Oxford Street <img alt="Clean power-promoting aerial art installation lands on Oxford Street" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b77da45/017b3aae-2c42-4f84-ba6c-728ee7ff8363/3/Clean-Power-4-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The Clean Power campaign has this week unveiled the installation, which is being used to promote sustainable practices to both the public and businesses <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/b77da45/017b3aae-2c42-4f84-ba6c-728ee7ff8363/3/Clean-Power-4-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054587/clean-power-promoting-aerial-art-installation-lands-oxford-street https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054587/clean-power-promoting-aerial-art-installation-lands-oxford-street https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054587/clean-power-promoting-aerial-art-installation-lands-oxford-street Wed, 10 Aug 2022 23:01:22 +0000 Cosmetics giant Kao joins The Climate Pledge <img alt="Cosmetics giant Kao joins The Climate Pledge " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/eb44648/9444b06c-b7a5-4c4f-882d-2ea0752db4dc/4/iStock-956885998-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Tokyo-based cosmetics and consumer goods company joins The Climate Pledge, pledging to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/eb44648/9444b06c-b7a5-4c4f-882d-2ea0752db4dc/4/iStock-956885998-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054138/cosmetics-giant-kao-joins-climate-pledge https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054138/cosmetics-giant-kao-joins-climate-pledge https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054138/cosmetics-giant-kao-joins-climate-pledge Tue, 2 Aug 2022 09:28:53 +0000 Greenpeace UK appoints new joint executive directors <img alt="Greenpeace UK appoints new joint executive directors" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/95ed799/6d02ebf1-db14-4ae1-a554-98fc183bcc12/2/GP1SYN6H-Medium-res-with-credit-line-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Position of executive director to be jointly held for the first time in the group's history <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/95ed799/6d02ebf1-db14-4ae1-a554-98fc183bcc12/2/GP1SYN6H-Medium-res-with-credit-line-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054068/greenpeace-uk-appoints-joint-executive-directors https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054068/greenpeace-uk-appoints-joint-executive-directors https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4054068/greenpeace-uk-appoints-joint-executive-directors Mon, 1 Aug 2022 10:32:40 +0000 Amazon announces $20,000 green grant for sustainable retailers <img alt="Amazon announces $20,000 green grant for sustainable retailers " src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1897c68/06c95d7f-23eb-4bfb-b7fe-b23bd0dfebdc/5/AmazonElectricMiddleMileEdit-21-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> E-commerce giant is awarding US green retailers $20,000 grants to promote the adoption of sustainable practices <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/1897c68/06c95d7f-23eb-4bfb-b7fe-b23bd0dfebdc/5/AmazonElectricMiddleMileEdit-21-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4053362/amazon-announces-usd-green-grant-sustainable-retailers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4053362/amazon-announces-usd-green-grant-sustainable-retailers https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4053362/amazon-announces-usd-green-grant-sustainable-retailers Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:01:59 +0000 What's the best way to incentivise supplier sustainability? <img alt="What&#39;s the best way to incentivise supplier sustainability?" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5ea20c1/14bd619c-941d-429f-b3f8-607f6331573a/3/business-handshake-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> How are some of the world's largest corporates encouraging their suppliers to enhance their sustainability performance? <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/5ea20c1/14bd619c-941d-429f-b3f8-607f6331573a/3/business-handshake-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4053165/whats-best-incentivise-supplier-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4053165/whats-best-incentivise-supplier-sustainability https://www.businessgreen.com/feature/4053165/whats-best-incentivise-supplier-sustainability Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:05:02 +0000 Study: On-site energy generation set to wield 'significant' savings for businesses <img alt="Study: On-site energy generation set to wield &#39;significant&#39; savings for businesses" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/e07b963/035f82e6-780a-4d70-9493-11a471830b47/3/iStock-1300037510-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> A new report by Cornwall Insight shows how soaring wholesale gas costs mean generating energy on-site is a more attractive proposition than ever for many firms <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/e07b963/035f82e6-780a-4d70-9493-11a471830b47/3/iStock-1300037510-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052922/study-site-energy-generation-set-wield-significant-savings-businesses https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052922/study-site-energy-generation-set-wield-significant-savings-businesses https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052922/study-site-energy-generation-set-wield-significant-savings-businesses Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:01:43 +0000 BCarbon issues UK's first soil-based international carbon credits <img alt="BCarbon issues UK&#39;s first soil-based international carbon credits" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/31f92ec/7848f799-f56d-4734-bb8a-5607aa0b06a5/8/soil-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Carbon credit registry teams up with UK project to help farmers measure and reduce CO2 emissions so as to issue carbon credits <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/31f92ec/7848f799-f56d-4734-bb8a-5607aa0b06a5/8/soil-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052936/bcarbon-issues-uks-soil-international-carbon-credits https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052936/bcarbon-issues-uks-soil-international-carbon-credits https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4052936/bcarbon-issues-uks-soil-international-carbon-credits Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:40:10 +0000 Government axes plug-in car grant, as industry warns shock move comes at 'worst possible time' <img alt="Government axes plug-in car grant, as industry warns shock move comes at &#39;worst possible time&#39;" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f031dfb/edcd1454-d0ff-4750-b810-b57c3102c0d3/6/iStock-1292719419-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Car industry body warns decision makes UK only major European market to have zero upfront incentives for EV buyers, despite having some of the most ambitious plans for consumer uptake <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/f031dfb/edcd1454-d0ff-4750-b810-b57c3102c0d3/6/iStock-1292719419-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4051213/government-axes-plug-car-grant-industry-warns-shock-comes-worst https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4051213/government-axes-plug-car-grant-industry-warns-shock-comes-worst https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4051213/government-axes-plug-car-grant-industry-warns-shock-comes-worst Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:20:23 +0000 Last chance to register to attend Net Zero Finance Summit <img alt="Last chance to register to attend Net Zero Finance Summit" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8c3bed5/10aa7e4b-2523-4762-b476-9aacea378ea8/3/NetZeroFesival2021-DayThree-019-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> The Net Zero Finance Summit will take tomorrow, Tuesday 29 March - you can register now to be part of the live discussion <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/8c3bed5/10aa7e4b-2523-4762-b476-9aacea378ea8/3/NetZeroFesival2021-DayThree-019-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047267/last-chance-register-attend-net-zero-finance-summit https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047267/last-chance-register-attend-net-zero-finance-summit https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047267/last-chance-register-attend-net-zero-finance-summit Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:24:37 +0000 Climate, business, and energy experts to helm new BSI net zero standards body <img alt="Climate, business, and energy experts to helm new BSI net zero standards body" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9779a7e/4e36d035-06c6-48f6-b475-d7c6d23b743f/4/Laura-Sandys-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> Net Zero Strategic Advisory Group led by standards body BSI announces Climate Change Committee CEO Chris Stark and former MP Laura Sandys among founding members <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/9779a7e/4e36d035-06c6-48f6-b475-d7c6d23b743f/4/Laura-Sandys-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047271/climate-business-energy-experts-helm-bsi-net-zero-standards-body https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047271/climate-business-energy-experts-helm-bsi-net-zero-standards-body https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4047271/climate-business-energy-experts-helm-bsi-net-zero-standards-body Sun, 27 Mar 2022 23:01:59 +0000 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards: Don't miss today's entry deadline <img alt="BusinessGreen Leaders Awards: Don&#39;t miss today&#39;s entry deadline" src="https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/afb91e6/827d50ed-0e1b-45c1-8989-d94c4ac82c9c/3/BGLA2021-010-185x114.jpg" /> <p><!--summary start--> There's not long left to submit an entry for the UK's most prestigious green business awards and be in with a chance of winning at this year's gala awards ceremony <!--summary end--></p> https://www.businessgreen.com/api/v1/wps/afb91e6/827d50ed-0e1b-45c1-8989-d94c4ac82c9c/3/BGLA2021-010-185x114.jpg https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4046624/businessgreen-leaders-awards-miss-entry-deadline https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4046624/businessgreen-leaders-awards-miss-entry-deadline https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4046624/businessgreen-leaders-awards-miss-entry-deadline Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:58:25 +0000