Better Business Act

Firms including Danone, Virgin Group, and Iceland join calls for reform of the Companies Act to give firms a legal requirement to prioritise environmental and social benefit alongside financial returns

As she steps down from Parliament, Lucas speaks to BusinessGreen about her 14 years as the Green Party's first MP, and her hopes and fears for the UK's net zero agenda

B Lab UK poll finds strong support for Better Business Act campaign to give firms legal responsibility for prioritising people and planet alongside profits

Duty on directors to consider social and environmental impacts could add £149bn to UK's economy annually

Proposed reforms would see government strengthen the Companies Act to ensure environmental and social issues are given due consideration by company leaders

UK natural beauty produce brand Faith In Nature has revamped its legal status to give 'Nature' a voice and a vote on its executive board - but what does the move mean in practice?

New poll reveals many businesses are failing to live up to customers' environmental expectations

More than 1,000 firms have come together today to call on government to embed environmental and social responsibility in UK company law - BusinessGreen catches up with the Better Business Act campaign on its first anniversary

Danone's Richard Hall explains why the firm is supporting the call for the UK government to make every company legally responsible for ensuring they genuinely benefit the environment as well as shareholders