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Highlights from a summer of sustainability announcements

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Highlights from a summer of sustainability announcements

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: August 2024

clock 13 September 2024 • 2 min read
'Why would you demolish large chunks of it?': Exploring the green retrofit of House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store

Buildings

'Why would you demolish large chunks of it?': Exploring the green retrofit of House of Fraser's flagship Oxford Street store

Civic Engineers' Simon Bennett unpacks the role of 'urban mining' in cutting carbon emissions from a £130m department store revamp

clock 12 September 2024 • 13 min read
Nopi Exizidou: 'We need to take more risks to get to net zero'

Science

Nopi Exizidou: 'We need to take more risks to get to net zero'

The British Antarctic Survey's head of net zero transition explores the challenges of delivering decarbonisation in a remote and pristine location

clock 10 September 2024 • 7 min read
Louisa Ziane: 'Sustainability is often thought of as an add-on to the core business operations'

Waste

Louisa Ziane: 'Sustainability is often thought of as an add-on to the core business operations'

Toast Ale's COO unpacks the brewer's bottle phase out plans, efforts to connect Londoners with food in a nature-friendly way, and eagerness to get involved in a nationwide packaging reuse system

clock 03 September 2024 • 7 min read
Tricks of the trade: Lifting the lid on Screwfix's low carbon toolbox

Management

Tricks of the trade: Lifting the lid on Screwfix's low carbon toolbox

Screwfix's commercial director Matt Compton unpacks how the retailer has halved its indirect emissions and is continuing to chip away its Scope 3 impact

clock 02 September 2024 • 10 min read
Laurence Kemball-Cook: 'Building a diverse team from the start is crucial to developing holistic and impactful solutions'

Technology

Laurence Kemball-Cook: 'Building a diverse team from the start is crucial to developing holistic and impactful solutions'

The founder and CEO of energy-from-footfall firm Pavegen discusses rolling out new tech to smart cities and stadiums and what makes universities and start ups 'hotbeds' for innovation

clock 27 August 2024 • 5 min read
Net zero by 2025? How Mitie is already fast closing in on its first big climate target

Management

Net zero by 2025? How Mitie is already fast closing in on its first big climate target

As Mitie gets within striking distance of its first near-term net zero target, BusinessGreen Intelligence digs into the professional services and facilities management giant's award-winning decarbonisation strategy

clock 21 August 2024 • 14 min read
Nicole Sautter: 'The attack on existing climate solutions has been a real learning curve'

Transport

Nicole Sautter: 'The attack on existing climate solutions has been a real learning curve'

Director of global sustainability at American Express Global Business Travel unpacks what makes passion for sustainability 'a superpower' and ponders the future for sustainable aviation fuel

clock 19 August 2024 • 6 min read
Carbon pawprint: Why pet food giant Purina wants to restore Europe's kelp, oysters and seaweed forests

Biodiversity

Carbon pawprint: Why pet food giant Purina wants to restore Europe's kelp, oysters and seaweed forests

Purina's Kerstin Schmeiduch lifts the lid on Nestlé-owned firm's plan to restore 1,500 hectares of critical marine habitats and clean up an often overlooked carbon pawprint

clock 16 August 2024 • 15 min read
Sam Jones: 'The next generation of sustainability leaders need to be truly embedded within all business functions'

Management

Sam Jones: 'The next generation of sustainability leaders need to be truly embedded within all business functions'

CCEP's head of climate and sustainability in Great Britain explains what makes renewables 'an unstoppable force' and discusses the importance of baking sustainability into all commercial decisions

clock 12 August 2024 • 7 min read