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Owen Anderson: 'One of the most sustainable things you can do is buy less'

Management

Owen Anderson: 'One of the most sustainable things you can do is buy less'

Ovo's head of sustainability, Owen Anderson, explains why the best 'green skill' is passion and enthusiasm for the cause and why the next wave of green ideas and leaders may have already arrived

clock 24 October 2023 • 4 min read
Carbon and the chocolate factory: How Mars Wrigley is aiming to deliver 'bottom up' sustainability

Management

Carbon and the chocolate factory: How Mars Wrigley is aiming to deliver 'bottom up' sustainability

Mars Wrigley's chief sustainability officer Alastair Child explores the trade-offs and take-aways from testing green innovations in emerging markets

clock 20 October 2023 • 12 min read
Louise Koch: 'Our greatest setback to progress will be the 'me, now' mentality'

Management

Louise Koch: 'Our greatest setback to progress will be the 'me, now' mentality'

Grundfos' Louise Koch explains what makes sustainability a 'team sport', hails the importance of 'low hanging fruit' technologies, and shares why a background in anthropology has helped her pursue a green career

clock 17 October 2023 • 6 min read
Currant affairs: How Ribena's blackcurrant growers are blending a new recipe for regenerative farming

Supply chain

Currant affairs: How Ribena's blackcurrant growers are blending a new recipe for regenerative farming

Suntory's Harriet Prosser and Ribena blackcurrant grower Rosie Begg dig into how regenerative practices are being harnessed for perennial crops that remain reliant on a 'winter chill' in a warming climate

clock 13 October 2023 • 14 min read
Archana Jagannathan: 'The role of the CSO is one of catalysing change both internally and externally'

Management

Archana Jagannathan: 'The role of the CSO is one of catalysing change both internally and externally'

Pepsico's chief sustainability officer explains why the most exciting green initiatives come from partners both up and down the supply chain

clock 10 October 2023 • 6 min read
How catering giant Compass is harnessing data to cut carbon from its menus

Technology

How catering giant Compass is harnessing data to cut carbon from its menus

Carolyn Ball from COP26 caterer Compass Group reflects on how a data-led link up with Cambridge University spin out Foodsteps is helping cut carbon from the almost 190 million meals the company serves annually across 4,000 locations

clock 06 October 2023 • 12 min read
Kate Brandt: 'People want to know how to live more sustainably more than ever'

Management

Kate Brandt: 'People want to know how to live more sustainably more than ever'

Google's chief sustainability officer explains why she's encouraged by up-and-coming young climate leaders and 'audacious' new technology, and discusses bridging the wide 'say-do gap' among consumers

clock 03 October 2023 • 7 min read
Understanding the government's net zero policy rollback

Editor's Blog

Understanding the government's net zero policy rollback

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: September

clock 29 September 2023 • 1 min read
Nancy Hobhouse: 'Sustainability teams aren't effective in silos'

Management

Nancy Hobhouse: 'Sustainability teams aren't effective in silos'

Evri's head of ESG discusses the impact AI can have on accelerating sustainability initiatives and the value of translating 'green' jargon into everyday language

clock 26 September 2023 • 5 min read
SS Great Britain and the pursuit of climate conscious conservation: 'The clever part is using what's already out there'

Technology

SS Great Britain and the pursuit of climate conscious conservation: 'The clever part is using what's already out there'

Conservation engineer Nicola Grahamslaw explains how data has steered both tech innovation and the 'right conversations' with suppliers, as modern-day crew look to decarbonise SS Great Britain's life support system

clock 25 September 2023 • 13 min read