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Unparalleled collaboration is needed to achieve a net zero hospitality sector by 2030

Supply chain

Unparalleled collaboration is needed to achieve a net zero hospitality sector by 2030

Food retailers, manufacturers and farmers have committed to net zero in the UK - now all parts of the food chain must pull together to get there, writes Mike Barry

clock 23 August 2021 • 4 min read
The solar boom: Is it time for businesses to get onboard?

Solar

The solar boom: Is it time for businesses to get onboard?

More businesses need to explore installing onsite solar power if the UK is to meet its net zero targets, writes Valpy Fitzgerald from Drax

clock 23 August 2021 • 3 min read
Global Briefing: July 2021 was hottest month ever recorded, scientists warn

Management

Global Briefing: July 2021 was hottest month ever recorded, scientists warn

Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including China ETS forecasts, India's infrastructure blitz and Germany's CO2 rise

clock 20 August 2021 • 5 min read
Planes, cars, diets and homes: How can the government enlist the public in its net zero mission?

Policy

Planes, cars, diets and homes: How can the government enlist the public in its net zero mission?

As public debates about the type and scale of lifestyle change required to deliver a more sustainable economy rage, the Tony Blair Institute provides government with a list of priorities

clock 20 August 2021 • 9 min read
What does system change mean, anyway?

Management

What does system change mean, anyway?

What it takes to effect wholesale changes, from markets to mindsets. Suffice to say, it's complicated

clock 20 August 2021 • 11 min read
Geopolitics is the neglected pillar of climate risk assessments

Risk

Geopolitics is the neglected pillar of climate risk assessments

Climate change is increasingly a geopolitical risk companies cannot afford to ignore, writes Anj Chadha, CEO at Top Tier Impact Strategies

clock 19 August 2021 • 4 min read
Hydrogen Strategy: Six key indicators about the government's net zero vision

Policy

Hydrogen Strategy: Six key indicators about the government's net zero vision

The UK's first ever Hydrogen Strategy finally arrived this week - what does it reveal about the government's net zero agenda?

clock 18 August 2021 • 15 min read
'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Buildings

'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Sustainability lead Claire Tracey and head of strategic projects and insights Marcus Goffin chat to BusinessGreen about the 1.5 million properties on Nationwide's mortgage books, all which need decarbonising if it is to meet its 2050 net zero goal

clock 18 August 2021 • 12 min read
Businesses must be open about climate cost

Carbon Accounting

Businesses must be open about climate cost

Gerard Manley from Olam Food Ingredients makes the case for corporate natural capital accounting

clock 18 August 2021 • 4 min read
UK Hydrogen Strategy: The green economy reacts

Energy

UK Hydrogen Strategy: The green economy reacts

BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from politicians, green business figures, NGOs, investors and think tanks to the government's long-awaited Hydrogen Strategy

clock 17 August 2021 • 19 min read