Net zero

Asda exceeds target to halve operational carbon emissions within a decade

Management

Asda exceeds target to halve operational carbon emissions within a decade

Supermarket cut carbon emissions by 12.8 per cent in 2025 to deliver 55 per cent reduction since 2015

clock 11 November 2026 • 3 min read
'Ambitious and realistic': B&Q cuts direct emissions by 67 per cent

Marketing

'Ambitious and realistic': B&Q cuts direct emissions by 67 per cent

DIY retail giant publishes latest sustainability report outlining progress towards its goal of reaching net zero for Scopes 1 and 2 by 2040

clock 11 November 2026 • 2 min read
Aurora Utilities raises £100m to accelerate flexible grid connection drive

Investment

Aurora Utilities raises £100m to accelerate flexible grid connection drive

Funding provides major boost to Aurora's plans to deliver flexible grid connections for wave of housing, electric vehicle charging, data centre, and clean energy projects

clock 11 November 2026 • 1 min read
Government blocks Botley West solar farm over 'substantial harm' to landscape

Solar

Government blocks Botley West solar farm over 'substantial harm' to landscape

Permission for giant Oxfordshire solar project refused, after Ministers conclude negative impacts on nature and local heritage would outweigh clean power gains

clock 11 November 2026 • 6 min read
Mars invests £161m in efficiency upgrades for UK pet food factory

Supply chain

Mars invests £161m in efficiency upgrades for UK pet food factory

Investment in Melton Mowbray facility to introduce advanced manufacturing technology and infrastructure improvements in support of Mars' net zero targets

clock 10 November 2026 • 1 min read
Heineken's Sonia Thimmiah: 'It's really important not to look at sustainability as 'projects''

Management

Heineken's Sonia Thimmiah: 'It's really important not to look at sustainability as 'projects''

Sonia Thimmiah discusses her recent pivot into corporate affairs and explains how engineering provided a strong technical foundation for work on environmental issues

clock 10 November 2026 • 8 min read
Is the public starting to see climate policy as a national security and cost-of-living issue?

Climate change

Is the public starting to see climate policy as a national security and cost-of-living issue?

New polling suggests growing numbers of Brits see renewables as a 'credible shield' from insecurity and are keen to support new community energy projects

clock 05 November 2026 • 6 min read
Amazon opens first net zero carbon delivery station in the UK

Buildings

Amazon opens first net zero carbon delivery station in the UK

New £40m all-electric facility in Stockton-on-Tees cuts embodied carbon emissions by a fifth

clock 02 November 2026 • 2 min read
'Positive measures' but a 'huge missed opportunity': Green economy reacts to Autumn Budget

Policy

'Positive measures' but a 'huge missed opportunity': Green economy reacts to Autumn Budget

Green businesses and campaigners reflect on a Budget that promised a major revamp of the UK's clean energy plans, but also fuelled fears of continued fossil fuel reliance

clock 28 October 2026 • 33 min read
It's time for a re-think on the media's net zero reporting

Energy

It's time for a re-think on the media's net zero reporting

clock 23 October 2026 • 4 min read