Rain Newton-Smith

Rain Newton-Smith delivers keynote address at Net Zero Festival urging government to collaborate closely with business to develop detailed, ambitious decarbonisation plans to help unlock billions of pounds of green investment

Unless the UK invests now in the green economy, the cost later – in offsetting the damage and trying to catch up with global competition – will be orders of magnitude higher, argues CBI chief executive Rain Newton-Smith

CBI proposes new innovation credit, lower corporation tax rates on clean tech profits, and enhanced super-deduction rate to catalyse green investment

CBI warns political leaders need to realise UK's net zero potential and avoid 'sleepwalking into low growth and lost opportunities', as Labour ramps up green infrastructure plans

Former chief economist and champion of sustainable business practices to return to take up the reins at CBI, as investigation into wave of 'devastating' allegations continues

CBI warns Treasury needs to combine immediate support for households and small businesses with a long-term plan to accelerate the net zero transition