Analysis

'A hard-headed approach': Should the UK's green industrial strategy pivot towards services?

Policy

'A hard-headed approach': Should the UK's green industrial strategy pivot towards services?

A major new report from the Tony Blair Institute argues green growth could provide a five per cent boost to GDP, but it warns Ministers will have to take tough decisions to prioritise the sectors where the UK is most competitive

clock 20 February 2025 • 9 min read
BNG one year on: 'Thriving' green shoots appear, as pioneering scheme starts to bed in

Biodiversity

BNG one year on: 'Thriving' green shoots appear, as pioneering scheme starts to bed in

POLICY BRIEFING: BusinessGreen Intelligence digs into Biodiversity Net Gain scheme as it celebrates its first anniversary and assesses the challenges that lie ahead

clock 20 February 2025 • 14 min read
How financial firms' ESG backlash could soon backfire

Investment

How financial firms' ESG backlash could soon backfire

Shareholder support for climate resolutions at major firms hit a new low last year, despite evidence showing corporate decarbonisation efforts are helping to deliver attractive returns

clock 19 February 2025 • 12 min read
Labour's nuclear plans, electric aircraft, and sustainability's diversity challenge

Policy

Labour's nuclear plans, electric aircraft, and sustainability's diversity challenge

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: February 2025

clock 14 February 2025 • 2 min read
Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

Climate change

Record January heat suggests La Niña may be losing its ability to keep global warming in check

The latest record-breaking heat will have alarm bells ringing over the way rising temperatures appear to be 'overwhelming' natural climate cycles

clock 11 February 2025 • 5 min read
The key to CSO success: become a 'corporate chameleon'

Management

The key to CSO success: become a 'corporate chameleon'

Nearly 90 per cent of CSOs are spending more time on regulatory compliance today than they did two years ago, according to a new report from the Weinreb Group

clock 07 February 2025 • 4 min read
Trump quits the Paris Agreement - What it means and how will businesses respond?

Policy

Trump quits the Paris Agreement - What it means and how will businesses respond?

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: January 2025

clock 03 February 2025 • 1 min read
Watch for these signs on whether banks remain serious about net zero

Investment

Watch for these signs on whether banks remain serious about net zero

Banks are losing their 'training wheels' on climate - Here's how to tell who is still pedalling toward net zero

clock 31 January 2025 • 7 min read
Expanding Heathrow is incompatible with net zero - here's the evidence

Aviation

Expanding Heathrow is incompatible with net zero - here's the evidence

Experts are sceptical the government will be able to show that a third runway is compatible with legally-binding emissions targets

clock 30 January 2025 • 4 min read
What Davos delegates missed when they discussed green finance for business

Politics

What Davos delegates missed when they discussed green finance for business

Every year, leaders from politics and business come together with economists, investors and even celebrities at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos

clock 29 January 2025 • 5 min read