Interview

Labour's Green Prosperity Plan and corporate progress towards net zero

Editor's Blog

Labour's Green Prosperity Plan and corporate progress towards net zero

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: June

clock 07 July 2023 • 1 min read
Nancy Mahon: 'Sustainability and social impact are increasingly everyone's job'

Management

Nancy Mahon: 'Sustainability and social impact are increasingly everyone's job'

Estee Lauder’s chief sustainability officer Nancy Mahon reflects on hiring people with 'a history of getting stuff done', and why Gen Z, women, and student organisers have big roles to play in reaching sustainable goals

clock 05 July 2023 • 6 min read
'Politicians get stuck in old ways of thinking': Lord Deben on net zero and the next election

Politics

'Politicians get stuck in old ways of thinking': Lord Deben on net zero and the next election

As he steps down from the Climate Change Committee after 10 years, the Conservative peer has vowed to continue to make the case for a faster net zero transition

clock 04 July 2023 • 14 min read
'It is enormous for us as an organisation': Inside AstraZeneca's $400m global reforestation drive

Offsets

'It is enormous for us as an organisation': Inside AstraZeneca's $400m global reforestation drive

EXCLUSIVE: AstraZeneca's vice president for sustainability Juliette White lifts the lid on the firm's $400m global reforestation programme

clock 29 June 2023 • 13 min read
Michael Jacobs: 'Timing, as much as quality, can dictate what ideas can come to life'

Management

Michael Jacobs: 'Timing, as much as quality, can dictate what ideas can come to life'

IBM's Michael Jacobs discusses storytelling inspiration from outdoor apparel and recreation firms as well as the need to dig deeper than ‘macro dialogue’ on climate change.

clock 27 June 2023 • 4 min read
Olivia Whitlam: 'You have to be willing to fail in order to find the answer'

Management

Olivia Whitlam: 'You have to be willing to fail in order to find the answer'

From Olympic hero to net zero, former rower Olivia Whitlam - now Siemens head of sustainability - reveals why the freshest green ideas will come from people who aren't in the green space

clock 20 June 2023 • 6 min read
Fiona Ball: 'It's critical that we break out of our business unit silos'

Management

Fiona Ball: 'It's critical that we break out of our business unit silos'

Sky's sustainability director Fiona Ball discusses the 'obvious' need for businesses to invest in nature and reflects on historic, industry-wide, tendencies to overlook Scope 3 emissions

clock 15 June 2023 • 5 min read
Boston Metal: Meet the firm seeking to revolutionise green steelmaking

Technology

Boston Metal: Meet the firm seeking to revolutionise green steelmaking

Steelmaking was long regarded as hard to decarbonise - but a US firm claims to have developed a novel process that requires only electricity

clock 13 June 2023 • 13 min read
Lucy Wood: 'All of us in senior positions should take time to support young talent'

Management

Lucy Wood: 'All of us in senior positions should take time to support young talent'

Stantec's Lucy Wood discusses the importance of opening green jobs up to more diverse candidates, being 'constantly wowed' by industry newcomers, and ensuring no region is left behind in the race for more sustainable living

clock 07 June 2023 • 5 min read
Gwénaelle Huet: 'Invisible solutions are often the best ones to adopt'

Management

Gwénaelle Huet: 'Invisible solutions are often the best ones to adopt'

Schneider Electric's chief sustainability officer discusses the need to focus on the demand side of the energy transition and the importance of 'invisible' solutions.

clock 31 May 2023 • 5 min read