Interview

Whitefox Technologies' Gillian Harrison: 'It's difficult as CEO to assess how one is performing'

Management

Whitefox Technologies' Gillian Harrison: 'It's difficult as CEO to assess how one is performing'

Women in Green Business Awards 2025: Leader of the Year, Gillian Harrison, reflects on how if there is a good business case for doing things more sustainably, then success will come

clock 05 November 2025 • 2 min read
Campaign for Better Transport's Silviya Barrett: 'Good, affordable sustainable transport' has the power to transform lives

Transport

Campaign for Better Transport's Silviya Barrett: 'Good, affordable sustainable transport' has the power to transform lives

Women in Green Business Awards 2025: Campaign of the Year winner reflects on the Bus Stop Standards campaign and the need to inspire in a male-dominated transport sector

clock 04 November 2025 • 2 min read
WSP's Rebecca Jones: Sharing your 'genuine story' can be just as powerful as highlighting big milestones

Skills

WSP's Rebecca Jones: Sharing your 'genuine story' can be just as powerful as highlighting big milestones

Women in Green Business Awards 2025: Rebecca Jones shares how winning Apprentice of the Year was the culmination of a three-year journey

clock 03 November 2025 • 3 min read
How Binding Solutions is using circular materials to cut steel industry emissions

Technology

How Binding Solutions is using circular materials to cut steel industry emissions

Jon Stewart, CEO of Binding Solutions, explains how setbacks are a natural part of commercialisation for clean tech start-ups

clock 03 November 2025 • 7 min read
Smart Green Shipping's Diane Gilpin: 'Take a leaf out of nature's book - never give up'

Shipping

Smart Green Shipping's Diane Gilpin: 'Take a leaf out of nature's book - never give up'

Women in Green Business Awards 2025: Transport Professional of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year reflects on her 'quite bonkers' double win

clock 31 October 2025 • 4 min read
How I swapped a career path 'very geared towards oil and gas' for a job in energy storage

Work

How I swapped a career path 'very geared towards oil and gas' for a job in energy storage

Workforce 2030: Invinity Energy Systems lead research scientist, Dr Elisha Martin, explains how wanting to be 'part of the change' redefined her career trajectory

clock 29 October 2025 • 5 min read
James Pennington: 'The ability to collect, analyse, and explain sustainability data has become essential'

IT

James Pennington: 'The ability to collect, analyse, and explain sustainability data has become essential'

Lenovo's director of global sustainability services unspools the misconception that technology and sustainability are in conflict

clock 28 October 2025 • 5 min read
How Material Evolution is using cement alternatives to target a gigatonne of carbon savings by 2040

Climate change

How Material Evolution is using cement alternatives to target a gigatonne of carbon savings by 2040

Dr Liz Gilligan, CEO of Material Evolution, explains why start ups are 'series of setbacks stitched together by stubborn optimism'

clock 27 October 2025 • 7 min read
Alick Dru: 'Subsidies can be useful to spark adoption, but they're not a long-term business model'

Solar

Alick Dru: 'Subsidies can be useful to spark adoption, but they're not a long-term business model'

Sunsave CEO and co-founder discusses how today's energy market is like the financial sector of the early 2010s

clock 21 October 2025 • 5 min read
How SoilPoint is using complex science to boost soil health and reduce fertiliser dependence

Science

How SoilPoint is using complex science to boost soil health and reduce fertiliser dependence

Alan Forrester, CEO at SoilPoint, talks taking sustainable farming inspiration from King Charles, identifying an early route to market, and challenging an industry-wide 'fear of moving first’

clock 20 October 2025 • 6 min read