News Analysis

Management

'2050 isn't soon enough': How Sainsbury's plans to deliver net zero emissions in 20 years

CEO insists climate crisis demands more ambitious targets, as he earmarks £1bn of investment to help the supermarket help hit net zero 10 years ahead of the government target

clock 28 January 2020 • 6 min read

Energy

Inside the London Power Tunnels: How the UK energy sector is striving to recruit 400,000 people to power the net zero transition

Some 117,000 new recruits will be needed within the next decade if the UK is to decarbonise power and heat networks in time for 2050

clock 28 January 2020 • 7 min read

Buildings

New York is kicking California's butt in building electrification

America's twin economic hubs have started a race to electrify their buildings - and so far the Big Apple is winning

clock 24 January 2020 • 5 min read

Management

Global Briefing: Trump rolls back clean water rules

All the news from around the world this week

clock 24 January 2020 • 6 min read

Climate change

'A golden opportunity': Inside the CCC's blueprint for climate-friendly food and farming

The UK's climate advisory body has tabled an ambitious set of policy measures to deliver net zero farming – here are the key takeaways

clock 23 January 2020 • 13 min read

Politics

Citizens' Assembly set to craft UK strategy for Net Zero

110 members of the public will travel to Birmingham this weekend for the first in a series of weekend workshops to help establish how radical the UK could be in pursuing net zero

clock 22 January 2020 • 6 min read

Management

'The world needs leadership': Starbucks pledges to become 'resource positive'

CEO Kevin Johnson outlines major new sustainability strategy for the coffee giant, promising tough environmental targets will 'create greater value for all stakeholders'

clock 21 January 2020 • 6 min read

Policy

Fears rise among green businesses as Sajid Javid signals Brexit split from EU rules

Business and environmental groups again warn that move away from EU standards could harm UK environment and green industry progress

clock 20 January 2020 • 5 min read

Carbon Accounting

A-List: Which companies are the world's climate action leaders? And why are they so commercially successful?

Non-profit CDP has completed its annual assessment of 8,000 of the climate disclosure and transparency of the world's largest companies - and they stand out in more ways than one

clock 20 January 2020 • 7 min read

Policy

Global Briefing: Austria joins net zero club with 2040 pledge

All the green business news from around the world this week

clock 17 January 2020 • 7 min read