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New initiative could stop over two tonnes of empty beauty packaging from landfill in its first 12 months, retailer estimates

Co-op becomes first UK supermarket to take on major peatland restoration and management project in partnership with the RSPB partnership

Influential investor-backed initiative sets out fresh plan to crank up pressure on polluting corporates that fail to implement credible net zero transition plans

Creating or joining sector-wide coalitions to boost corporate sustainability, climate and environmental efforts can accelerate the net zero shift, argues former UNFCCC chief and now onepoint5 CEO Patricia Espinosa

National and corporate momentum behind setting net zero goals continues to build, but concerns remain over integrity and oversight of targets

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week

New economic accord includes proposals to boost electric vehicle market on both sides of the Atlantic, as UK government confirms it could cut oil and gas windfall tax

Party insists it remains fully committed to borrowing to invest in UK green economy if it wins next election, but acknowledges it will not achieve £28bn target until second half of Parliament

UK Export Finance confirms funding to help manufacturer of world's first hydrogen-powered, zero-carbon double decker buses scale up export plans

Edible bugs and planet-friendly laundry detergent among businesses selected for funding as part of James Watt's NextUnicorn competition