BusinessGreen Intelligence

The insiders guide to doing business in a UNESCO Biosphere

Climate change

The insiders guide to doing business in a UNESCO Biosphere

Business leaders from the Isle of Man reflect on almost a decade of doing business in the world's only whole-nation UNESCO Biosphere - and what other companies' nature strategies can learn from their experience

clock 09 January 2025 • 12 min read
Marie-Laure Piednoir: 'Back in the early 2000s, it was not easy to design a career in sustainability'

Skills

Marie-Laure Piednoir: 'Back in the early 2000s, it was not easy to design a career in sustainability'

Salomon's global sustainability and impact director reflects on her career shift towards sustainability through product design, and why ultimately the green transition will be 'everyone's job'

clock 07 January 2025 • 6 min read
Zoisa North-Bond: 'We need people who challenge the status quo'

Energy

Zoisa North-Bond: 'We need people who challenge the status quo'

Octopus Energy boss explains the shortfalls of 'tweaking' old ways of thinking instead of creating something 'entirely new'

clock 03 January 2025 • 3 min read
Misha Dhanak: 'The leaders of tomorrow are from our local communities'

Investment

Misha Dhanak: 'The leaders of tomorrow are from our local communities'

CEO at community funding platform Spacehive discusses the climate impact of 'small but mighty' ideas and taking inspiration from the launch of the Eden Project

clock 31 December 2024 • 6 min read
The best of BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

Management

The best of BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

From bringing 'nature' into the boardroom and 'Ecokamasutra', to lessons in climate optimism from the Biden and Obama administrations - here are 10 of the top features from BusinessGreen Intelligence in 2024

clock 30 December 2024 • 4 min read
Katy Zack: 'Progress isn't linear - and that's okay'

Management

Katy Zack: 'Progress isn't linear - and that's okay'

Head of sustainability at start-up bank Griffin reflects on how each cycle of climate 'progress and retreat' has taught her resilience, and the value of being a stubborn middle child

clock 24 December 2024 • 5 min read
'Robots aren't cheap': How circularity is driving Jaguar Land Rover's electric shift

Automotive

'Robots aren't cheap': How circularity is driving Jaguar Land Rover's electric shift

Auto giant's sustainable industrial operations director discusses the role of reuse and repair, as the company advances plans to 'radically change' the way it makes cars

clock 19 December 2024 • 13 min read
Edd Lees: 'There are frequent setbacks, but what moves sustainability forward is resilience'

Biodiversity

Edd Lees: 'There are frequent setbacks, but what moves sustainability forward is resilience'

Wildfarmed co-founder discusses his move from a 'zero-sum game' working in finance to being 'all in' on regenerative farming

clock 17 December 2024 • 5 min read
Labour's re-set, soaring EV sales, and plastic treaty failure

Policy

Labour's re-set, soaring EV sales, and plastic treaty failure

BusinessGreen Editor’s Briefing: December 2024

clock 13 December 2024 • 2 min read
Julia Salant: 'The energy industry demonstrates that sustainability is a long game'

Energy

Julia Salant: 'The energy industry demonstrates that sustainability is a long game'

EcoVadis' general manager of carbon reflects on the importance of reframing green tech conversations to highlight the decarbonisation tools already at our disposal

clock 10 December 2024 • 6 min read