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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Intelligence editor

Stuart Stone is editor of BusinessGreen Intelligence. He has led the platform's output since it launched in March 2023 by writing case studies, interviews and trend reports designed to help sustainable business leaders in their work. He has also provided news and analysis for the site since joining BusinessGreen in January 2023.

Stuart is particularly interested in green start-ups, culture and behaviour change, nature, the role of clean tech and circular innovation in day-to-day living, and the uphill battle to make sport more sustainable.

Prior to joining BusinessGreen, Stuart spent almost four years covering the hospitality and drinks sector at “pub trade bible” The Morning Advertiser, where he was a head category judge at the Great British Pub Awards on multiple occasions.

He also enjoyed a brief spell covering innovation and technology in the water and energy sectors at Utility Week, has freelanced for British GQ and Telegraph Sport, and written matchday blogs for UEFA’s Champions League, Europa League and international fixtures. Before training as a journalist Stuart spent four years working in commercial media at Men’s Fitness and The Telegraph Media Group’s branded content team.

Stuart studied journalism at City University, a BA in modern history and politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is certified Carbon Literate by The Carbon Literacy Project.

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Articles by Stuart Stone

KFC, McDonald's, and Nestlé-backed pilot cuts litter by 16 per cent

Waste

KFC, McDonald's, and Nestlé-backed pilot cuts litter by 16 per cent

Year-long Keep Britain Tidy programme to crack down on litter delivers 22-percentage-point increase in public satisfaction

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
West Midlands Mayor urges businesses to back £150m nature recovery plan

Biodiversity

West Midlands Mayor urges businesses to back £150m nature recovery plan

Region's biggest ever fundraising drive launched to attract millions of pounds into nature recovery projects

clock 06 July 2026 • 6 min read
How Formula E became a 'laboratory' for electric vehicle technology

Automotive

How Formula E became a 'laboratory' for electric vehicle technology

Xavier Mestelan Pinon, the FIA's chief technical and safety officer, explains how the next iteration of Formula E's car allows automakers more freedom to implement in-house clean technologies

clock 06 July 2026 • 9 min read
Global Briefing: World Bank retires climate finance targets

Climate change

Global Briefing: World Bank retires climate finance targets

Lender drops funding goals following US pressure, InstaVolt sells Iberian businesses, and Singapore ramps up climate resilience funding

clock 03 July 2026 • 9 min read
Last government breached nature laws by approving 'bee-killing' pesticides, watchdog rules

Biodiversity

Last government breached nature laws by approving 'bee-killing' pesticides, watchdog rules

Emergency authorisation of restricted pesticides under the previous government violated environmental protections, OEP investigation concludes

clock 03 July 2026 • 6 min read
Is the social media ban for under-16s a chance to go 'back to basics' on climate comms?

Marketing

Is the social media ban for under-16s a chance to go 'back to basics' on climate comms?

Communications experts share their thoughts on how the proposed ban on social media for under 16s might provide an opportunity to reinvigorate the UK's climate and nature discourse

clock 02 July 2026 • 15 min read
Breast Cancer UK calls for ban on cancer-linked EDCs in everyday items

Policy

Breast Cancer UK calls for ban on cancer-linked EDCs in everyday items

EXCLUSIVE: Campaign highlights link between Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in items such as plastic spatulas, whisks, and spoons and cancer risks

clock 02 July 2026 • 4 min read
Eight businesses join UK's first rewilding buyers club

Biodiversity

Eight businesses join UK's first rewilding buyers club

Nature Broking and Nattergal forms buyers' club bringing together QBE Europe and seven firms from its supply chain to take collective action to support nature recovery

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
SGE submits plans for 4.2GW UK small modular nuclear reactor fleet

Nuclear

SGE submits plans for 4.2GW UK small modular nuclear reactor fleet

Fleet of 14 small modular reactors could power almost eight million UK homes, developer claims

clock 02 July 2026 • 5 min read
EU rules new cars must be built to enable re-use, recycling, and recovery

Automotive

EU rules new cars must be built to enable re-use, recycling, and recovery

European Council adopts new circularity requirements for vehicle design and the management of end-of-life vehicles

clock 01 July 2026 • 4 min read