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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

'A giant step backward': Trump administration axes limits on coal and gas power plant pollution

Policy

'A giant step backward': Trump administration axes limits on coal and gas power plant pollution

Environmental groups condemn 'major retreat', as EPA rolls back standards designed to curb pollution from the power sector

clock 15 September 2026 • 4 min read
Bristol becomes first UK city to ban 'ultra-fast fashion' ads

Marketing

Bristol becomes first UK city to ban 'ultra-fast fashion' ads

City also blocks firms from promoting fossil fuels, SUVs, and cruises on Council-owned sites

clock 15 September 2026 • 3 min read
How Sequest is pioneering 'hyper-arid biomass storage' as a form of carbon removal

Technology

How Sequest is pioneering 'hyper-arid biomass storage' as a form of carbon removal

Sequest CEO and co-founder Gary Ganz looks ahead to the launch of the firm's first commercial facility, as company strives to deliver 'repeatability at scale'

clock 15 September 2026 • 5 min read
Will shake up of corporate disclosure rules end reporting fatigue or weaken transparency?

Management

Will shake up of corporate disclosure rules end reporting fatigue or weaken transparency?

BusinessGreen takes a deep dive into the government's controversial consultation on modernising the UK's corporate reporting regime

clock 08 September 2026 • 17 min read
Study: Emissions linked to international trade now contribute more than a fifth of global total

Supply chain

Study: Emissions linked to international trade now contribute more than a fifth of global total

Emissions embedded in international trade have grown faster than global emissions since 1995, new tracker from the European Climate Foundation and Matière finds

clock 08 September 2026 • 4 min read
EdenTree's Carlota Esguevillas: 'The biggest lesson has been to keep the momentum going through all the noise'

Investment

EdenTree's Carlota Esguevillas: 'The biggest lesson has been to keep the momentum going through all the noise'

Carlota Esguevillas discusses why sustainability strengthens investment decisions, and how she's seeing green innovation taking place in almost every industry

clock 08 September 2026 • 5 min read
Mondelez cuts around 2,200 tonnes of plastic a year from biscuit packaging

Waste

Mondelez cuts around 2,200 tonnes of plastic a year from biscuit packaging

Rigid plastic trays used to package more than 115 products, including Cadbury Crunchy Melts and Chocolate Chip Cookies, replaced with FSC-certified paper alternative

clock 08 September 2026 • 3 min read
'There is a human cost here': Industry claims almost 20,000 retrofit professionals have lost their jobs since ECO cuts

Skills

'There is a human cost here': Industry claims almost 20,000 retrofit professionals have lost their jobs since ECO cuts

New analysis warns a further 41,000 people could be made redundant within the next six months without urgent action to deliver long-awaited Warm Homes Plan

clock 07 September 2026 • 7 min read
Plastic Overshoot Day: Close to 72 million tonnes of plastic will leak into nature this year

Waste

Plastic Overshoot Day: Close to 72 million tonnes of plastic will leak into nature this year

More than 46,000 tonnes of microplastics and over 1,000 tonnes of chemical additives will find their way into the UK’s waterways this year, Earth Action warns

clock 07 September 2026 • 5 min read
UN: Tackling air pollution and climate crisis could boost global economy by 4.5 per cent by 2050

Climate change

UN: Tackling air pollution and climate crisis could boost global economy by 4.5 per cent by 2050

Finance ministries and investors that address climate and air quality as separate issues are leaving 'trillions on the table', UNEP and CCAC study warns

clock 07 September 2026 • 4 min read