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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

Intelligence editor

Stuart Stone is editor of BusinessGreen Intelligence. He has lead BusinessGreen's Intelligence output since its launch 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

ECIU: UK to miss 2030 tree planting target by an area the size of the Isle of Wight

Biodiversity

ECIU: UK to miss 2030 tree planting target by an area the size of the Isle of Wight

Think tank calls for 'step change' in tree planting efforts after analysis reveals UK fell more than 1,000 hectares short of 2024/25 planting target

clock 26 September 2025 • 2 min read
Amazon co-founds research centre to develop sustainable water practices for AI infrastructure

Technology

Amazon co-founds research centre to develop sustainable water practices for AI infrastructure

New centre of excellence brings together water utilities, technology companies, and researchers to solve critical water challenges associated with AI and data centres

clock 25 September 2025 • 3 min read
Microsoft inks deal with Stegra to secure 'near-zero' emission steel for its data centres

Supply chain

Microsoft inks deal with Stegra to secure 'near-zero' emission steel for its data centres

US tech giant agrees 'first of its kind' agreement to support production at Stegra's green steel plant, which is currently under construction in Sweden

clock 25 September 2025 • 3 min read
How aerospace software is helping L'Oréal design sustainable shampoo bottles

Waste

How aerospace software is helping L'Oréal design sustainable shampoo bottles

Jacques Playe unpacks how L’Oréal is mixing marketers, material science, consumer insights, and modelling software used by the aerospace industry to make its packaging more sustainable

clock 25 September 2025 • 10 min read
Iceland secures MSC certification for entire own-label wild fish and seafood range

Supply chain

Iceland secures MSC certification for entire own-label wild fish and seafood range

Supermarket reveals 100 per cent of own label wild fish and seafood is now sustainably sourced, in what it claims is a first for the UK frozen food sector

clock 25 September 2025 • 2 min read
Cornish Lithium secures £35m boost for critical mineral production plans

Investment

Cornish Lithium secures £35m boost for critical mineral production plans

Latest investment in battery-grade lithium producer moves projects towards construction and commercial drilling

clock 25 September 2025 • 3 min read
How Concrete4Change is mixing carbon captured from cement production into new building materials

Technology

How Concrete4Change is mixing carbon captured from cement production into new building materials

Professor Sid Pourfalah, founder and CEO at Concrete4Change reflects on carbon capture innovation, recruitment challenges, and the realities of navigating a 'conservative' sector

clock 24 September 2025 • 5 min read
'Banks must walk the talk': How the UK's top banks' fossil fuel finance continues to outstrip clean energy funding

Investment

'Banks must walk the talk': How the UK's top banks' fossil fuel finance continues to outstrip clean energy funding

World's 65 largest banks provided more than twice as much funding for fossil fuels than for clean energy sources between 2021 and 2024, new research shows

clock 24 September 2025 • 5 min read
Study: EV drivers could save more than £168m in charging costs through smart tariffs

Automotive

Study: EV drivers could save more than £168m in charging costs through smart tariffs

Just over a quarter of the UK's EV drivers continue to charge during peak hours, adding hundreds of pounds a year to their energy bills

clock 24 September 2025 • 5 min read
Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

Shipping

Study: $48bn at risk of being written off as LNG tanker orders rise 300 per cent

New analysis warns LNG tanker oversupply could leave investors and shipping operators with stranded assets as clean energy transition gathers pace

clock 23 September 2025 • 4 min read