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Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff

Madeleine Cuff was a journalist at BusinessGreen until January 2020.

Prior to joining BusinessGreen in June 2015, Madeleine spent three years as an assistant editor at innovation consultancy Stylus. She has a Masters in journalism from City University London and a first class honours degree in English Literature from Durham University.

In September 2018 she was named 'Business Sustainability Journalist 2018', at the Press Gazette Specialist Media Awards. 

 

Articles by Madeleine Cuff

Recycling

Secrets of the Disruptors: Iceland's Richard Walker

In the second extract from our Secrets of the Disruptors report, Iceland's managing director reveals his top 10 rules for success

clock 22 October 2018 • 6 min read

Recycling

A load of rubbish? UK plastics recycling industry under fire

A flurry of stories this week have exposed the chaos at the heart of the UK's plastics recycling system, presenting major risks for businesses

clock 22 October 2018 • 8 min read

Legislation

Government unveils plan to flush out plastic straws

Ban could be in place in just 12 months - but is it a win-win for the environment and businesses?

clock 22 October 2018 • 6 min read

Politics

Report: North of England poised for green jobs boom

Think-tank IPPR suggests workers in the North could benefit from 46,000 new green jobs by 2030

clock 21 October 2018 • 1 min read

Biodiversity

IPCC report: Agriculture can be part of the solution rather than the problem

Sustainable farming is a short-cut to lower emissions, argues Green MEP Molly Scott Cato

clock 21 October 2018 • 3 min read

IT

E.ON plugs in to satellites to spot draughty homes

Energy giant is working with European Space Agency to identify the homes most in need of energy efficiency upgrades

clock 21 October 2018 • 2 min read

Wind

Secrets of the Disruptors: Ripple Energy's Sarah Merrick

Ripple Energy founder Sarah Merrick on trusting your instincts and creating radical change, in an extract from the new Secrets of the Disruptors report

clock 21 October 2018 • 4 min read

Automotive

Report: UK plc will need three million EV chargers by 2030

Electrification of fleet vehicles set to unlock £6bn economic opportunity, according to Aurora Energy Research

clock 18 October 2018 • 5 min read

R&D

Carbon fibre bodywork can store power, scientists discover

Carbon fibres can work as battery electrodes to store electric power - potentially paving the way for lightweight electric vehicles and even electric planes

clock 18 October 2018 • 1 min read

Buildings

From net zero to green mortgages: Building sector steps up decarbonisation drive

UK Green Building Council launches Advancing Net Zero programme to eliminate emissions from buildings, as BNP Paribas and E.ON debut green mortgage offer

clock 18 October 2018 • 4 min read