Facilities

'Retrofit, not replacement': UKGBC shares blueprint for decarbonising the built environment

Buildings

'Retrofit, not replacement': UKGBC shares blueprint for decarbonising the built environment

New reports frame building retrofit and optimisation as key if the UK's built environment is to meet ambitious climate goals

clock 14 April 2026 • 4 min read
Study: Almost half of industrial firms have faced climate-related disruption in the past two years

Risk

Study: Almost half of industrial firms have faced climate-related disruption in the past two years

Major survey from Equans reveals how climate adaptation measures are increasingly seen as a priority issue for industrial firms

clock 01 April 2026 • 4 min read
How Vilnius emerged as one of Europe's premier green hubs

Biodiversity

How Vilnius emerged as one of Europe's premier green hubs

Anton Nikitin, chief sustainability officer for Lithuania's largest city, shares lessons learned from Vilnius' stint as Europe’s 'Green Capital'

clock 23 March 2026 • 8 min read
Radisson Group targets 100 net zero hotels by 2030

Buildings

Radisson Group targets 100 net zero hotels by 2030

Hospitality giant to expand Verified Net Zero Hotels pilot with phased rollout starting in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and South Africa

clock 23 March 2026 • 2 min read
Building industry launches new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

Buildings

Building industry launches new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard

Built environment sector unveils voluntary standard designed to deliver new buildings in line with the UK's overarching net zero strategy

clock 11 March 2026 • 5 min read
Cornish Lithium secures planning permission for Copper House Project

Supply chain

Cornish Lithium secures planning permission for Copper House Project

Critical minerals firm to further expand plans to extract lithium from geothermal waters

clock 04 March 2026 • 3 min read
Plenitude: Inside the EU project aiming to build a thriving new value chain for meat-alternatives

Supply chain

Plenitude: Inside the EU project aiming to build a thriving new value chain for meat-alternatives

A seven-year project bringing together 10 organisations has delivered a new mycoprotein factory and reams of valuable data and insights to support the development of a circular ecosystem for alternative protein products

clock 24 February 2026 • 10 min read
Winter Olympics 2026: How the Milano Cortina athletes' village became a green building showcase

Buildings

Winter Olympics 2026: How the Milano Cortina athletes' village became a green building showcase

BusinessGreen explores how a 'fossil-free' building model has not only surpassed regulatory expectations, but offered a blueprint for low-carbon urban development

clock 20 February 2026 • 10 min read
'Much work to be done': One-in-five NHS Trusts lack net zero roadmaps

Energy

'Much work to be done': One-in-five NHS Trusts lack net zero roadmaps

NHS Trusts in England are making progress towards net zero goals, but many still lack clear roadmaps for cutting carbon emissions, FOI requests reveal

clock 04 February 2026 • 4 min read
Government confirms over 300 jobs to be saved by repurposing Isle of Wight wind turbine plant

Wind

Government confirms over 300 jobs to be saved by repurposing Isle of Wight wind turbine plant

Isle of Wight factory transformed into UK's only dedicated onshore wind blade plant following £20m investment from government and Vestas

clock 29 January 2026 • 4 min read