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Greenwashing versus green hushing: Is there a better way?

Marketing

Greenwashing versus green hushing: Is there a better way?

BusinessGreen's latest Spotlight webinar explored how green claims rules have evolved and how businesses can develop more effective green marketing campaigns

clock 23 January 2026 • 9 min read
Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

Policy

Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know overview of the government's new £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 22 January 2026 • 13 min read
Britain's EV boom is a test of execution, not electricity scarcity

Automotive

Britain's EV boom is a test of execution, not electricity scarcity

Lengthy connection queues and under-investment in local infrastructure risk slowing the EV rollout even where demand and generation are sufficient, writes Verulam Capital's Maria Taylor

clock 22 January 2026 • 3 min read
The end of this century's 'Q1': A turning point for the green economy?

Management

The end of this century's 'Q1': A turning point for the green economy?

As we head into the second quarter of the 21st century we need to ask ourselves what kind of long-term economic future we want, writes the WBCSD's Dominic Waughray

clock 21 January 2026 • 5 min read
'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Policy

'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Business leaders, campaigners, and climate policy experts react to the long-awaited release of the government's £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 20 January 2026 • 17 min read
'A world in the red': Is the global economy entering an era of 'water bankruptcy'?

Risk

'A world in the red': Is the global economy entering an era of 'water bankruptcy'?

Major UN-backed report calls for fundamental reset of global water management, as it warns many regions are living beyond their hydrological means

clock 20 January 2026 • 8 min read
Do data centres have an image problem - and can clean energy solve it?

Technology

Do data centres have an image problem - and can clean energy solve it?

The REA's Rollo Maschietto argues renewables can play a critical role in meeting soaring demand for power from new AI data centres

clock 20 January 2026 • 4 min read
Ana Alvarez Grullon: 'Sustainability attracts passionate people, but passion alone is not enough'

Investment

Ana Alvarez Grullon: 'Sustainability attracts passionate people, but passion alone is not enough'

Keensight Capital's Ana Alvarez Grullon reflects on how legal training can provide a foundation for working in sustainability and the importance of 'structural thinkers'

clock 20 January 2026 • 8 min read
How Sun King has made its solar kits cost competitive with candles, kerosene, and diesel

Energy

How Sun King has made its solar kits cost competitive with candles, kerosene, and diesel

Sun King founder Anish Thakkar reflects on how a failed biogas project in India fuelled the launch of a solar business that is now serving more than 50 million people in Africa

clock 19 January 2026 • 6 min read
From 'biodegradable' to 'compostable' and 'bio-based' to 'bioplastic': Does the bioeconomy have a communications problem?

Marketing

From 'biodegradable' to 'compostable' and 'bio-based' to 'bioplastic': Does the bioeconomy have a communications problem?

Fresh research reveals how a deep failure in public communication risks undermining the UK's emerging circular economy

clock 19 January 2026 • 6 min read