Net Zero Now

BusinessGreen

'Icebreaker': Analysts to advise on marrying economic recovery with net zero transition

clock 05 August 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

Zoom in on Net Zero with Professor Michael E. Mann

World-renowned climate scientist and author joins BusinessGreen for a chat about climate justice, US politics, dealing with climate deniers, and the science behind net zero

clock 04 August 2020 • 1 min read

Energy

'BP has woken up': Oil giant pledges to reduce fossil fuel portfolio in beefed up net zero strategy

BP announces pivot to become 'integrated energy company' as it pledges to cut oil and gas production by 40 per cent and ramp up clean energy and technology investment after suffering record loss in the second quarter of 2020

clock 04 August 2020 • 5 min read

Policy

Alok Sharma: 'I want to urge all businesses to join the Race to Zero Coalition'

COP26 President Alok Sharma's speech yesterday to the Let's Build Back Better event hosted by the British High Commission in Wellington

clock 04 August 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

Whitehall needs to set itself a 'net zero test'

WWF's Gareth Redmond-King argues that the crucial upcoming Autumn Budget and Spending Review has to deliver on promising 'green recovery' rhetoric

clock 04 August 2020 • 5 min read

Supply chain

Because it's worth it: L'Oréal's Nathalie Bleach on the beauty giant's revamped sustainability strategy

As L'Oréal embarks on the next phase of its sustainability programme, BusinessGreen speaks to UK operations director Nathalie Bleach about plastic, environmental labelling, its growing delivery business and the firm's 2050 net zero mission

clock 30 July 2020 • 7 min read

Buildings

'Groundbreaking': Landsec plots net zero office building in UK first

Developer claims commercial development in central London will be first to meet UK Green Building Council's net zero standards

clock 30 July 2020 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

Isle of Man climate bill targets net zero emissions by 2050

UK Crown Dependency sets out plan to ban fossil fuel cars by 2040, grow renewable energy sources and improve building energy efficiency

clock 29 July 2020 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Diamonds are forever? Clutch of gem firms to draw up 'carbon neutral' roadmap

De Beers and nine of its suppliers and customers to draw up net zero plans in response to growing consumer demand for responsibly sourced diamonds

clock 29 July 2020 • 2 min read

Management

Zoom in on Net Zero with Jonathon Porritt CBE

Leading environmentalist and Forum for the Future founder joins BusinessGreen to chat about net zero, the green recovery and his new book on the climate crisis

clock 28 July 2020 • 1 min read