New Zealand

Is the UK's trade deal with New Zealand its 'greenest ever'? Farmers and green groups are far from convinced

Policy

Is the UK's trade deal with New Zealand its 'greenest ever'? Farmers and green groups are far from convinced

Environmental groups and National Farmers Union united in criticism of UK-New Zealand trade deal, which government hails one of its ‘greenest ever’

clock 01 March 2022 • 7 min read
Global Briefing: Rio Tinto loses lithium mining license in Serbia

Supply chain

Global Briefing: Rio Tinto loses lithium mining license in Serbia

Plus EU beats renewables target, Shell faces CCS concerns, New Zealand's first electric ferry and all the top green business news from around the world this week

clock 21 January 2022 • 7 min read
'Success is entirely possible': COP26 opens amid flurry of fresh national climate pledges

Policy

'Success is entirely possible': COP26 opens amid flurry of fresh national climate pledges

Alok Sharma officially takes over mantle as COP26 President as he calls for 'ever increasing ambition' over the next decade

clock 31 October 2021 • 8 min read
'Warm words don't cut it': Latest UK trade pledges derided by green groups and farmers

Politics

'Warm words don't cut it': Latest UK trade pledges derided by green groups and farmers

Campaigners express frustration with 'strengthened' Trade and Agriculture Commission unveiled by government to help maintain green standards in trade deals

clock 22 October 2021 • 6 min read
Sir Ben Ainslie touts SailGP's green sailing league as 'example to other sports'

Net Zero Now

Sir Ben Ainslie touts SailGP's green sailing league as 'example to other sports'

Net Zero Festival: Olympic gold medalist explains how new sailing championship is helping to promote sustainability best practices and drive down emissions

clock 30 September 2021 • 2 min read

Management

Global Briefing: China mulls carbon neutrality

All the latest green business news from around the world

clock 18 September 2020 • 4 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 03 August 2020 • 4 min read

Management

Global briefing: General Motors plans $2.3bn investment in giant battery factory

All the green business news from around the world this week

clock 06 December 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

New Zealand passes 2050 net zero target into law

Landmark climate change legislation was passed almost unanimously by New Zealand parliament

clock 07 November 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

Could New Zealand's Jacinda Arden reignite the global green trade drive?

New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, Costa Rica, and Fiji jointly launch Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability in bid to embed climate action into trade deals

clock 27 September 2019 • 5 min read