News

ONS: Number of 'green jobs' in the UK has risen 34 per cent in less than a decade

Skills

ONS: Number of 'green jobs' in the UK has risen 34 per cent in less than a decade

New data reveals number of people employed in the renewable energy sector has more than doubled since 2015

clock 18 July 2025 • 3 min read
'Systemic failure': Serious water company pollution incidents up 60 per cent in England

Climate change

'Systemic failure': Serious water company pollution incidents up 60 per cent in England

Environment Agency claims 'consistently poor performance' from England's water firms is driven by years of underinvestment and worsening climate impacts, as reports suggest Ofwat could be abolished

clock 18 July 2025 • 6 min read
'Clown car economics': Reform rows back on threat to 'strike down' clean power contracts

Politics

'Clown car economics': Reform rows back on threat to 'strike down' clean power contracts

Hours after warning it would strike down new clean power contracts, Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice admits 'a legally binding contract is a legally binding contract'

clock 18 July 2025 • 4 min read
Study: 'Circular-native' businesses growing faster than linear competitors

Waste

Study: 'Circular-native' businesses growing faster than linear competitors

Businesses such as Apple, Miele, Phillips, and Currys are reaping financial rewards from circular business strategies, according to new WRAP analysis

clock 18 July 2025 • 5 min read
'UK first': Edinburgh International Festival achieves BSI Net Zero Pathway verification

Waste

'UK first': Edinburgh International Festival achieves BSI Net Zero Pathway verification

World famous festival becomes first arts organisation in the UK to be certified to BSI net zero standards

clock 18 July 2025 • 2 min read
INEOS completes £30m hydrogen conversion to cut Hull site emissions by 75 per cent

Energy

INEOS completes £30m hydrogen conversion to cut Hull site emissions by 75 per cent

Petrochemical giant converts chemical manufacturing facility to run on hydrogen instead of fossil gas

clock 18 July 2025 • 2 min read
How resilience, data, and governance can build the business case for decarbonisation

Risk

How resilience, data, and governance can build the business case for decarbonisation

Latest BusinessGreen event sees experts explore how shifting the focus of arguments in support of sustainability can help overcome cost barriers to climate action

clock 17 July 2025 • 6 min read
GMB threatens strike action at Teesside wind monopile factory

Wind

GMB threatens strike action at Teesside wind monopile factory

Over 150 GMB union members at offshore wind factory are being balloted over potential industrial action, after rejecting pay deal from operator SeAH Wind

clock 17 July 2025 • 2 min read
BusinessGreen Spotlight: New webinar series to launch this autumn

Management

BusinessGreen Spotlight: New webinar series to launch this autumn

New monthly webinars to explore the topics and trends that are shaping businesses' sustainability efforts

clock 17 July 2025 • 2 min read
OVO unveils new venture to invest in upgrading UK's ageing onshore wind farms

Wind

OVO unveils new venture to invest in upgrading UK's ageing onshore wind farms

OVO Renewables aims to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in repowering onshore wind turbines approaching the end of their operating lifespan

clock 17 July 2025 • 4 min read