Business Green

DECEMBER 28, 2021

But what is a 'sustainable' boardroom, and how can companies ensure their C-suite staff are prepared for, and acting in the interests of, the net zero transition? The fascinating conversation, which was chaired by BusinessGreen deputy editor Michael Holder, can be watched again in full above.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

They are relaxing spaces for staff to unwind, have a beverage or a healthy meal from its Garden Café Staff can also bring in their own packed lunches to enjoy on the terraces. In October last year, 250 Bishopsgate was a 'highly commended' Green Building Project of the Year at BusinessGreen's annual Leaders Awards ceremony.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2022

This year, more than 75 businesses including M&S, Volkswagen, Harrods, Superdrug and Sky vowed to encourage staff to embrace more sustainable diets in January. You can now enter the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022 and be in with a chance of joining us at the UK's largest and most prestigious green business awards this summer.

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Business Green

MAY 1, 2020

BusinessGreen Leaders Awards ceremony rescheduled for October 16th. The official deadline for entries for the 2020 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards is today at 5pm, although given the disruption faced by many businesses as a result of the coronavirus crisis extensions are available on request.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2022

The deadline for entries for the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022 has been extended by one week to midnight on Friday 25th March, in response to popular demand. With many staff out of the office due to Covid, BusinessGreen received a significant number of requests for deadline extensions last week.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2022

Just two weeks left to go to submission deadline for the 2022 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards - the UK's biggest and best celebration of the green economy. If so, then BusinessGreen wants to hear from you. Winning an award can help to recognise the hard work and achievements of your employees, improving staff morale and motivation.

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Business Green

JUNE 20, 2021

The £61.5bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) has outlined a range of climate targets it will look to meet as it transitions its investment portfolio to net zero emissions by 2050. This article first appeared on BusinessGreen's sister site Professional Pensions.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The discussion - which touches on organising supply chains, investing in greener practices, changing workplace culture, and how to get staff on board - is available to watch again in full above. Setting out an ambition for net zero emissions is one thing, but what does it actually take to build a net zero organisation in practice?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Gudka told BusinessGreen his new venture is called Virmati Energy , and already has some investors and staff on board, with plans to ramp up operations at the firm as he steps back from his day-to-day role at Bulb. Green is going mainstream, and Bulb and our members have played a part in making that happen.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Jackson confirmed that engineers at the energy retailer's £10m research and development centre in Slough and staff at RED - a Northern Irish business acquired by Octopus last year - had slashed the cost of manufacturing heat pumps. At the moment, if we have to buy a heat pump, typically we are looking at £3,000 for the hardware.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Jackson confirmed that engineers at the energy retailer's £10m research and development centre in Slough and staff at RED - a Northern Irish business acquired by Octopus last year - had slashed the cost of manufacturing heat pumps. At the moment, if we have to buy a heat pump, typically we are looking at £3,000 for the hardware.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Britishvolt's chief financial officer, head of finance systems and innovation, and chief of staff to its chief executive were all hired from the consultancy in 2021.

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2023

During a three-month trial period, mail will be transported from Royal Mail's Kirkwall delivery office to Stromness, from where Skyports will deliver letters and packages weighing up to 6kg to Royal Mail staff on Graemsay and Hoy. Postal workers will then carry out their usual delivery routes.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

"For instance, we can price match labour costs, if landowners have in-house staff, or we can consider alternative planting techniques, such as agroforestry, if on a large enough scale," he said. Want to help celebrate and showcase the best of the green economy?

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

An Amazon executive claims to have quit his job "in dismay" at the recent dismissal of several staff who had publicly criticised the online retail giant's climate action efforts, as he blasted a "vein of toxicity running through the company culture".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Under her leadership, the organisation has grown to wield international influence and recognition for its sustainability expertise, with more than 100 staff now working across offices in Cambridge, Cape Town, and Brussels. It follows Courtice's decision last year to step down after more than 30 years leading CISL.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Small businesses need a very good reason to take on staff in the midst of an economic crisis, but the scheme that was meant to help justify their investment was originally scheduled to end within a handful of months of its launch and the shambolic administration has now been shown to result in cash flow problems for many firms.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Some installers have even claimed late payments from the scheme have put their business at risk, forcing them to lay off staff. BusinessGreen has been seeking clarification on the status of the budget underpinning the Green Homes Grant Scheme since last week, but no further details have been forthcoming beyond Trevelyan's comments.

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Business Green

JANUARY 5, 2022

Meeting the target will involve a significant shake-up of Burger King's offering over the coming years, with a spokesperson for the company confirming to BusinessGreen there were currently just five meat-free items on the menu.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

"London was the inspiration for the Brompton and our success is in large part is due to our diverse and skilled staff who continue to nurture and develop our company," he said. "By By choosing Ashford we can retain this strong connection to London and the UK, whilst being on the doorstep of Europe.".

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

The AA's head of road policy Jack Cousens confirmed to BusinessGreen today that the group expects an increase in car, motorcycle, and bicycle usage as workers avoid public transport - a spike he said would prompt more traffic jams.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Networking within the solar industry happens aplenty, because there are so many conferences going on everywhere," he told BusinessGreen. But actually, networking with companies at this kind of early stage of scale up or start-up is something that isn't massively prevalent. You've got to seek it out."

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

When approached by BusinessGreen , a spokesperson for the company refused to be drawn on whether the company was poised to enter administration. "We We are aware of market speculation," they said. "We We are actively working on several potential scenarios that offer the required stability.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Under her leadership, the organisation has grown to wield international influence and recognition for its sustainability expertise, with more than 100 staff now working across offices in Cambridge, Cape Town, and Brussels. It follows Courtice's decision last year to step down after more than 30 years leading CISL.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

BusinessGreen's latest webinar saw some of UK's top corporate sustainability experts share frank insights about the challenges of embedding net zero across a business. BusinessGreen's latest roundtable was hosted in association with the Project Management Institute.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Over 100 staff will be transferred into the new business with the subsidiary led by Jonathan Cole, who joins Corio as CEO after more than a decade as leader of Iberdrola's Offshore Wind business. Want to help celebrate and showcase the best of the green economy?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It said it had amended its proxy voting guidelines last year to reflect considerations arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, scrutinising pay proposals on a case-by-case basis where a company received substantial direct state aid, voluntarily cut dividends, or had made substantial lay-offs of staff.

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Business Green

MARCH 31, 2020

The deal will also see 40 staff working in Solarcentury's residential business transfer over to Svea Solar, the firms said. In an interview with BusinessGreen last August, van den Heuvel did not deny the reports, stating that the company was "open to talk with anyone".

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

"We want the Net Zero Festival to bring together as many stakeholders from across the economy as possible so as to ensure a broad and inclusive debate on how to accelerate and expand the net zero transition, and deliver on our promise of moving 'faster, together'," said BusinessGreen Editor-in-Chief James Murray.

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Business Green

MARCH 28, 2023

per cent comes from staff commuting. "As The tech giant has also created climate friendly toolkits and city guides to arm staff with sustainable local knowledge when on trips, which include information on bike rental, walking maps, and green taxi firms. per cent of its total footprint while a further 2.5

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Business Green

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This is closely followed by environmental issues, at 67 per cent, and treatment of staff, at 66 per cent. Vicki Owen is content editor at Schroders, which is a partner of BusinessGreen's Net Zero festival. The 'new social contract': these are the behaviours investors care about most. Click here to find out more.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The IEA has released its first ever evaluation of global energy employment both today and in the future - BusinessGreen takes a deep dive. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up the top five takeaways from what is sure to become the bible for global energy employment data as the energy transition accelerates.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The latest calls for an overhaul of the scheme follow widespread media reports about homeowners struggling to access vouchers, while installers have in turn faced delays in payments through the scheme, leading to reports of staff lay-offs and liquidity problems.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Meanwhile, concerns have been raised by some installers taking part in the Green Homes Grant Scheme that due to administrative problems they have not yet been paid back by the government, in some cases forcing them to lay off staff and run the risk of falling into bankruptcy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

BusinessGreen offers a five point guide for how progressive companies can shield themselves from volatile energy markets while still moving closer to their net zero goals. Here's BusinessGreen 's five point guide for those firms looking to get ahead and remain competitive during what promises to be a turbulent few months.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Environmental Audit Committee Chair Philip Dunne talks to BusinessGreen about the need for 'a tax system fit for net zero Britain' and the right time to judge whether the government has delivered on its green recovery promises.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

"That's exactly what we're trying to highlight - we can't let these major oil companies that are spending most of their capex on oil and gas run a bunch of advertising pretending they're renewable energy companies," Jamie Henn, co-founder of global climate campaign group 350 and producer of the Clean Creatives campaign, tells BusinessGreen.

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