Calls from the Tony Blair Institute to prioritise cheaper energy over current net zero targets have reignited the debate around the future direction of UK energy policy. However, the biggest risk in the sector is not the direction of travel, but rather whether it has the required leadership talent. That is according to the executive search firm Newman Stewart. While policymakers continue to debate energy targets and Sir Tony Blair’s Think Tank calls for Andy Burnham to tear u

Professor Jenna Ward, dean of the College of Business and Law, explains why Coventry University’s business education isn’t embracing sustainability as a nice to have – it is essential skill for graduates. When I speak to industry leaders, the message is clear: they don't just want graduates who can maximise profit – they want ethical, responsible decision makers. That is why, at Coventry University, we are embedding sustainability and responsible leadership throughout our b

Reconomy, the international circular economy specialist, has become a signatory to the British Chambers of Commerce Circularity in Practice pledge, to help its customers and other UK businesses go further and faster in embedding circular economy practices. Circularity in Practice is a nationwide initiative inspired by His Majesty The King, building on his lifelong commitment to environmental stewardship. It brings together a voluntary taskforce of businesses from across sec

The Zero Waste Foundation, a main stakeholder of London Climate Action Week, advanced a COP31 focused climate diplomacy agenda in London from 22 to 25 June, using high level finance, city and diplomatic engagements to place zero waste, circular economy and human centred climate justice at the centre of global implementation efforts as COP31 prepares to be held in Türkiye. ‘London Climate Action Week showed that the climate agenda must now move from promise to delivery,’ said

Small businesses across the UK say sustainability means different things depending on the work they do and the pressures they face. From the day to day realities of metal fabrication in Newcastle Upon Tyne, to a jewellery maker in Surrey, to protecting wellbeing in Sussex. New interviews from Series 11 of the Novuna Sustainable Business Podcast show how business owners are adapting and shaping sustainability around the realities of their daily work. That picture is backed u

Groundswell, the regenerative two day agricultural festival, welcomed over 10,000 people to its tenth event at Lannock Farm in Hertfordshire last week. Hosted by the Cherry farming families, the celebrations brought together over 500 speakers, both UK and international, over 375 exhibitors and a wide range of VIP’s including HRH, The Duchess of Edinburgh, leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Emma Ren

The Green Block (TGB) is targeting a significant expansion of its globally patented Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) network following the success of its waste management solution across some of the UK's busiest transport hubs. Having already deployed 10 MSU units at major locations including London Victoria, London Bridge, St Pancras, London Waterloo, Stansted Airport and Birmingham Airport, TGB plans to increase the number of units by between 80 and 100% by the end of 2026 a

A pioneering pilot led by independent environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has demonstrated how sustained behaviour change activity can improve both the physical environment and people’s perceptions of their local area – delivering cleaner streets, stronger community pride and renewed economic confidence without putting additional pressure on council budgets. The 12 month ‘Love Where You Live Heckmondwike’ programme, funded through the Litter Pact and delivered in collab

Researchers from The University of Manchester are advising parliament on the growing energy and environmental impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres, as part of a new inquiry into their implications for the UK’s net zero ambitions. Data centres have been designated as critical national infrastructure due to their importance for economic growth, but their electricity consumption is projected to quadruple by 2030. The inquiry will assess how this increasing

Across the UK, innovation, business and research activity is making progress towards a circular economy. However, too much activity remains focused on recycling and waste management rather than preventing waste in the first place, according to a new report by the University of Portsmouth's Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC). Commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the report – Progressing Beyond Recycling for a Circular Economy – r

With temperatures soaring and England experiencing its hottest June days since records began, environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is highlighting the risks caused by cigarette butts and disposable barbecues, to try and help stop the country going up in smoke. In 2025, fire services across England dealt with almost 27,000 wildfires and outdoor fires, which was a record high, due to prolonged drought and heatwaves. The National Fire Chiefs Council consistently points

Virgin Media O2 is setting out how it will reduce its environmental impact and become more resilient to the climate crisis as part of its new Green Transition Plan. The comprehensive plan highlights the actions the operator is taking to achieve net zero carbon emissions, build and operate climate resilient networks and extend the life of technology. It underpins the ‘Climate’ and ‘Circularity’ focus areas of Virgin Media O2’s new ESG strategy, the Responsible Business P

Commercial Solar Specialist, Absolar has installed 144 lightweight solar panels (specifically chosen for the site considering its structural features) across the Auditorium roof of Bexhill-on-Sea’s Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion on England’s south coast as part of its major transformation project, An Icon For Everyone in partnership with Rother District Council. Creating a system capacity of 77.7 kWp meeting approximately 20% of the De La Warr Pavilion's annual electricit

As temperatures across the UK continue to rise and forecasters warn of further heatwaves this summer, renewable energy specialist SunGift Solar is urging businesses to prepare for a future in which cooling becomes an increasingly significant operational cost. The warning comes as temperatures in the UK have topped 30°C, with new records highs expected, and the prospect of a long, hot summer ahead. The Met Office has also indicated that the likelihood of warmer than averag

Seiko Epson Corporation has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series designed by FTSE Russell, a London Stock Exchange Group company. This marks the 23rd consecutive year that Epson has been selected. Under its long term corporate vision ‘Engineered Future 2035’, the company aims to simultaneously realise both social and economic value and continue to generate sustainable growth, based on its efficient, compact, and precise technologies and philosophy. Ep