On Profit Meets Purpose, SeedLegals Co-founder and Chief Executive Anthony Rose lays out a practical guide to building companies in 2025 from chocolate-box user tests to why your website probably says the wrong thing.

As shipping braces for tougher climate rules, GT Wings is betting that compact, high-thrust wind tech can turn compliance into competitive advantage.

British energy technology firm Levistor  has unveiled a next-generation flywheel storage system designed to cut rail carbon emissions, slash operating costs, and provide a durable alternative to batteries.

Marks & Spencer has announced the launch of its first dedicated resale service via the official M&S x eBay store, allowing customers to trade in pre-loved clothes, shoes and accessories in exchange for vouchers.

K green transport startups face funding, scaling and industry adoption challenges. Learn how innovative companies overcome hurdles to drive decarbonisation. UK green transport startups are developing breakthrough technologies with the potential to dramatically reduce emissions. But they face common hurdles around scaling novel solutions, securing funding for capital-intensive R&D, and convincing traditional industries to adopt unfamiliar technologies. Success hinges on pro

Evero, a low-carbon energy-from-waste wood company, has been selected by the government to develop the nation’s first commercial Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facility.

he promise of cheap, clean, renewable energy has been on the horizon for many years. Like a desert mirage, it has been a dream tantalisingly out of reach.  We still rely on carbon-emitting fossil fuels for over 90% of transport and 85% of home heating in the UK. But on the positive side, official statistics show that renewables generated a record 50.8% of the UK’s electricity in 2024. 

Eighteen months after the kayak-in-kelp moment sparked his idea, Harland Evans is now leading Nature Based Limited. The company is developing kelp breakwaters, a natural, regenerative alternative to concrete to tackle one of offshore wind’s most persistent problems: floating turbines breaking under ocean stress.

Despite overwhelming evidence that female-led businesses deliver stronger financial returns, the UK’s venture capital (VC) landscape continues to underfund them. In 2023, just 2.1% of UK VC allocations went to all-female teams. By mid-2024, that figure had fallen to 1.8%.

In the UK, a transformation is underway, one that is reengineering the systems upon which we all rely. From next-generation powertrains and circular packaging infrastructure to domestic lithium supply chains, a wave of cleantech ventures is beginning to reshape some of the most entrenched and carbon-intensive parts of the economy.

eBay may have started with a broken laser pointer in 1995, but 30 years later the digital marketplace is  pioneering a movement bigger than resale alone and has become a cornerstone of the circular economy. Alexandra Hiatt, Head of Buyer and Recommerce, spoke with Sustainable Times at Blue Earth Forum about how the company is approaching circularity and enabling small businesses and investors to do the same.

Sustainable construction is evolving, facing challenges like fragmented guidelines and high costs. Yet, the industry is progressing, as discussed by Sustainable Times, Georgina Thomas and Kara Thompson, a judge for the Sustainable Times RISE Awards and Director at UK FACTION. Startups can drive this change, focusing on waste management, logistics, material tracking, and sustainability assessments, fostering a more sustainable built environment.

When Rob Gardner talks about finance he envisions rivers, systems, flows, and opportunities. Perhaps that’s the geographer in him. Or maybe it’s the result of a uniquely global upbringing marked by hyperinflation, supermarket sticker races, and hiding US dollars in film canisters in 1980s Argentina. Either way, Gardner’s approach to finance is holistic. Now, with Rebalance Earth, he's on a mission to bridge the worlds of wealth and environmental restoration by turning nature

he government’s Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) is weighing two major options: a reformed national market or the introduction of zonal pricing.

A new report by FTI Consulting for Octopus Energy advocates for zonal pricing in the UK electricity market, which would charge businesses based on local supply and demand to reduce industrial energy bills without shifting costs to households.

Heat pumps are gaining strong approval from UK homeowners, with the vast majority now rating them as equal to, or better than, traditional gas boilers, according to new data released today by Octopus Energy.

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Bodleian Library, Oxford. Copyright: Ben Seymour This week chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a new Oxbridge corridor that is expected to...

Discover how the 2024 King's Speech impacts sustainability and venture capital, with six key takeaways shaping the future of the UK.

In a controversial move by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the private rented sector have been...