ScottishPower boss joins UK Business Council

ScottishPower CEO Keith Anderson has joined the UK Business Council, featuring members from key sectors, including Rolls-Royce, BT, Nationwide, Unilever and ITV

UK business leaders call for climate and nature action

More than 1,500 business leaders have signed a letter calling on the UK Government to take urgent action on climate change and nature conservation

Businesses beg new PM to ‘keep net zero targets going’

These include Amazon, Coca-Cola, Unilever and Lloyds Bank

Business consortium urges EU to strengthen energy security

More than 100 businesses including Microsoft, Unilever, H&M, and Iberdrola have called for an accelerated energy transition

Hydrogen powers Unilever’s factory in the North West

It is believed to be the world’s first large-scale demonstration of 100% hydrogen-firing in a consumer goods factory

Major shareholder: Unilever has ‘lost the plot’ in sustainability drive

Terry Smith from Fundsmith has claimed the business has become more focussed on its environmental impact than running the business

Four next-gen plastic recycling facilities secure £20m

UK Research and Innovation says it is investing in ‘cutting edge’ facilities that are expected to increase the available recycling capacity and expand the range of plastics being recycled

Unilever inks five-year deal with Viridor for recycled plastic

The waste management firm will provide it from its £65m Avonmouth Resource Recovery Centre near Bristol

Burger King beefs up meat-free offering in Europe

The fast food chain is launching the plant-based ‘Rebel Whopper’ burger, in partnership with The Vegetarian Butcher, across 25 countries in Europe

Unilever to shelve half of virgin plastic use by 2025

The consumer goods giant, which owns popular household brands as Dove, Persil and PG Tips, also promised to collect and reuse more plastic than it sells by the same date