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Hewland Group Sustainability Director Agnes Ragondet on circularity, product ownership and shifting customer perceptions

People & Culture

Hewland Group Sustainability Director Agnes Ragondet on circularity, product ownership and shifting customer perceptions

“You need to answer so many questions, but it's an opportunity for innovation."

10 September 2025

‘Now is not the time to change emissions rules’: EV industry urges EU to stay the course

‘Now is not the time to change emissions rules’: EV industry urges EU to stay the course

'Electric car sales are surging and emissions rules are key to that equation.'

08 September 2025

Maintaining cars’ zero emissions target is EU’s chance to regain competitiveness: T&E

Maintaining cars’ zero emissions target is EU’s chance to regain competitiveness: T&E

Backtracking on the EU's 2035 ban on combustion engines would put 1 million jobs at risk.

08 July 2025

EU carmakers granted slower start to CO2 reduction race

Policy & Standards

EU carmakers granted slower start to CO2 reduction race

“It’s ironic that the EU is delaying emissions targets for the car industry just as EV sales surge."

08 May 2025

European Parliament will vote on looser CO2 restrictions for carmakers this week

Policy & Standards

European Parliament will vote on looser CO2 restrictions for carmakers this week

The proposed amendment would allow manufacturers to use a three-year average to meet emissions reduction goals.

06 May 2025

Jaguar Land Rover generates £100mn from circularity initiatives

Circular Economy

Jaguar Land Rover generates £100mn from circularity initiatives

"Sustainable choices are not always more expensive."

29 April 2025

Renault Group seeks 90% lower lifecycle emissions with new model

Electric Vehicles

Renault Group seeks 90% lower lifecycle emissions with new model

The car’s cradle-to-grave carbon footprint to just 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

28 April 2025

Inchcape Chief Sustainability Officer Mike Bowers on the cultural impacts of the EV transition

People & Culture

Inchcape Chief Sustainability Officer Mike Bowers on the cultural impacts of the EV transition

"Strategy and sustainability are two sides of the same coin."

05 March 2025

Sustainability for valuation premiums: Smurfit Westrock CSO interview

CSO Futures Weekly

Sustainability for valuation premiums: Smurfit Westrock CSO interview

Investors are hungry for sustainable assets and the climate transition is set to positively impact earnings.

05 December 2024

Most carmakers ‘not committed’ to electrification and just transition

Electrification

Most carmakers ‘not committed’ to electrification and just transition

1.3 million workers are employed in companies with no commitment to re-skill their workforce for EV production.

05 December 2024