Environmental Policy
30 April 2008
As part of its ongoing commitment to the preservation of the environment, action sports leader Sole Technology, parent company of etnies, eS, Emerica, ThirtyTwo has announced its goal to become a carbon neutral company by the year 2020.
26 April 2008
Hilton Hotels has bolstered its appeal to environmentally-conscious business travellers this month with the announcement that it has hit energy saving targets for the past year.
14 April 2008
Three quarters of chief information officers believe that green computing is an important part of their IT strategy but just eight per cent say they have a policy and 20% admit they couldn't implement a green policy within one year.
14 April 2008
According to a new survey by JustAccountancyJobs.com, three-quarters of the 180 finance professionals surveyed by the free jobs website agreed that carbon offsetting – whether voluntary or compulsory – would become a reality at their firms within just five years, compared with just 18% who said their firms were already carbon offsetting.
14 April 2008
The Chinese government has not previously been considered the greenest of establishments. However, new Chinese legislation has imposed energy saving standards on photocopiers.
04 April 2008
Instead of switching your TV off when it isn’t in use, Sony advocates leaving it on and watching pretty pictures instead. The electronics giant has launched an HD TV series that displays still images on-screen when you’re done watching Eastenders.
29 March 2008
Its
Saturday, March 29, 2008
. Today at
8.00pm
its Earth Hour!
29 March 2008
Ken Livingstone sought to turn the mayoral race into a "green election" as he unveiled his environmental policies for a third term.
He slated his Tory opponent the eccentric Boris Johnson as "one of the least environmentally friendly politicians in the country", claiming he opposed the kyoto treaty and other green legislation.
23 March 2008
A Scottish company is to use oat husks, part of the residue from the production process, to generate enough electricity and steam to maintain the site.
10 March 2008
The backlash against bottled water continued yesterday with the decision that it will no longer be served by the
Westminster
government.
10 March 2008
European Union countries that make heavy cars, led by Germany, clashed last week with makers of smaller ones such as France over tough measures to force automobile manufacturers to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
10 March 2008
M & S Bosses announced a 5p charge for each bag from the food hall would be rolled out across
UK
stores from May 6, with profits being donated to environmental charity Groundwork, which provides and improves green spaces in neighbourhoods across the country.
03 March 2008
BP has stated that its alternative energy business is worth as much as £3.5bn, but hinted it could be put up for sale to take advantage of rising values in the renewable sector.
03 March 2008
Launched last month the network
unites four countries, four cities and five corporations in their attempts to cut their carbon emissions
03 March 2008
Australia
will meet
Kyoto
commitment but has late ratification left the country with a soft target?
25 February 2008
HSBC’s climate change website sets a good example for corporate environmental and social responsibility
www.hsbccommittochange.com is a website that clearly outlines the current efforts of the trans-national super-company’s environmental projects, policies and progress.
22 February 2008
Investment bank Climate Change Capital has launched a new ‘green’ property fund that could push the property industry’s environmental policies into even greener pastures
22 February 2008
E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy suppliers and Sponsor of The FA Cup, is offering free coach travel with National Express for football fans heading to FA Cup Fifth Round matches, as part of its Carbonfootyprint.com campaign.
01 February 2008
Nokia has been shouting loud in recent months about its eco-friendly credentials, and its latest initiative looks set to win it more fans in the green movement. It's joined the WWF's Climate Savers scheme, and promised a raft of energy-saving improvements in years to come.
21 January 2008
Norway, which last year set what it called the world's most ambitious target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, said on Thursday it aimed to go "carbon neutral" in 2030, which is 20 years earlier than its previous target.
21 January 2008
A MAJOR deal has been struck to create one of the country's first zero-carbon business parks at Winfrith, Dorset.
21 January 2008
Royal Mail Group employees have the option of planting trees with woodland conservation charity, The Woodland Trust.
07 January 2008
Implementing energy saving and waste reduction measures is almost certain to prove cost effective for small companies, according to an environmental business expert.
02 January 2008
Energy-saving and eco-friendly school building projects have been announced as part of the government’s drive for new schools to be carbon neutral.
10 December 2007
The research from law firm Clifford Chance was based on interviews with over 100 senior executives at large companies in the US, UK, Europe and Asia, and found that 81 per cent of respondents believed more regulation is needed to drive firms' response to climate change.
23 November 2007
Not always able to compete with low-cost airlines on price, Eurostar's pitch has long been that its trains are not only quicker door-to-door, but a more comfortable, civilised way to travel. With the opening of the new high-speed link from St Pancras International, the company can also beat the airlines with the green stick, too.
23 November 2007
London Councils, the body that represents London’s local authorities, has moved to initiate legislation to ban all free disposable plastic bags in the capital.
18 November 2007
Car hire giants Enterprise this week announced they are to offer a voluntary carbon offsetting program to customers from January, giving clients the option to cut their carbon footprint.
07 November 2007
IN a bold move to become the first carbon neutral insurance company in Ireland, Hibernian Group has sealed the purchase of 30,000 carbon credits from the eco-friendly Dublin-based concrete firm, Ecocem.
19 October 2007
Tesco has taken a step back in time to the days of the Industrial Revolution by transporting wine by canal
19 October 2007
BT yesterday joined the ranks of carbon conscious businesses with plans to launch a wind farm project aimed at generating around a quarter of its electricity by 2016.
18 October 2007
Less than one in ten small technology companies assess their CO2 emissions, according to the Carbon Trust.
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