Energy efficiency- 'a win for all'
Epolitix.com | 01 Mar 2011
Ahead of a Carbon Connect report launch in Parliament, Lord Teverson discusses how government and business can collaborate in promoting energy efficiency.
 United Kingdom | Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy Conservation | Energy Consumption | Energy Efficiency | Governance | Waste Management

Consumers 'ignorant' of parent companies
Guardian Unlimited | 25 Jan 2011
Most consumers are ignorant of the multinational parent companies behind so-called ethical brands such as Rachel's Organic, Seeds of Change and Green & Black's, according to a survey due to be published this week by the consumer organisation Which?. Three-quarters of the people questioned also believe companies should be clear about ownership on the brand's packaging, but the survey, to published on Thursday, reveals that corporate parents often keep quiet about their ethical offspring.
 England | Certification | Corporate Social Responsibility | Environmental Awareness

Britain is growing greener at the expense of the rest of the world | Tony Juniper
Guardian Unlimited | 16 Oct 2010
While we comfort ourselves with our conservation and recycling, we pollute other nations through our greed. The impending extinction of tigers, the melting icecaps and the ravaging of the rainforests are symptoms of an emerging global crisis. A new World Wildlife Fund report out maps its scale and concludes that if we don't change course by 2030, we will need a second Earth to meet our needs.
 United Kingdom | Air Pollution | Biodiversity | Biodiversity Conservation | Climate Change | Construction and Environment | Corporate Social Responsibility | Drought | Fossil Fuels

U.N. must not rush genetic resources protocol: lobby
Yahoo! News | 06 Oct 2010
The world should not rush to reach agreement on a United Nations protocol that could have a huge impact on businesses by setting rules for access to genetic resources and discoveries a Japanese lobby said on Wednesday.
 Biodiversity and Trade | Corporate Social Responsibility | Economy | International Environmental Conventions

Letters: BP and corporate responsibility
Guardian Unlimited | 06 Jun 2010
BP's use of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon is not in the least unusual (Big problems, 4 June). Transocean is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor and has the longest experience of this kind of oil exploration. During this disaster, it managed to get more than a hundred people safely off...
 England | Accidents and Spills | Corporate Social Responsibility

"Green" job market swelling amid recession
Yahoo! News | 08 May 2009
Britain's "green" job market is thriving despite tough economic times and mounting redundancies in other sectors, environmental recruiters said on Friday.
 Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy Efficiency

Going green can beat economic blues – Envirowise
The Herald | 23 Mar 2009
Companies across Scotland saved more than £29m in 2007 by adopting environmental best practices, according to the government-backed agency Envirowise.
 Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy Conservation | Recycling | Waste Management

'Encouraged by a wicked wizard Greenspan Bernanke toils at his printing press'
Telegraph | 26 Nov 2008
The past 30 years of economic history may have produced a daunting sequel to the original Wizard of Oz written by Frank Baum.
 Corporate Social Responsibility

Conservative conference: Tories unveil plans to encourage energy-efficient homes
Guardian Unlimited | 29 Sep 2008
Businesses that improve energy efficiency of employees' homes would be able to offset savings against company's carbon footprint
 Corporate Social Responsibility | Energy Efficiency

Companies must lead climate change fight: consumers
Yahoo! News | 23 Sep 2008
Most consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and reckon that firms should play a leading role in fighting global warming, a worldwide survey showed Tuesday.
 Corporate Social Responsibility | Climate Change | Global Warming