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BT: Climate change is making it harder to become a better business

Flooding in Wales

Telco seeks to buffer business from flooding and heavy snow, as it unveils further details of its new carbon accounting system

19 Jun 2013

US mayors commit to climate resilience plans

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Nearly 50 mayors from cities across the country sign declaration advocating moves to cut environmental impacts and mitigate climate risk

18 Jun 2013

Cuadrilla faces fresh permitting delay for Balcombe fracking project

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Balcombe site in West Sussex to require mining waste and radioactive substances permits

18 Jun 2013

A pathway to carbon net positive

BT's Kevin Moss explains the thinking behind the new "Net Good" sustainability initiative

18 Jun 2013

Bradwell-on-Sea identified as potential site to dump radioactive waste

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority proposes use of Essex site to store intermediate level waste until 2040

17 Jun 2013

PwC: UK companies must act now to limit 'unavoidable' climate risks

Report finds UK operations and supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to climate change threats overseas

17 Jun 2013

Ford puts the brake on carbon emissions

Auto giant has reduced cut CO2 emissions per vehicle by 37 per cent since 2000, while lowering energy and water consumption

14 Jun 2013

Al Gore: "The way we define growth is functionally insane"

Former Vice-President says shift to longer-term thinking will help businesses identify future threats and opportunities

14 Jun 2013

Government ushers in green reporting revolution

From October this year all listed companies' annual reports must include a "strategic report" containing information on greenhouse gas emissions and human rights

14 Jun 2013

Branson and Zeitz launch 'Plan B for Business'

Corporate leaders join new 'B Team' tasked with accelerating the adoption of progressive and sustainable business values

13 Jun 2013

Is the EU carbon market "backloading plan" back from the dead?

European Commission believes compromise could be possible if money from backloading is used to help energy intensive industries go green

13 Jun 2013

What the rise of the "Conscientious Consumer" means for Sustainable Business

Accenture's Justin Keeble argues that a new breed of green-minded consumers present a major opportunity for savvy businesses

13 Jun 2013

Report: US corporate green spending keeps on climbing

Verdantix study predicts investment in energy, environment and sustainability by US blue chips will climb five per cent a year through to 2017

13 Jun 2013

Sainsbury's reaches zero waste to landfill milestone

Supermarket giant confirms that all waste produced in store is now diverted away from landfill

13 Jun 2013

UN climate meeting dealt blow as key talks suspended

Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus accused of blocking progress on climate change negotiations

12 Jun 2013

John Ashton: EU must end 'blunderbuss' approach to China solar subsidies

Former UK special representative on climate change warns businesses must wake up to climate and policy risk

12 Jun 2013

Offshore wind sector warns jobs dream could slip away

The government has today created a new body to drive investment in the offshore wind power supply chain, but RenewableUK warns the UK could still lose out to European competitors

12 Jun 2013

Survey reveals three quarters of public support smart meters

Energy Saving Trust poll reveals widespread support for smart meters and sharing of energy use data

11 Jun 2013

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