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US View logoThe fast food industry is seeing growing demand for environmental sustainability. But how can investors and consumers know which restaurants are truly embracing sustainable development and which are greenwashing? Anne Moore Odell investigates
07 Aug 2008
Dinah McCleodCynics are asking how long firms will continue with sustainability policies if the financial downturn bites harder. But, as BT's Dinah McLeod argues, a slowdown means green policies become more, not less important  05 Aug 2008
CornfieldFrom fair trade to organic, forestry to maritime certificates, there have never been more food labels for businesses to choose from. BusinessGreen.com attempts to navigate the labelling maze  04 Aug 2008
We are entering an era of high energy prices, argues Centrica chief executive Sam Laidlaw, and in the long run only a more diverse supply can lead us out of it  31 Jul 2008
Whether taking a close look at packaging materials, optimising shipping logistics or even changing the types of pallets in use, the world's supply chain players are working to lessen transportation's environmental impact  30 Jul 2008
Offset providers are angry over the government's sidelining of successful emission reduction projects – and it's all Coldplay's fault  29 Jul 2008
Current and prospective business-school students are clamouring for CSR programmes in their curricula. Padma Nagappan takes a look a how three traditional MBA programmes are responding to booming demand for green management courses  25 Jul 2008
A commitment to CSR is de rigueur for the modern business - but will it survive the economic downtunr or be seen as a luxury few can afford?  24 Jul 2008
When faced with NGO criticism over their environmental performance, many firms simply batten down the hatches. But, as Paul Thomas argues, communicating with your detractors represents the best means of minimising brand damage  23 Jul 2008
Tom Whitehouse, chief executive of green PR consultancy Carbon International, offers tips on how green business startups can best attract investment  21 Jul 2008
Every business seems to want a green label or quality mark, but with so many certification schemes now available which one should they choose? Tilde Herrera investigates  18 Jul 2008
Green motoring doesn't mean having to sacrifice style and speed - many premium makes combine fuel economy with carbon cutting features that help preserve the planet as well as your credibility  17 Jul 2008
Having a green fleet is also the better value option  17 Jul 2008
Following the tortoise's approach of maintaining speed will win fuel savings for companies  17 Jul 2008
Danny Bradbury takes a look at the environmental clean-up business and discovers that where there's muck there's billions of dollars worth of brass  16 Jul 2008
US View logoThe fast food industry is seeing growing demand for environmental sustainability. But how can investors and consumers know which restaurants are truly embracing sustainable development and which are greenwashing? Anne Moore Odell investigates  07 Aug 2008
US View logoEvery business seems to want a green label or quality mark, but with so many certification schemes now available which one should they choose? Tilde Herrera investigates  18 Jul 2008
Carbon labels represent a great way of forcing firms to face up to their supply chain's carbon footprint. But how do these labels work and which one will win out in the end? Danny Bradbury investigates  24 Jun 2008
Mixed messages are paralysing many firms' environmental efforts. Emma Stewart argues that it is time for sustainability advisors to make life easier for corporate executives  03 Jun 2008
Nick Monger-Godfrey, new chief executive of Park Royal Partnership, reveals his plans for new transport links and onsite energy for London business estate  19 May 2008
There are plenty of measures firms can take to limit the environmental impact of business conferences, even in Vegas – although ultimately holding fewer events may be most sustainable answer  25 Apr 2008
Adam Werbach, head of Saatchi & Saatchi's sustainability division, says staff hold the key to greener business, all firms are greenwashers, and environmentalism is dead  28 Mar 2008
You want to go green, but how do you do it? BusinessGreen explores the questions every green firm should ask itself.  25 Mar 2008
IT giant Dell has said it wants to be the "greenest technology company on the planet". BusinessGreen asks Tod Arbogast, the man charged with making it happen, how the company plans to live up to its bold environmental claims  20 Mar 2008
When a company decides to assess and improve its environmental performance, having employees on board to support and extend the project is essential. Tilde Herrera investigates the best ways to get staff onside  29 Feb 2008
HP's director of corporate environmental strategies John Frey helps BusinessGreen test drive the company's video conferencing suite while explaining how it plans to make its green targets a reality  22 Feb 2008

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Jonathan Elmer, chief executive of energy metering specialist Landis+Gyr, explains what is so smart about the next generation of energy metering technologies  06 Aug 2008
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