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Stock pricesIn the second in our series on green banking, Victoria Pennington explores how reputational risks are forcing financial services firms to embrace the environmental agenda
08 May 2008
Canary WharfIn the first of a three-part series, Victoria Pennington explores how environmental issues are affecting the financial services industry and informing banks' credit and market risk assessments
08 May 2008
SoldierFormer senior advisor to the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit, Nick Mabey, warns that governments and businesses must begin to frame climate change as a global security issue  07 May 2008
Installing solar panels can still be an expensive business, but as Rick Daubenspeck argues, new leasing options are making the technology increasingly affordable  06 May 2008
If CSR professionals really want to be taken seriously, perhaps it is time for a more academic approach to developing the requisite managerial skills  02 May 2008
"Our vision is to measure, monitor and manage CO2 emissions and energy use for all the IT devices within the corporation"  01 May 2008
Volkswagen is extending its fuel-efficient BlueMotion line-up to add Golf, Jetta and Passat models to the existing Polo BlueMotion  30 Apr 2008
The idea of sharing green patents is admirable, but according to Nancy Edwards Cronin reforms are needed if the Eco-Patent Commons initiative is to prove successful  28 Apr 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
Chris Burgess, Vodafone's director of corporate responsibility, reveals how and why the mobile giant came to commit to a halving of its carbon emissions  24 Apr 2008
Corporate social responsibility has come a long way in the 25 years since Milton Friedman labelled it a 'fundamentally subversive doctrine'  24 Apr 2008
Does the latest G-Wiz, a revamped version of the tiny battery-powered urban runabout, add up as green transport?  23 Apr 2008
Readying your property holdings to comply with zero-carbon legislation may involve huge investment, but it can reduce operating costs in the long term  22 Apr 2008
There is much suspicion of green technology, but decision makers should show courage and persevere  22 Apr 2008
Today is Earth Day and this year promises to be bigger than ever. Jonathan Bardelline investigates how companies are seeking to reach out to customers as part of Earth Day celebrations  22 Apr 2008
Founder of green events outfit UK Aware, Danny Carnegie, urges firms to ditch the impenetrable green terms and reach out to customers with more accessible marketing messages  21 Apr 2008
The climate is fast approaching a dangerous tipping point, now a policy tipping point is urgently needed if we are to head off catastrophe  18 Apr 2008
Its economy might be taking a pounding but few countries are better positioned to take advantage of demands for a low-carbon world  17 Apr 2008
Firms that fail to take corporate social responsibility seriously could be asking for legal headaches when the new Companies Act comes into force  15 Apr 2008
Our test drive showed that Toyota’s hybrid car can deliver substantial fuel savings - providing drivers make the right kind of journeys  14 Apr 2008
Mayor of London and EU commission BSI to draw up transport specification for public and private sector  09 May 2008
UN report backed by latest figures from wind and solar sectors  09 May 2008
Small businesses and individuals can produce their own biofuels  09 May 2008
World Bank and IFPRI call for action on grain-based ethanol production to avert further food-price crisis  09 May 2008
Department of Energy to fund two major projects to assess suitability of geological formations as carbon stores  08 May 2008
Defra report says scheme would be too unpopular and set-up costs would outweigh financial gains  09 May 2008
"Water is not just an environmental issue – it is a poverty and development issue, an economic issue, and therefore a business issue"  08 May 2008
UN and Universal Postal Union team up to help promote environmental best practices to postal services worldwide  08 May 2008
Think tank claims over half of the government's green targets likely to be missed  08 May 2008
Artificial islands use pollution-eating microbes to suck up toxins from lakes and oceans  08 May 2008
Business leaders urge government to reinvest revenue raised from carbon credit auctions in green initiatives  08 May 2008
World Bank claims carbon market more than doubled in size last year, but experts warn of rocky road ahead as uncertainty over post-2012 framework begins to bite  07 May 2008
Unpublished industry study warns that by 2025 aviation emissions could be 20 per cent higher than widely expected  07 May 2008
As MPs accuse government of "chaotic" response to last year's floods, insurance sector argues new legislation is needed to improve flood management and help deliver lower premiums  07 May 2008
Three new reports suggest clean tech investment continues to go from strength to strength  07 May 2008
New consultancy service aims to show clients how all construction projects could deliver "carbon neutral" buildings  07 May 2008
'Green' channel provides tips, news and video  07 May 2008
Electric car firm outlines plans for four further stores as management mulls IPO  07 May 2008
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