Biodiversity articles

Saracens' big sustainability drive aims to tackle emissions

Saracens push for a try at Allianz park

BusinessGreen Plus hears how the new Allianz Park stadium is helping the club cut the environmental impact of both its own operations and its fans

03 May 2013

Six of the best climate adaptation projects

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BusinessGreen Plus highlights some of the most ambitious efforts to enhance Europe's climate resilience

02 May 2013

Waitrose promises to end use of pesticides linked to bee decline across supply chain

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Supermarket chain gives farmers until end of 2014 to end use of neonicotinoids

12 Apr 2013

Developers face increase in green legal risks as ruling opens up court access

Court ruling promises to limit legal costs related to environmental cases, making it easier for individuals and companies to seek green Judicial Reviews

12 Apr 2013

Overwhelming public support for tougher ocean rules

Survey of more than 13,000 people reveals strong global support for an improved approach to ocean protection

20 Mar 2013

Owen Paterson set to scupper EU plans to ban pesticides linked to bee harm

Environment secretary not expected to support proposal despite poll showing almost three-quarters of the UK public wants ban

13 Mar 2013

Ecology Consultants Look to Minimise Impacts on Biodiversity Through Wildlife Audits

07 Mar 2013

Case study: inmidtown creates a buzz around carbon savings

BusinessGreen Plus discovers how one London district is determined to bee-come the greenest in the capital

06 Mar 2013

Tony Juniper: What has the 'bioeconomy' ever done for us?

The leading environmentalist talks to BusinessGreen Plus about his latest book and his fear that businesses are undervaluing environmental services

05 Mar 2013

Biodiversity offsets to the fore as blue chips call for focus on natural capital

'The business reality is that change will happen,' warns major new report urging government to embrace the concept of ecosystem markets

05 Mar 2013

EU ministers approve fish discards ban - with concessions

End to scandal of dumping unwanted fish edges closer, but proposals would allow some crews to continue the practice

27 Feb 2013

Interpol initiative aims to batter fisheries crime

Project SCALE launched to chip away at $23bn illegal activities contributing to resource depletion and trafficking

26 Feb 2013

Garden centres weed out insecticides to help save bees

Notcutts, Hillier, Squires, Blue Diamond and SCATS become the latest retailers to ban chemicals linked to bee decline

20 Feb 2013

Companies warned over tough new timber legislation

From next month companies will have to ensure they only sell wood that has been legally logged from known sources

11 Feb 2013

EU proposes to ban insecticides linked to bee decline

Three neonicotinoids, the world's most widely used insecticides would be forbidden across the continent for two years

01 Feb 2013

Will Paris still be a 'city of lights' following illumination ban?

French businesses will be forced to switch off lights overnight from 1 July in order to save energy

30 Jan 2013

Report: Evidence backs greater role for environmental 'precautionary principle'

Major new study from European Environment Agency reveals early alarms raised by scientists over new technologies are rarely false

23 Jan 2013

WWF and Coca-Cola debut Arctic protection campaign

Europe-wide marketing campaign to highlight efforts to protect Arctic habitat from climate change

18 Jan 2013

What has Nature Ever Done for Us? The answer is a hell of a lot

Jessica Shankleman hails Tony Juniper's latest book as a must-read for sustainability executives and their colleagues

14 Jan 2013

Green roofs could grow energy savings for London firms

A trial to discover the benefits of roof gardens on four buildings could be rolled out across central London

02 Jan 2013

Timber goes green with sustainable sourcing

Biodiversity initiatives and clamp downs on illegal forestry mean fewer and fewer 'green desert' plantations, investor says

19 Dec 2012

UK seas to gain 31 marine conservation zones

Campaigners dismayed that ministers rejected advice to create 127 zones, which are intended to protect ocean floors

14 Dec 2012

What is natural capital accounting?

Will Nichols examines the latest efforts to account for the environment in corporate and national accounts

03 Dec 2012

Novozymes grows bioagriculture business with Natural Industries acquisition

Biofuel specialist shells out undisclosed sum to acquire Houston-based technology firm

30 Nov 2012

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