Incentives
An inside look at L'Oreal's sustainability makeover
L'Oreal's chief sustainability officer Alexandra Palt reveals how the global beauty brand is upending corporate norms to drive change across all levels of the business
The power of the right incentives
Green business models will only be delivered if the right incentives are in place, argues Forum for the Future's Stephanie Draper, but identifying them is harder than you think
British Chambers of Commerce calls for corporate energy efficiency incentives
Survey commissioned by British Chambers of Commerce and British Gas reveals widespread support for overhaul of energy efficiency incentives
L'Oreal decouples corporate growth from emissions, touting 56 per cent fall in CO2
Beauty brand details plan to give executives bonuses based on environmental performance
Are your solar panels due an upgrade?
French firm reveals plan for new solar financing package designed to replace ageing European solar panels with more efficient systems
Good news for green careers' salaries, support and satisfaction
IEMA's Tim Balcon welcomes the latest evidence that sustainability are more influential and respected than ever
E.ON launches business energy audit service
Small business-focused service aims to help firms identify energy-saving measures
Cash for cycling? Polluted Milan wants to pay commuters to bike to work
With its serious pollution problem and notorious driving styles, Milan is hardly renowned as a cycle-friendly city - but a radical new scheme aims to change that
Red tape, harmonisation, and innovation - top execs outline three ways to improve EU circular economy package
Sustainability executives from Ikea and Jaguar Land Rover detail the key policy moves they want to see from Commission's environment chief
Iconic green brands team up as Brompton Bicycle offers Nissan LEAF to staff
Staff at high profile bicycle firm offered chance to purchase electric car through salary sacrifice scheme
Government revs up another £400m for plug-in car grants
Department for Transport confirms scheme will run until at least 2018 as it seeks to boost electric and hydrogen vehicle market
Ocado pilot aims to tackle UK's mountain of old staff uniforms
Retailer to send old uniforms to a working prison for repurposing in an effort to cut landfill waste
UK singled out among G20 for bolstering fossil fuel subsidies
New report claims UK is spending £6bn a year to prop up its fossil fuel industry
Boris Johnson: Treasury is endangering community renewables
Mayor of London calls on the government to reconsider plans to remove tax relief for investors in community energy projects
Five ways business and government can work together to drive green growth
Marks and Spencer's Mike Barry highlights five ways government can better drive business action on sustainable development
Apple, Google and 'bribing' employees to hit corporate climate goals
Could something as simple as a well-targeted bonus help your company deliver on its environmental goals?
Tetra Pak to require suppliers to report on green performance
Suppliers to the packaging multinational will be required to fill in ethical performance reports in a move designed to give company greater insight into its supply chain
UN to showcase 'game changing' climate projects at Paris Summit
Momentum for Change Awards handed to an eclectic mix of on-the-ground projects addressing climate change
FSC pledges to double its share of forest-based trade by 2020
New FSC strategy aims to 'empower' those most affected by mismanaged forests
Will the solar power industry survive 2016?
With job losses mounting the solar industry is taking a battering, but is there a route to recovery available?
Five ways CEO pay could be accelerating climate change
Over-inflated executive pay in fossil fuel sector encourages reckless behaviour that puts climate at risk, argues US think tank
Ten things you need to know about the feed-in tariff review
The scale of the planned feed-in tariff cuts have sent shock waves through the renewables industry - BusinessGreen looks at the key proposals
H&M launches €1m competition to help it close the fashion loop
Fashion giant hopes competition will spur ideas to make the industry more sustainable
Fossil fuels subsidised by $10m a minute, says IMF
'Shocking' revelation finds $5.3tr subsidy estimate for 2015 is greater than the total health spending of all the world’s governments
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