Efficiency

Susanne Baker of the EEF reveals how a new initiative is aiming to help smaller businesses identify the resource efficiency savings they all too often ignore

UN Environment Programme report reveals how costs of metals, rubber, and energy have all soared globally since 2000

Survey suggests consumers have greater faith in their supplier if they have more accurate bills

Green Deal Home Improvement Fund launches with promise of up to £7,600 towards the cost of energy efficiency upgrades

Government insists good progress is being made although NAO finds net benefits of energy saving technology have fallen by more than £2bn

Proposed legislation will reportedly allow builders to offset carbon from new homes that do not meet sustainability standards

Having highlighted the potential benefits of energy-efficiency programmes, the Treasury now needs to deliver, argues John Alker of the Green Building Council

Companies will hand out energy-saving kits that could help customers cut their electricity bills by a third

Volvo, Toyota, Renault set to pass 95g/km mark by 2020, prompting NGO to accuse manufacturers of 'scaremongering' over green regulations

Annual sustainability report confirms emissions from global business fell 25.5 per cent last year, putting company comfortably on track to meet 2020 goal