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Hege Sæbjørnsen, sustainability manager for IKEA UK & Ireland, talks to BusinessGreen about her new role and what the future holds for retail in a sustainable, lower carbon future

Russian aluminium giant launches low-carbon brand ALLOW, which it claims will produce aluminium with a carbon footprint less than a third of the industry average

New energy efficient school buildings could save up to five per cent of the Department for Education's annual budget, report argues

Highest levels of carbon monoxide found in areas encompassing Great Ormond Street Hospital, Ladbroke Grove and parts of the West End

Major new government-commissioned review argues new smart technologies could revolutionise manufacturing sector, boosting productivity and slashing resource use

This year's Halloween confectionery will contain palm oil grown on land that should lawfully be habitat to orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, despite commitment to clean up supply chains

Over 20 major retailers - including Marks & Spencer, Unilever and McDonald's - back plan to halt deforestation of Brazil's tropical savanna, where land is being cleared for soy production

Norman Foster-designed building is rated 'outstanding' under BREEAM criteria with ultra low water, energy and resource consumption

Glyphosate is found in 60 per cent of UK bread and environmentalists welcome a ban but industry warn of uproar among farmers if herbicide is phased out

Consultancy giant signs up to new initiative to encourage healthier and lower carbon diets