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Sweet dreams? Hotel group behind Novotel, Mercure and Ibis rolls out greener linens
Hospitality giant to stock cohort of mid-range and budget hotels with natural coloured towels, robes and bedlinens in bid to cut carbon footprint
Uniform Solutions: How Your Textile Company Can Help You Go Green
Green uniform laundry services can help businesses reduce waste and lower costs
AkzoNobel paints picture of 'carbon neutral' future
Dutch paint and speciality chemicals firm pledges to go 100 per cent renewables-powered
The secret to greener schools: Flat pack walls and an open mind
BusinessGreen Building Technology of the Year award winner UK Energy Partners talks about its flagship low carbon Schoolhaus construction project
From Indonesia to Brazil forest protection is being beefed up, but are businesses doing enough?
Major deforestation commitments from Indonesia and Brazil are encouraging, but two reports this week show how far many companies have to go to break ties with deforested land
Environmental responsibility more important to millennials than a snazzy brand image, survey finds
Survey finds millennials willing to reward brands with greener practices
Dalmia Cement and Swiss Re raise the clean energy bar with EP100 and RE100 commitments
Cement maker and reinsurance provider become the first two firms to commit to both energy productivity and renewable energy schemes
Primark among first in line for European sustainable clothing push
ECAP scheme aims to develop a framework to promote practical actions for tackling carbon, water and waste footprints across the lifecycle of clothes
How HP, Walmart and the US government are turning green procurement into a business opportunity
BusinessGreen spotlights the activities of three organisations embedding sustainability into their supply chain
Veggie Pret is here to stay, says chief executive
Sales at Soho pilot store remain higher than before its vegetarian-only conversion, company reveals
Overcoming the tension between short-term gain and long-term sustainability
Rüdiger Geis of Commerzbank explores the crucial role banks can play in driving the sustainability agenda
A green company car 'could be £3,000 cheaper'
Go Ultra Low campaign says fleet managesrs using 'whole life' costs will see benefits of low emission vehicles
How businesses are leading demand for renewable power
From multi-nationals to SMEs, the corporate sector has woken up to the benefits of clean energy
UK government 'could be supporting illegal deforestation', WWF warns
Survey of Whitehall departments finds low awareness of UK's sustainable timber procurement policy with only six full in compliance
Blue chips call for standardised green energy label
New Aldersgate Group report argues clearer electricity label could help to mobilise green energy investment
China wants 30 per cent of state cars to be low carbon
Government makes latest move to tackle hazardous smog in major cities
How Air Products is helping to green the government's energy supply
Francis Maude reveals government is seeking long-term energy suppliers as he helps break ground on new Teesside waste-to-energy plant
UN eyes trillion dollar global green procurement programme
Initiative aims to help governments channel public procurement funds towards more sustainable goods and services
Paterson urges UK shoppers and public sector to buy British food
Environment Secretary calls on agricultural industry to embrace new technologies and export opportunities
Hospitals prescribed energy efficiency to reduce swelling bills
Department of Health to fund about 70 schemes set to free up £13.7m previously spent on energy for patient care
Can a sustainability plan get HS2 back on track?
Agency HS2 Ltd hopes wide-ranging sustainability plan will help make the case for the controversial high-speed rail project
Can Asia Pulp & Paper really end deforestation?
Jessica Shankleman explores how Indonesia's forestry giant is working to assure customers and campaigners that it will undertake no more deforestation
Cabinet Office to save £97m with green energy PPA
Long term contract with Air Products will source electricity from new 37MW energy from waste plant in Teesside
Carbon Trust unveils supplier directory for green businesses
New directory aims to help firms find trusted suppliers as they upgrade to more energy efficient equipment
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