Workplace

Ernst & Young survey of multinational firms finds spending on low carbon technologies is rising as businesses seek to cut costs and manage climate risks

Survey of 2,000 workers finds around half of firms still block home working

Report argues that improved "recruitment, retention of employees, less sick time and greater productivity" mean investment in green offices makes sense

Report predicts carbon reporting scheme will save UK plc £1bn a year by 2020

Department urges other public sector bodies to follow suit, reveals £20m of low interest energy efficiency loans still up for grabs

New survey finds that simply turning down the office heating can simply lead to employees increasing energy consumption elsewhere

WRAP kicks off annual summit with research showing resource efficiency measures could slash emissions by 254 million tonnes at zero cost

Industry warns that the government's Clean Energy Cashback scheme does little to boost the economic case for onsite renewable energy

First:utility to become first UK firm to provide customers with energy use data through Google's PowerMeter application

American Solar Energy Society predicts that 37 million people will have green collar jobs by 2030