Analysis

The impending global water crisis can only be averted if the private sector takes advantage of the water investment opportunities on offer

Emissions trading is widely touted as one of the best mechanisms for tackling climate change, but how do these schemes work and how will your business be affected? Tom Young investigates three of the emissions trading schemes having an impact on UK firms...

BusinessGreen.com takes its microscope to the escalating row over the UK's coal policy

Businesses are under increasing pressure to quantify emissions, luckily there are already some established measurement mechanisms in place

The fast food industry is seeing growing demand for environmental sustainability. But how can investors and consumers know which restaurants are truly embracing sustainable development and which are greenwashing? Anne Moore Odell investigates

From fair trade to organic, forestry to maritime certificates, there have never been more food labels for businesses to choose from. BusinessGreen.com attempts to navigate the labelling maze

Whether taking a close look at packaging materials, optimising shipping logistics or even changing the types of pallets in use, the world's supply chain players are working to lessen transportation's environmental impact

Offset providers are angry over the government's sidelining of successful emission reduction projects – and it's all Coldplay's fault

Current and prospective business-school students are clamouring for CSR programmes in their curricula. Padma Nagappan takes a look a how three traditional MBA programmes are responding to booming demand for green management courses

Tom Whitehouse, chief executive of green PR consultancy Carbon International, offers tips on how green business startups can best attract investment