Analysis

The idea of sharing green patents is admirable, but according to Nancy Edwards Cronin reforms are needed if the Eco-Patent Commons initiative is to prove successful

There are plenty of measures firms can take to limit the environmental impact of business conferences, even in Vegas – although ultimately holding fewer events may be most sustainable answer

Chris Burgess, Vodafone's director of corporate responsibility, reveals how and why the mobile giant came to commit to a halving of its carbon emissions

Today is Earth Day and this year promises to be bigger than ever. Jonathan Bardelline investigates how companies are seeking to reach out to customers as part of Earth Day celebrations

Founder of green events outfit UK Aware, Danny Carnegie, urges firms to ditch the impenetrable green terms and reach out to customers with more accessible marketing messages

Its economy might be taking a pounding but few countries are better positioned to take advantage of demands for a low-carbon world

Firms that fail to take corporate social responsibility seriously could be asking for legal headaches when the new Companies Act comes into force

Biofuels seem to be demonised on an almost daily basis, but is there hope for this currently much maligned sector? Primafuel chief executive Rahul Iyer insists the industry still has a major role to play in the low carbon economy

Many now accept that a global carbon market is an "impending reality", but how should businesses prepare. Stephen Mooney investigates the five steps every firm should take to ensure they are ready for carbon trading

In the second in its series on how cleantech companies are coping with recent financial turmoil, BusinessGreen.com asks those holding the purse strings what green firms can do to insulate themselves from the worst effects of the credit crunch