Analysis

Logistics can account for a sizable chunk of a firm's carbon footprint, but as several US firms are showing there are many innovative ways of reducing your haulage fleet's emissions

Computers you can throw on the compost heap might sound ridiculous, but work underway to develop biodegradable plastics may one day make it a reality

Green investment funds seem to be being launched on a daily basis, but how do they decide which companies are really green? Rick Stathers, environmental analyst for investment giant Schroders, gives us an insight

Social networking sites offer a prime marketing opportunity for green firms to connect with customers, test new products and even generate some serious whuffie

Jonathan Pope of CP Energy predicts demand for energy audits from smaller businesses will continue to climb in tandem with soaring bills

Wood-fired power stations might not be as fashionable as wind or solar energy, but according to Bernard Fairman of investment firm Foresight Group they have a key role to play in meeting renewables targets and could revitalise the UK's forestry sector...

Town planners are increasingly committed to building environmentally sustainable urban neighbourhoods and businesses have a critical role to play in their development

Is corporate competition making way for an era of collaboration as businesses face up to the climate change challenge?

With the EU's cap-and-trade scheme to be extended to include airlines from 2012 the race is on for aviation to find a way to tackle its carbon footprint

Dr Paula Carey of UK start up Carbon 8 Systems explains how an innovative new carbon capture technology built around a simple chemical process has the potential to cut carbon emissions from waste incinerators and save businesses money