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Despite evidence that energy efficiency upgrades are saving businesses up and down the country thousands of pounds – sometimes with a payback of less than two years – one in three board directors remains unconvinced of the return on investment (ROI) on energy refits, new research shows.
Major new research into the risks of climate change to the UK predicts that, without action, by the second half of this century warmer temperatures in the summer could cost businesses £15 billion in staff absenteeism a year.
A leading global hotelier has created an open access platform to share knowledge about sustainable development across the international hospitality sector.
Farmed fish sold under the Marks & Spencer eco-label is no better for the environment than conventionally farmed fish, a study on the sustainability claims of major fish producers says.
Businesses with complex supply chains and thousands of different products to carbon footprint are being offered a new service that promises to simplify and significantly speed up the process.
Environment reports by some of the world's biggest companies are routinely including wrong statistics and leaving out vital information, according to the most comprehensive study yet carried out.
A year ago this week, Unilever launched its Sustainable Living Plan (USLP), one of the most ambitious strategies that a global company has ever embarked on.
Big companies are failing to recognise and act on water-related risks, according to new analysis.
British American Tobacco, Centre Parcs and Manchester United are among more than 20 companies and organisations that have won joint top spot in a new league table published today that ranks businesses and public sector bodies according to their efforts to improve energy efficiency.
The UK has ranked top in what is believed to be the biggest global survey of corporate responsibility reporting ever published.
A new boutique consultancy firm has launched in the UK that aims to show businesses how to increase profitability through sustainability.
The Government will announce carbon tax breaks for a number of energy-intensive businesses in next month’s 'Growth Review’, it has been reported.
With a decision expected imminently on mandatory carbon reporting for UK businesses, the Carbon Trust has taken the pre-emptive step of launching a carbon footprint verification service.
Sainsbury’s will launch a £1 billion sustainability plan today, in which it pledges to double the amount of British food it sells by 2020.
Companies around the world are being valued incorrectly by world stock markets, because the cost of their exposure to climate change is not being factored in, the United Nations' climate chief has warned.