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Green SME GiveMeTap signs major water bottle deal with Deloitte
Small eco-friendly water bottle outfit GiveMeTap has signed a major contract to supply corporate giant Deloitte with more than 10,000 of its re-usable aluminium bottles.No time to waste: UK firms take action on the food we throw away
Food and how to save is the theme of today’s World Environmental Day, so what are UK companies doing to reduce the two billion tonnes of food wasted globally a year? Saran Mishra reports.Act now to tackle ‘imported’ emissions, head of climate watchdog tells business
Businesses should act now to reduce their supply chain emissions, the head of the climate change watchdog said today, as he warned the UK’s carbon emissions were rising, not falling.Friends of Earth claims victory in green supply chain probe of smartphones
Friends of the Earth is claiming victory in a major green supply chain probe that it says links manufacturers of smartphones with the destruction of tropical forests and coral.Leeds City Region launches £100m Green Deal opportunity
The UK’s largest Green Deal opportunity was unveiled today, as Leeds and 10 surrounding local authorities, including York, Bradford and Harrogate, announced they are to partner on a scheme that will enable more than 12,000 homes in the region become warmer and cheaper to run.Waitrose asks suppliers to stop using neonicotinoid pesticides
UK supermarket chain Waitrose has asked its suppliers to discontinue the use of insecticides thought to be harmful to bee health.UK timber supply chain to be revitalised
Government and business leaders have come together to create an action plan to create a viable economic future for the UK’s wood industry.Travis Perkins buys renewables firm as part of Green Deal push
Leading UK builders’ merchant Travis Perkins Group has purchased a fast-growing renewables start-up in a move set to strengthen its presence in the newly-launched Green Deal market.Chargemaster to acquire EV rival Elektromotive for £8.5m
Chargemaster, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the UK, is to acquire Brighton-based rival Elektromotive for £8.5million.Government launches energy procurement first to unlock renewable investment
The Government is to use its massive procurement power to unlock much-needed green investment and get stalled renewable energy generators up and running.Accor mulls veggie meals and binning buffets to cut water footprint
The world’s largest hotel group, Accor, is looking to cut its massive water footprint by getting its corporate customers to eat more vegetarian meals and by reducing the number of buffets at its business conventions.Carillion: “we want to work with very small SMEs” on Green Deal
Leading construction-services company and Green Deal provider Carillion is planning to break with its normal supply chain processes and work almost exclusively with small, local companies to deliver the Green Deal, it said today.Multinationals vow to boycott APP after outcry over illegal logging
Several multinational companies have vowed to boycott the huge forestry conglomerate, Asia Pulp and Paper, after a public outcry after evidence emerged of illegal logging by APP in Indonesia, that is damaging the habitat of rare animals such as the Sumatran tiger.Global food business buys UK’s Climate Change Capital
Global agribusiness and food trader Bunge Limited is set to buy UK sustainable investor Climate Change Capital (CCC), it was announced today.Food main source of water consumption for hotel chain
In the first study to shine a light on the entire environmental footprint of an international hotel chain, a leading hotelier has discovered that its food supply chain, not its sites, account for more than three quarters of its water footprint.
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