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The Tax Implications Of Eco-Friendly Company Vehicles
When someone mentions green travel to you, what are your first thoughts? Cast your mind back – would you have thought something different three years ago? Or what about five years ago? read more
Is Paperless The Answer To Being A More Sustainable Business?
So, it’s a hot topic. Everyone wants to know if it’s possible, and whether going paperless is really the answer to running a more sustainable business. read more
What Do You Stand For?
I was recently listening to David Clayton-Smith, chairman of the Fairtrade Foundation, talking at easyFairs Packaging Innovations London, about the ethical consumer and brands. read more
Becoming sustainable to create a sustainable business
A recent Accenture survey of 250 senior excecutives in the UK, US, Germany, France, Brazil, China and India has surely put paid to any doubt that sustainability is a key issue for businesses across the globe. read more
DEFRA Explains Why Sustainability Is ‘The Natural Choice’
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its Natural Environment White Paper 'The Natural Choice' on 7 June 2011. The first on the natural environment for over 20 years, it describes a new way of protecting the environment which will create new market opportunities in which any UK business can play a vital part. read more
Recycling A Mobile Phone: Do You Know How?
Our continuing love affair with mobile phones shows no signs of waning - in the first quarter of year alone, sales soared another 20% across the globe. But the pursuit of even smarter phones is producing an ever-growing mountain of unloved, obsolete models. read more
Gunning for Green Growth
The move towards a low carbon economy is unstoppable. And with 4.8 million smaller enterprises accounting for 45% of business carbon emissions, the commercial benefits for these enterprises to get ahead - by acting now to improve their environmental performance - is clear, says Harry Morrison, general manager of the Carbon Trust Standard Company. read more
Global Forestry Investments: Top Ten Tips For Keeping Your Business Green
Andrew Skeene and Omari Bowers, Founders of Global Forestry Investments - a sustainable forestry company with projects in Brazil and offices in London, New York, Sao Paulo and Dubai - explain a little more about their business and provide some top tips on how SME’s can stay green and help do their bit to protect the environment. read more
Green Technology Adoption Driven By Cost Savings Not Environmental Concern
Peter Silcock, market development manager, Epson UK, highlights that IT decision makers do want greener workplaces but costs remain the overriding motivation for implementing change read more
The Green Office
The environment has never been higher on the political agenda for the public sector and it is now more important than ever to have a ‘green’ office. Making your workplace more environmentally efficient helps conserve resources, lowers carbon emissions, saves energy and keeps bills down. UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of C02 a year – the equivalent of taking five million cars off the road. read more
