Posts Tagged ‘sustainability’
21 May 2012
Pressure from governments and consumers is driving companies to think about supply chains and ensure the sustainability of their product.
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21 May 2012
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will invest up to €25bn over the next three years in energy efficiency and sustainability projects.
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24 April 2012
UK pest management company Exosect has commenced trials of a sustainable pest control, designed to eliminate the use of pesticides and fumigants.
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17 April 2012
Hitachi Consulting, IT consultant and subsidiary of the Japanese electronics giant, has acquired the Prizim, a US management consultancy dedicated to sustainable audits, training and managed service solutions.
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30 March 2012
Sustainability is now becoming is now embedded in the construction and management of buildings, according to one expert in the industry.
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30 March 2012
US philanthropic organisation the Walton Family Foundation, funded by the founders of Walmart, is providing $27.5m to Arizona State University’s Global institute of Sustainability.
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27 March 2012
The UK government’s reform of its planning framework has put sustainability at the centre of future development.
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20 March 2012
Unilever, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of nutrition and personal care products, told NewNet it was looking to jointly develop products with innovators working in the sustainability space as it launches a new online portal.
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19 March 2012
US companies implementing sustainability strategies are failing to take advantage of incentives available and are missing opportunities to maximise return on investments.
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7 March 2012
Finland’s state-owned investment firm Solidium Oy has bought a 5.1 per cent stake in sustainability-focused mining technology company Outotec Oyj for €91m.
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5 March 2012
Investment manager WHEB Group has added the sustainability investment team that recently left Henderson Global Investors.
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17 February 2012
The cost of environmental impacts on business operations are doubling every 14 years, according to a report that stresses stakeholders should act now.
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15 February 2012
Global home furnishing giant Ikea has revealed it spent €470m on implementing renewable energy technologies over the course of 2011 as it moves towards its goal of using 100 per cent renewable energy.
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9 February 2012
UK Environment Minister Caroline Spelman has said the UK will work with Columbia and others to drive forward the proposal for new Sustainable Development Goals in a speech setting out ambitions for Rio+20.
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8 February 2012
US car rental giant Hertz has unveiled a programme called Living Journey designed to make the company more sustainable and reduce its environmental impact.
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3 February 2012
UK land manager The Crown Estate has appointed Mark Gough as head of sustainability and Claudine Blamey as sustainability manager for its £5bn urban portfolio.
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3 February 2012
A sustainable fund in South Africa has reportedly attracted investment from major international development banks.
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24 November 2011
A new industrial revolution which is displacing old practices with new cost-effective and green policies is taking place, according to an industry expert.
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24 November 2011
A global corporate embarking on a major sustainability drive will look to invest in other innovation in the hope it will stimulate the growth of other companies working in clean technologies.
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23 November 2011
UK-headquartered food and retail giant has revealed its low carbon and sustainability strategy exclusively to NewNet.
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