Greening information technology

Author: Emma Clarke

Emma Clarke discovers how a business can cut the carbon footprint of its IT equipment.


A quick ascent up the sustainability ladder

Author: Rachel Brown

From a low position, Bradford & Bingley has turned around its environmental performance. Rachel Brown reports


Driving supply chain sustainability

Author: Lucie Ponting

A pioneering initiative involving Coventry City Council and the automotive sector in the West Midlands to raise environmental awareness among small and medium-sized suppliers and encourage them to seek ISO 14001 accreditation has been very successful. Lucie Ponting reports


Into 2006: the year in prospect

Author: Paul Suff

For our annual look at the year ahead, we asked a panel of experts, including the environment minister, the European Union's environment commissioner and the chief executive of the Environment Agency, what they believe will be the dominant issues in 2006


Up in smoke? The UK's new waste strategy

Author: Paul Suff and Peter Jones

The government's plans for future waste strategy in England include doing more to minimise rubbish and to increase recycling, as well as incinerating increasing amounts of waste. We take an in-depth look at the main proposals and what they mean for businesses and local authorities, while Biffa's Peter Jones provides...


Incineration: environmental solution or pariah?

Author: Rick Gould

The government's plans for future waste strategy in England include sending greater amounts of waste for incineration. Yet many believe that incineration is hazardous to both human health and the environment, as well as less efficient than recycling. Rick Gould examines the arguments


Capital answer to achieving local-level sustainability

Author: Helen Woolston

In the third of our series looking at sustainable development at a local level, Helen Woolston outlines the approach being taken by the London Borough of Sutton


EU environmental law and policy update 2006

Author: Paul Suff

Our annual review of EU legislation provides a guide to the state of play of all environmental law and policy initiatives


Wetherspoon raises a glass to recycling

Author: Richenda Wilson

Following the opening of its own dedicated distribution centre, pub chain JD Wetherspoon has implemented a comprehensive recycling initiative, covering cardboard, cooking oil and aluminium. The scheme has won plaudits from the recycling industry and the Environment Agency. Richenda Wilson investigates


Into 2007: the year in prospect

Author: Paul Suff

Our annual look at the year ahead has contributions from a wide range of experts and provides a unique insight into what leading professionals and government ministers see as the most pressing environmental issues in coming 12 months


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