Greener Business News

Nissan's electric car to be built in UK
18 March 2010

Nissan says it will start building its zero-emission Leaf electric car at a plant in Britain from 2013, saving more than 2,000 jobs in the North East.

Energy saving firm secures investment
18 March 2010

Energy-saving specialist Matrix has received a £10m investment from private equity group LDC to help it expand into the £800m energy sector.

Ayrshire Power plans coal power station
15 March 2010

Energy company Ayrshire Power wants to build a power station with experimental carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on a site at Hunterston near Largs in Scotland. If its proposal succeeds, the plant would be the first in the UK.

Winter takes its toll on SMEs
15 March 2010

SMEs in the UK are facing losses of more than £7bn from the worst winter in decades, new research by Lloyds TSB Commercial has shown.

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Features/Analysis

Surplus Match

Greater ‘year on year’ landfill tax charges and tighter regulation driven by new legislation mean that builders, developers, merchants & manufacturers should now be looking even more closely at the 'greener' options when it comes to dealing with their surplus building materials. »

Property carbon targets miss the point

The country’s biggest property developers have welcomed government plans to introduce zero carbon commercial buildings from 2018, but have warned that carbon reduction targets will be missed unless existing buildings are tackled. »

The case for a new climate centre

Researchers from the UK’s Carbon Trust and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi argue for global network of Climate Innovation Centres »

Walmart makes its move

Supermarket giant Walmart, the owner of Asda, says it will develop a worldwide sustainable product index - meaning that only suppliers who can "green" their products have a long term future supplying the company. »

FTSE companies snub climate risk

The UK's biggest companies just don't seem to grasp the impact that climate change could have on investors says IBM. Why? »

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