Greener Business News

5 July 2010

Veolia Environmental Services has appointed Vinci Construction to build a £30m waste recycling facility in Berkshire.

5 July 2010

Over 150 new low carbon buses will join fleets throughout England saving around 50,000 tonnes of CO2 thanks to £15m of additional Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today.

British Gas plans £15m school scheme

2 July 2010

British Gas has unveiled a £15m investment in solar technology for the schools in Britain.

Green economy requires new skills

1 July 2010

EDF Energy Chief Executive Vincent de Rivaz and Business in the Community (BITC) Chief Executive Stephen Howard will today launch the findings of their inquiry into the Leadership Skills for a Sustainable Economy.

Vince Cable sees hybrid progress

29 June 2010

Business Secretary Vince Cable witnessed a series of ‘firsts" yesterday as he toured Toyota’s Burnaston plant in Derby and officially launched production of the first Auris Hybrid cars.

Six chosen to develop greener lighting for homes

25 June 2010

Six British companies have been awarded up to £40,000 each to carry out technical feasibility studies in the first phase of a major initiative to develop more energy efficient lighting for our homes.

Greening the world’s oceans

25 June 2010

British eco-technology specialists Martek Marine, who are minnows in the multi-billion pound international marine industry, are at the cutting edge of reducing carbon emissions on the world’s oceans.

Green skills needed in North West

24 June 2010

Up to a quarter of the workforce in England’s Northwest will need to green their skills by 2020 as the region responds to climate change by building a low carbon economy.

Fleet drivers should gain from driving green

24 June 2010

The best way to cut back on a business’s carbon footprint is to reward eco-friendly driving with bonuses and gifts.

Chopsticks face the chop

24 June 2010

China is to limit production of disposable chopsticks as part of a series of environmental measures, the government said today.

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