Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
corporate governance, Tag
- We must hope for real answers about Carillion. We don’t usually get them Sun, 21 Jan 18, 6:00pmUnderbidding for contracts to bring in cash – if that is what has happened – is a dangerous practice. We need to knowThe collapse of Carillion, the building and outsourcing company, throws up so many questions about the...
- Let's hold Apple and Walmart to their big environmental promises | Fred Pearce Mon, 15 May 17, 9:24pmIt’s easy to be cynical about the recent rush of bold corporate sustainability targets, but brands that buy into a green image may find it hard to deviate too far
- Let's hold Apple and Walmart to their big environmental promises Mon, 15 May 17, 9:24pmIt’s easy to be cynical about the recent rush of bold corporate sustainability targets, but brands that buy into a green image may find it hard to deviate too far
- BP to face flak over green targets and pay at AGM Mon, 11 Apr 16, 1:13amShareAction says that BP has fallen well short of the environmental commitments it made at last year’s meeting
- Autumn statement and spending review – the key points at a glance Thu, 26 Nov 15, 2:55amGeorge Osborne has unveiled the results of the government’s spending review; here we analyse the key points in 25 main areas
- Toshiba inflated profits by £780m with bosses' knowledge, investigation finds Tue, 21 Jul 15, 3:05amDisclosure of Japan’s biggest corporate scandal in years could lead to restatement of earnings at computers-to-nuclear firm, plus a board overhaul and big fines
- Green Investment Bank sell-off raises several red flags Thu, 25 Jun 15, 9:05amTaking the government’s own low-carbon lender out of the state sector is only likely to make it more risk-averse and less effective
- Companies cannot keep shying away from setting tough climate targets Fri, 22 May 15, 10:17pmOnly a handful of companies are setting emission reduction targets in line with what climate scientists say is necessary - that must change
- Business leaders prepare for limited UN climate deal in Paris Fri, 22 May 15, 7:04amPrivate sector could help close the expected shortfall in emissions reductions necessary to stop 2C of global warming warming, suggests Unilever CEO Paul Polman at climate and business summit in Paris
- Why Corporate America is reluctant to take a stand on climate action Fri, 3 Apr 15, 2:37amThe EPA’s Clean Power Plant might be the only hope the US has to make a real dent in the climate change battle. So why aren’t more companies onboard?
- Why isn't corporate America stepping up to fight climate change? Thu, 2 Apr 15, 11:00pmThe EPA’s Clean Power Plant might be the only hope the US has to make a real dent in the climate change battle. So why aren’t more companies onboard?
- How the internet of things is making a business of slashing energy costs Tue, 17 Mar 15, 3:49amA worldwide network of objects already helps businesses to control energy use, but now there’s money to be made by bringing them together
- One man's fight to join board of Australia's largest mining company Wed, 19 Nov 14, 12:20amIan Dunlop has applied to join the Board of BHP Billiton for the second time in the belief that business is not doing enough to act on climate change
- India's second biggest IT company inspires Google eco-friendly building Fri, 30 May 14, 1:09amWinner at the "green Oscars", Infosys has undergone energy efficiency transformation that has saved $80m in energy bills over the last six yearsRohan Parikh is one tough customer...
- The business year in review: Alice in Wongaland Thu, 26 Dec 13, 6:00amLooking back on the stories which made the business headlines in 2013It is Alice in Wongaland – the UK economy is coasting on easy money, its growth propelled by shopping sprees and property prices, the economist Ann Pettifor...