Corporate Policy | Energy-Saving News

Secret: There’s No Such Thing As Green Business

Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Ross.

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Green your business by using less energy. Be a more environmentally-friendly company by greening your supply chain. Become a shining green beacon of economic enlightenment by making more from less recycling what you have left over and encouraging your consumers to recycle your product once its finish being useful to them too. Your business must [...]

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How Energy Saving Costs Businesses & Governments Nothing: Save The World For Free!

Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy saving is the most important weapon in the fight against climate change.
Why?
Because it pays for itself! There is no excuse for businesses to not invest in energy saving projects such as energy efficient lighting, because energy saving has short return on investment periods and massive long-term, sustainable cost-cutting power.
There is no excuse for governments [...]

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Is Your Company In The Ostrich Block?

Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Ross.

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Companies around the world are changing their business practices - becoming more energy and resource efficient, tracking the impact of their products from cradle to grave and lessening their negative environmental and social impacts.
Then there is the Ostrich Block.
The Ostrich Block don’t see the business opportunity which fighting climate change brings. The Ostrich Block don’t [...]

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60% of UK Business Sleepwalking Into Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Ross.

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With only six months before the start of the UK’s new carbon reduction cap-and-trade scheme, more than half have done nothing to prepare for their approaching commitments.
According to a survey by RSA, a commercial insurer and energy management firm, more than 40% of UK businesses aren’t aware of the UK government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme, [...]

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UK Government Falling Short On Low-Carbon Research: CBI

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Ross.

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The low-carbon future of the UK economy hinges upon improved government research and development support for businesses.
That was the declaration by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), who today said that the UK Government must maintain and improve the research and development (R&D) tax credit scheme to help Britain lead the way in low-carbon innovation, to [...]

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Carbon Trust Awards 100th Standard To HSBC; Doubles Assessment Staff

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Ross.

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The controversial seal of approval from the Carbon Trust has been awarded for the 100th time this week to yet another blue chip company, whilst quietly noting that it was taking steps to address the favouritism it has shown to blue-chip companies by expanding the number of assessors that it employs.
Highstreet banking giant HSBC is the [...]

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Carbon-Friendly Condoms: How To Reduce The Carbon Footprint Of Products Using Supply Chain Analysis

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by Ross.

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In an interview with the Telegraph, and in association with the Carbon Trust, Britvic and SSL chairman Gerald Corbett recently talked about how carbon has “rocketed” towards the top of the corporate boardroom agenda.
In dealing with carbon reduction in more than just fulfilling corporate social responsibility goals, Mr Corbett says all businesses should have whole [...]

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Cut Costs or Cut Carbon: Energy Efficiency Kills Two Birds With One Green Stone

Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy efficiency projects are the most popular carbon dioxide emission-cutting measures being taken by businesses during the economic downturn, but the motivation is not as simple as saving the environment: businesses are saving energy to save money.
This is the obvious conclusion from npower’s annual Business Energy Index report, which recently surveyed the opinions of 300 [...]

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The UK’s Carbon Budget - What It Means For Small And Medium Businesses

Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Ross.

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Most companies pay attention to the UK’s Budget to see how the government’s new plans for taxation and spending will effect their business. This year, however, the Budget included the world’s first national carbon budget, adding another variable which businesses will have to factor into their outlooks.
The Budget’s environmental section is buried deep into the report, [...]

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What is the Carbon Footprint of Spam?

Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Ross.

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According to a new report (PDF) released by internet security firm McAfee, the carbon footprint of global spam emails is larger than anyone would have imagined. Spam was responsible for the use of 33 billion kWh of energy in 2008, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2.4 million US homes, or driving 1.6 million [...]

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Manufacturing Succumbing To Energy-Efficiency Inertia: Workers Choose To Lend A Hand

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy efficiency is seemingly the big corporate issue for 2009, with companies aware of the need to save money by reducing energy costs, but many in the manufacturing sector are failing to make the sort of improvements necessary to help ride out the current recession and emerge stronger in what is likely to be a [...]