February 26, 2013
Oxfam ranks food companies: slates AB Foods, praises Nestle; Starbucks agrees to 100% certified palm oil; Ikea withdraws meatballs from stores after horsemeat found; Hotter, wetter climate slashes labour capacity by 10% Read more >
February 22, 2013
Häagen-Dazs pilots sustainable vanilla sourcing programme; New Dow Jones sustainability index targets emerging markets; Competition Commission raps Big Four accountants; Financial markets biased against clean energy; More protection for whistleblowers announced Read more >
February 20, 2013
Carbon Trust launches Water Standard; Companies call for carbon-free power; Banks face EU call to reveal tax breakdown; UN offers banquet of blemished food to highlight waste Read more >
February 19, 2013
EU watchdogs threaten Google over privacy; Amplats' South Africa operations shut after mine violence; Protestors call for Obama to block tar sands pipeline; Nestlé hit by horsemeat scandal; Ministers urged to help reverse green tech slide; Shanghai passes law to limit excess packaging Read more >
February 18, 2013
G20 vows to combat corporate tax avoidance; Transocean pleads guilty and pays $400m for Gulf Spill; Game launched on Facebook to highlight women’s issues; Germany probes Amazon warehouse conditions after film; Halve meat consumption, scientists urge developed world; Gas giant backtracks on exploration in UNESCO site Read more >
February 15, 2013
Head of Iberdrola pushes Government for clarity; Strengthened UNEP to meet for landmark conference; Big companies demand EU carbon market action; More proof that environmental issues affect market value; New York Mayor plans Styrofoam ban; Water companies are caught avoiding tax Read more >
February 12, 2013
Food companies accused of using tobacco’s tricks to protect profits; CEO of Finmeccanica held on corruption charges; Global wind power capacity grows 20 percent; Energy access as millennium development goal; U.S. Environment Agency releases first climate adaptation plan Read more >
February 11, 2013
Bhutan to be world's first wholly organic country; AB Foods denies Zambian tax avoidance; Valentino tops green fashion ranking, but the rest fall behind; EU leaders triple funds for climate action; HP reduces Chinese underage labour in supply chain; CEO pay relies on 'self-serving myth' Read more >
February 06, 2013
GSK to publish clinical trial data; BP faces new claims of $34bn over Gulf oil spill; RBS Libor fines expected to total £400m; APP to stop cutting Indonesian rainforests; European Parliament to debate Corporate Social Responsibility; New roadmap for hydrogen vehicles in Britain Read more >
February 05, 2013
Microsoft’s ‘4Afrika Initiative’ to boost continent’s global competitiveness; World seed banks get funds to tackle growing threats; David Cameron: UK must prioritise green energy; Visa sued by Australian competition watchdog; Barclays to set aside more for PPI repayments Read more >