September 30, 2013
Rising temperatures and ocean levels increase business risks; EU must "redouble efforts" on water efficiency or risk undermining economy; Exxon extends benefits to same sex spouses of US employees; Pregnant workers still in fear for their careers; Coke accused of using green group to fight recycling scheme; E.ON chief: European energy is getting dirtier Read more >
September 13, 2013
No deal on Bangladesh garment disaster damages; Goldman Sachs investigated over working hours; China plans to limit use of coal and vehicles; ESG factors are material in the sovereign debt market; Sustainability accreditation developed for food destinations Read more >
September 09, 2013
Businesses warned that tax avoidance is not a fiduciary duty to shareholders; Calls for a national day of action against blacklisting; Europe falls behind on supply chain safety; UK strategy for ultra-low emission vehicles; The Co-operative bans “lads’ mags Read more >
August 21, 2013
Review of working practices urged after intern’s death; Study: businesses can boost profits through sharing profits with employees; Corporate sponsors stand by winter games; Barclays to go beyond watchdog rules on customer complaints; SC Johnson builds sustainable insecticide supply Read more >
August 19, 2013
JP Morgan faces US probe over alleged hiring of children of Chinese officials to win business; US telecommunications industry lobbies to relax consumer privacy rules; CleanTech One officially opens as Singapore’s first eco business park; Vodafone questioned as UK Government supplier after multimillion pound tax deal revealed Read more >
August 15, 2013
Google tells US court: Gmail users can’t expect privacy; Samsung faces £70 million damages claim over working conditions; Spawning a sustainable industry for farm raised salmon; China to invest in energy saving industries to tackle pollution; Head of Indonesia energy regulator held in corruption probe Read more >
August 08, 2013
Fukushima operator criticised over radioactive leaks; China fines milk formula producers in pricing probe; Over a quarter of UK mothers ‘feel discriminated against at work’; Sports Direct faces legal action over zero-hours contracts; Urban greenery sprouting on city buses in Spain Read more >
August 06, 2013
Failure to invest in green energy will cost jobs, investors warn; Kellogg CEO challenged on rainforest harm by activist; Google's Brin gets teeth into lab-grown beef; Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking; Nine out of ten UK workers at McDonald's tied to zero-hours contracts Read more >
July 23, 2013
Investors demand clearer sustainability reporting; US states to require insurers to reveal climate risks; GSK determined to “root out corruption”; UBS to pay $746m over alleged loans mis-selling; Online platform allows social investors to compare social enterprises Read more >
July 22, 2013
Tesco boss says cheap food era is over; Memo reveals pharma strategy to combat EU regulations; Microsoft and Google commit to crackdown on online porn; UK volunteering on the rise following Olympics; Boost for women in boardroom as companies seek fresh skills; George Clooney joins Nespresso sustainability board Read more >