October 31, 2012
Big rise in number of ‘whistle-blowers’ reporting to the FSA
Google and Starbucks face tax grilling; Renewables and gas firms unite to build low carbon future; Government and businesses to shelve unsustainable palm oil; M&S to eliminate hazardous chemicals from supply chain Read more >
October 30, 2012
Care home group to sue Barclays for up to £37m in Libor-rigging test case; Protests over chemical plant force Chinese officials to back down; Renewable energy will overtake nuclear power in UK by 2018; Protesters occupy new gas-fired power station; BSI develops new European standard for energy auditing Read more >
October 29, 2012
Waitrose hails zero food waste to landfill milestone; Coal resurgence threatens climate change targets; General Motors draws up zero waste blueprint for car industry; Women still slipping on career ladder Read more >
October 26, 2012
Nigeria gas graft bill valued at $29bn; Ministers blamed after plans for green power plants halted; Whitbread takes new aim at the gender gap; Devon town says no to Costa; North Sea oil firms fined just seven times for more than 4,000 spills Read more >
October 25, 2012
Equal pay ruling opens door for women to take employers to court; Food industry balks at traffic-light code for food; Concern raised about finance scheme for malaria drugs; EU acts to end Amazon VAT loophole; Bank of America faces lawsuit over ‘fraudulent’ home loans Read more >
October 24, 2012
Starbucks denies avoiding UK tax; European probe looks at drug reporting by Roche; Defeat of female board quota; Retailers to adopt single traffic-light label system; Employment must lead corporate responsibility investment in tough times, says new report Read more >
October 23, 2012
Newsweek Green Rankings show strong performance from companies in emerging economies; Countries pledge to double biodiversity funding by 2015; Ikea launches major push for greener living; UK Poll confirms public support for renewables Read more >
October 22, 2012
Ikea and eBay join leading companies under tax spotlight; Kingfisher Airlines loses licence; Court in Ecuador freezes Chevron’s bank accounts; Investors push for greener oil sands Read more >
October 19, 2012
Walmart probed over investment in India; UK scientists turn fresh air into petrol; Gold Fields miners end strike in South Africa; Barclays forced to set aside further £700m for PPI bill Read more >
October 18, 2012
European Commission's proposals anger biofuel industry; MPs to question HMRC about Starbucks tax avoidance; Tampering with Libor to become criminal offence; Jacob Zuma calls on striking miners to return to work; UK’s Green Investment Bank cleared by European Commission Read more >
