UK firms jumping into LOOP to cut construction waste
UK COMPANIES are signing the Pallet LOOP’s charter to explore how a circular-economy pallet scheme could benefit business, the environment, and the construction industry.
Every...
Ilan Kapoor: Not Easily Impressed by Do-Gooders
Professor Ilan Kapoor doesn’t believe in participatory development. He considers the concept little more than a misleading slogan – harsher words have been used...
Retail industry must commit to sustainability: report
THE RETAIL industry must work harder and faster to deliver on climate change commitments, a report warns.
Survey management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in...
ONS insolvency figures get tongues wagging
THE LATEST data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have prompted comment from all corners.
Jeremy Whiteson, partner in Fladgate’s restructuring and insolvency practice,...
Winnie Byanyima: From the Bush to the Global Stage
Oxfam International’s dynamic director Winnie Byanyima possesses a most extraordinary CV. Her career includes working as Uganda’s first female aeronautical engineer, living in the...
Hello Blackberry Way! Canada’s Tech Giant Is Making A Comeback
For years the BlackBerry was the ultimate business mobile, but a decision to pull away from making phones as the business was left in...
Sustainable Business: Renaissance beckons for the age of the tram
As the world turns its back on the internal combustion engine, the electrification of public transport and the movement of goods starts to gather...
Blowing the Whistle on Subprime Banks: Alayne Fleischmann
Whistle blowers revealing corporate wrong-doing can pay a high personal price for acting with integrity. History is littered with examples of organisations determined to...
Électricité de France (EDF): Thinking Big and Outside the Box
Determined to become the world’s largest supplier of renewable energy, Électricité de France (EDF) in July took an 80% stake in Hong Kong-based wind...
Sustainable manufacturing: Three UK businesses working to net-zero
By DAVID TAYLOR
The UK government is working towards its pledge to reduce carbon emissions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
It has presented a ten-point...
