The potential of Australia’s top 300 companies to thrive in a low carbon economy has been assessed by market analysts.
Research firm RepuTex has published a list of 13 leading companies from the S&P ASX300 index, Australia’s equivalent of the FTSE, which produce significantly less carbon per dollar of profit than their peers.
The highest performing company [...]
With almost seven out of 10 UK bosses responding to the slowing economy by seeking to trim costs, energy efficiency has emerged as on of the top cost saving priorities within many organisations.
That is the finding of a major survey of more than 850 senior executives carried out by the Carbon Trust, which found that [...]
Companies behind some of the biggest brands on UK supermarket shelves have pledged to slash the environmental impact of transporting their goods.
About 40 food and drink companies have signed up to the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) Environmental Checklist and Clause for Greener Food Transport.
The companies, which include Cadbury Schweppes, Weetabix Ltd and Premier Foods [...]
A company’s CSR performance is a major factor when selecting a new employer, according to a survey of graduating MBAs in the US, and they are even willing to sacrifice a portion of their salary to work for a firm that shares their outlook.
The survey of 759 graduating MBAs from 11 top business schools across [...]
Firms were today urged to take time to ensure they already have an accurate idea of their carbon footprint before setting any emission reduction targets.
The recommendation is made in a new best practice guide for carbon management, developed by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and IT giant IBM, which argues that firms keen to reduce [...]
Our partner website SustainabilityForum.com publishes a top 5 list of Corporate Responsibility jobs every week. These top 5 jobs are only a selection of many jobs posted on the forum.
These are this weeks top 5 jobs:
1) UK: Corporate Sustainability Manager - NHS Gloucester
2) US: Manager, Corporate Communications and CSR at Juniper Networks
3) UK: Energy [...]
This is the first interview in a series of interviews with key representatives in the Corporate Responsibility Sector. This week we have interviewed Acre Resources Ltd. Acre Resources was one of the first CR recruitment agencies in the field and currently has the largest global database for CR professionals.
Interview:
1) Could you tell me a little [...]
Over half of Irish employees claim that their company does not have an environmental policy, according to a new survey.
TechCentral.ie has reported on research commissioned by Canon, which found that 51% of Irish workers stated that their company does not strive to reduce their environmental impact.
Some 41% of employees in companies that do have green [...]
By Quinn McKew
In the United States, “energy policy” essentially means one thing: oil policy. The New York Times reported today that the U.S. Congress is serious about producing a new energy policy after years of stalemates and inaction. But read carefully. All the talk about a new energy policy is driven by [...]
Efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of the Chinese economy appear to be paying off, after official figures released yesterday claimed that energy consumption per unit of GDP fell 3.66 per cent in 2007 compared to the previous year.
The government said that the improvements, which show an acceleration in the trend that saw energy consumption [...]
