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We are constantly scanning the web for sustainability-related information and news that could be of interest to our members and you the reader. Our intention with this news area is to provide the reader with the most interesting news items of that day or from the past few days. We are only including the news that is truly interesting and not corporate spin and green washing. If you have any news items you would like to share with us please do get in touch.
859 Companies Delisted for Failure to Communicate on Progres ...
(A week ago), the (United Nations) Global Compact Office announced that 859 companies were removed (delisted) from the initiative’s database of participants between 1 October 2009 and 1 January 2010. The t ...
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Climate crime - phishing scam cripples European emissions tr ...
Sneaky cyber-thieves have made millions by fraudulently obtaining European greenhouse gas emissions allowances and reselling them. The scam has hampered trading of the credits, which are s ...
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The Copenhagen Hangover Continues
Even with the relaxing of the 31 January deadline for countries to submit their emission reduction targets under the Copenhagen Accord, only 55 out of 192 have formally pledged to cut or limit their emission ...
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Climate emails: were they really hacked?
Fancy a thrilling mystery story for the (soon to come) weekend? This one has it all: vicious foreign intelligence agencies, powerful lobbyists - or merely unthoughtful university staff? It's still not clear ...
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Supply Chain and Climate Change: Still a lot of work to do ...
Some interesting news from the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) on their strategies and plans related to climate change and ...
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Green Credentials and Marketing Campaigns
This is an interesting article from the Financial Times addressing the topic of companies making school children the focus of their green marketing campaigns to further bolster their green credentials.
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BP shuts alternative energy HQ
BP has shut down its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation of its clean energy boss and imposed budget cuts in moves likely to be seen by environmental critics as further signs ...
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Germany Leads G8 Climate Ranking
With the Copenhagen climate talks looming, the blame game has begun. China condemns Japan’s climate plan, France demands that Canada and the United States do more to stop global warming, Europeans squabble ...
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The 13 Most Sustainable Banks of the Year
According to Lionel Barber, the Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Times, "The financial crisis has necessitated a re-assessment of the way in which banks and investment houses operat ...
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Sustainability Professionals need to speak up
From animism to naturalistic pantheism, there are various belief systems that deify the natural world. But should a fervent belief in the need to fight climate change be given the same legal protection as an ...
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Germany Leads G8 Climate Ranking
With the Copenhagen climate talks looming, the blame game has begun. China condemns Japan’s climate plan, France demands that Canada and the United States do more to stop global warming, Europeans squabble ...
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UK Needs Zero Tolerance for Corruption
Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, reveals that the UK is struggling to recover from last year’s all-time-low score.
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Bank of America promises to keep giving
The new president of Bank of America Corp.’s national charitable foundation said the bank will continue to commit the ...
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Maldives to introduce green tax on tourists
The Maldives archipelago, threatened by rising sea levels blamed on climate change, said on Monday it would introduce a new environment tax on all tourists who use its resorts and provide its economic lifeli ...
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Thailand offers "eco car" producers tax breaks ...
Thailand has increased tax incentives to attract global car makers to invest in the production of small passenger vehicles for its domestic and export markets.
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