Day: 11 August 2015

Teesside set for world’s largest combined heat and power biomass plant

Teesside is to be the site of the world's largest new power and steam biomass plant as part of a new £424m project.

Innocent drinks: Sustainability is now a business imperative

EXCLUSIVE: We are moving from a point in time where companies do sustainability because it's the 'right thing to do', to a point it is essential to the bottom line.

India’s clean energy revolution set to price out imported coal

India's growing renewable energy market could end the country's reliance on coal imports, a new report has found.

Zero Waste Scotland launches guide to office resource efficiency

The Scottish Government-funded Zero Waste Scotland has launched a new toolkit that aims to help businesses improve their resource efficiency.

Standard Chartered abandons giant coal mining project

One of the UK's largest banks, Standard Chartered, has announced it is pulling out of a major coal mining project in Australia.

VIDEO: Smaller footprint: Vietnamese shoe-waste to be shredded into fuel

The production-waste from Vietnam's largest shoe factory will be converted into a fossil-fuel replacement thanks to a new partnership between shredding firm Untha and building materials firm Holcim.

Ikea lights the way with switch to full LED range

Ikea has become the first major global retailer to offer only LED lights, by phasing out traditional halogen bulbs in its new lighting range.

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