Day: 8 January 2014

BT experiments with Net Positive product innovation

BT has held up its Home Hub wireless broadband routers as a shining example of how its Net Good vision is being delivered in practice.

Prime Minister links recent flooding to climate change

Prime Minister David Cameron has said he suspects that the recent extreme weather, which has caused severe flooding across the UK in recent weeks, is a result of climate change.

Support for Commission’s waste prevention plan

Eunomia has unveiled results from the consultation on European Waste Management Targets, which shows 55% of respondents said 'yes' to new waste prevention targets.

Patagonia launches ‘survival mission’ in bid to remodel consumerism

Patagonia is set to explore whether it can survive in a "responsible economy" whereby mass consumption is drastically reduced as society begins to operate within tighter resource limits.

Defra staff lack ‘confidence’ in bosses

Less than a third of staff working at Defra have confidence in decisions made by their managers, according to a departmental staff survey.

UN urged to develop ‘bold and courageous’ sustainability vision

The United Nations (UN) has been urged to be "bold, courageous and provocative" when mapping out its vision for a sustainable future for humanity.

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