The Carbon Reduction Commitment starts in April 2010. Paul Suff assesses the costs and benefits of the scheme
Installing automatic meter reading will do more than help an organisation achieve a high position in the forthcoming CRC league...
The CRC league table will reward organisations that have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard. Lucie Ponting finds out what it...
Organisations need to be getting ready now for the CRC. Paul Suff finds out how some organisations are preparing and...
Emma Clarke discovers how a business can cut the carbon footprint of its IT equipment.
With resources rapidly dwindling, Elisabeth Jeffries looks at how firms should prepare for a world without oil.
From a low position, Bradford & Bingley has turned around its environmental performance. Rachel Brown reports
Paul Suff outlines the key steps to take when developing and implementing a climate-change strategy
The City of London Corporation has used its influential position at the heart of the world’s financial markets to raise awareness and encourage action on climate change. Recognising that the City must plan for the now inevitable effects of climate change, the organisation has developed a climate-change adaptation strategy that aims to climate-proof its infrastructure and services – for example, by dealing with flood risks and managing heat and air-pollution risks. Employee engagement is central to the corporation’s environmental aims; there is a network of volunteer energy champions and the organisation holds a number of different awareness-raising events.
A pioneering initiative involving Coventry City Council and the automotive sector in the West Midlands to raise environmental awareness among small and medium-sized suppliers and encourage them to seek ISO 14001 accreditation has been very successful. Lucie Ponting reports