Green Industry : factfile
There are 4 documents in this section.
Environmental management
25 January 2006
In spite of considerable progress by some parts of industry in reducing its environmental footprint over the past decade, pressure on the world's ecosystems continues unabated. Here are some recent trends:
Energy
25 January 2006
Although fossil fuels still account for 90 per cent of commercial energy consumption, the private sector in some countries is waking up to the unprecedented investment opportunity offered by renewable energy technologies to supply our growing power needs sustainably. A number of innovative government policies are helping to spur this trend:
Corporate social responsibility
25 January 2006
There is a growing awareness in business that environmental issues are only part of the sustainability equation and that social and developmental aspects also fall within companies' sphere of responsibility.
Corporate horror awards
24 January 2006
Multinational Monitor's annual nomination of the Ten Multinational Monitor's annual nomination of the Ten Worst Corpoartions for 2004 is as follows in alphabetical order:
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- San Francisco Bay to be electric car capital
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- Britain not yet ready for switch to electric cars