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July 16, 2008
UK jobless level increases again
Unemployment in the UK rose by 12,000 to 1.62 million in the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
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April 18, 2008
Inquiry into business CO2 output
MPs are investigating how best to lower the carbon footprint of Britain's offices, shops and factories.
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March 17, 2008
Budget described as 'a virtual non-event, fiscally'
Despite Alistair Darling’s first Budget statement being described in the financial press as "a virtual non-event, fiscally," some of the environmental measures were acknowledged as noteworthy, particularly in the case of taxes on cars.
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February 21, 2008
British Gas profits jump to £571m
Energy supplier British Gas has reported annual profits of £571m at its residential arm, up from £95m in 2006.
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December 10, 2007
Drivers counting the cost as bills soar
Motoring costs have shot up by as much as 28 per cent in the past five years. But the pence-per-mile rate drivers, which can claim for using their own private cars for business, has stayed exactly the same.
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December 4, 2007
Staff appraisals 'waste of time'
Many workers regard annual appraisals as a waste of time, research from Investors in People has suggested.
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November 28, 2007
UK firms 'optimistic on economy'
UK businesses are optimistic about the outlook for the British economy, despite negative global pressures, a report by BDO Stoy Hayward has found.
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October 10, 2007
Aviation tax switches to planes
Air taxes will be switched from individual passengers to airline flights to encourage more efficient use of planes.
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October 2, 2007
Common Commencement Date regulations take effect
A range of new legislation affecting small businesses was introduced on the 1 October Common Commencement Date, including increases in statutory holiday entitlement and the national minimum wage, as well as elements of the Companies Act (2006).
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September 9, 2007
Campaign to Protect Rural England concerned over Redwood's plans
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has expressed concern with regard to John Redwood’s recently published Economic Competitiveness Policy Review, calling it "confused and contradictory" and "at its worst, a recipe for environmental degradation".
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September 3, 2007
Manufacturers 'see strong growth'
UK manufacturers have recorded their best performance for more than 10 years, the EEF has said.
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August 19, 2007
Corporate carbon reporting needs 'considerable' improvement
Businesses have to considerably improve on reporting what impact their operations and products have on climate change, reveals a UK report published last week by British Accountancy firm ACCA and the FTSE Group.
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August 3, 2007
Friday feeling costs firms £50m
British businesses are losing more than £50m a year because of employees skipping off work on Friday afternoons.
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July 13, 2007
Business leaders urged to take environment lead
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon told a summit of global business leaders in Geneva this month power cannot be separated from responsibility.
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July 6, 2007
Industry grows unexpectedly fast
Industrial production and manufacturing output both grew faster than analysts expected in May, official figures show.
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June 16, 2007
Banks at risk from environmentally unfriendly companies
Financial institutions put their reputations at risk if they invest in companies which have a negative impact on the environment, according to a new report.
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May 14, 2007
Bank to spend $50bn to tackle climate change
America's biggest bank, Citigroup, has announced it will spend $50bn over the next ten years to reduce its own carbon emissions and encourage the development of clean technologies.
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May 11, 2007
Campaigners launch complaint against oil advert
Friends of the Earth has filed complaints to advertising standards authorities in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium claiming an advert publicising oil company Shell's green credentials is misleading.
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May 1, 2007
Businesses to make climate pledge
More than 1,200 business leaders from across the UK are expected to promise to take action to cut their companies' carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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March 28, 2007
Businesses reminded about changes to maternity laws
Business adviser, Croner Consulting, is urging employers to review their HR policies, ahead of the upcoming extension to maternity leave and pay.
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March 21, 2007
SBS reassures small firms on business support changes
The Small Business Service (SBS) has reassured small firms in England that the 1 April switch from local to regional Business Links will have minimal impact on the support they receive.
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February 22, 2007
Car company collapse hits science
UK science has become an unexpected victim of the Rover collapse as funds used to soften the impact of the failure were clawed back from research.
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TNT aims to deliver environmental benefits
TNT Post, the mail delivery branch of logistics giant TNT, has published its CRS programme for 2007.
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January 18, 2007
Business groups criticise plans to extend holiday entitlement
Business groups have criticised Government plans to increase statutory minimum holiday entitlement for full-time workers from 20 to 28 days.
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Employers failing to pay national minimum wage face stiffer penalties
From 1 February, employers who have been paying their staff less than the national minimum wage will have to pay arrears within seven days or face prosecution and new fines.
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November 27, 2006
CBI attacks Britain's tax regime
An expensive and complex corporate tax regime is hitting the UK's reputation as an attractive business location, according to a CBI survey.
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November 14, 2006
Profit surge for Scottish Power
Scottish Power, the energy firm which is currently a potential bid target for Spanish firm Iberdrola, has reported a 77% jump in its half-year profits.
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October 10, 2006
Employment regulations cost firms £37 billion
Despite Government pledges to reduce red tape, employment laws introduced since 1998 have cost UK businesses a total of £37 billion, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), writes Tom Whitney.
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August 23, 2006
Middle East hosts CSR bazaar
An event set to take place in Dubai next month will give speakers the chance to compete for listeners as they all give brief presentations on CSR from their stalls.
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August 7, 2006
Eden Project's regeneration work
Since it opened in 2001, Cornwall's Eden Project has established itself as one of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK.
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July 10, 2006
More effort needed to help SMEs buy green goods
The London Assembly's environment committee has published a report claiming smaller businesses are being all but ignored in the drive to promote the use of recycled products.
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June 13, 2006
Surprise dip in UK manufacturing
The UK's manufacturing sector has seen its worst fall in output for more than six months, official figures show.
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May 16, 2006
Know your suppliers' environmental impact
Tracking the environmental performance of organisations in your supply chain can be as an important as monitoring your own - but is often far more difficult.
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May 15, 2006
Optimism for manufacturing sector
Prospects for Scottish manufacturers are improving, according to an economic survey by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Sickness leave levels 'dropping'
Working days lost through sickness absence are at their lowest level in 20 years, a CBI report suggests.
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May 3, 2006
Japanese giants lead the CSR pack
An analysis of the corporate and social policies of leaders of the electronics and semiconductor industries has placed Japanese firms in the top two slots, followed by companies from the USA and Europe.
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April 20, 2006
Peugeot staff 'have good future'
The 2,300 workers at the doomed Peugeot plant have got good long term prospects despite facing redundancy within a year, it is claimed.
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April 18, 2006
2,300 jobs go as car plant closes
Peugeot is to close its plant at Ryton near Coventry with the loss of 2,300 jobs, it has been announced.
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April 13, 2006
UK economy 'shows improvements'
Investment in plant and machinery has picked up, the BCC says
The UK's manufacturing and service sectors are showing signs of recovery but the upturn remains fragile, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
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April 6, 2006
Surprise fall in UK manufacturing
UK manufacturing output fell by 0.2% in February as production by chemical firms slipped, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.
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April 4, 2006
Employment law is too complex, says FSB
Small businesses are finding it very difficult to cope with increasing amounts of employment legislation, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The trade group says calls to its free legal helpline on employment issues grew by 30 per cent last year.
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March 15, 2006
Green business taskforce holds inaugural meeting
Members of a new taskforce set up to help the business community move towards a sustainable future met for the first time this week.
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March 14, 2006
CSR 'best as voluntary activity' - Minister
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said attempts by Government to enforce corporate social responsibility would undermine its value.
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BCSD UK participates in new UK taskforce formed to help companies move to greener practices
The WBCSD's regional partner BCSD-UK has joined a new business taskforce that has been brought together to identify ways in which companies can move to more sustainable consumption and production practices.
March 13, 2006
China and India will shape the future of CSR
The decisions made by the world's up-and-coming economies will shape the future of ethical business, according to a leading academic.
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China and India will shape the future of CSR
The decisions made by the world's up-and-coming economies will shape the future of ethical business, according to a leading academic.
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February 19, 2006
NHS to embrace CSR
The NHS is to become a better corporate citizen by looking at the ways it procures goods and services, manages its waste and runs its buildings.
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London business learns how to be greener
The business community in London is receiving advice from City Hall on how it can reduce its impact on the environment without damaging its financial clout.
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February 7, 2006
Challenges facing Britain's oil giant
When Britain's biggest company reports its annual profits, the markets generally sit up and listen.
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February 6, 2006
Chancellor changes tune on environmental reporting
The Operating and Financial Review (OFR) is back on the agenda just weeks after Gordon Brown scrapped it as unnecessary 'gold plating' on already-planned corporate legislation.
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January 30, 2006
Scrapping OFR was not death knell for environmental reporting - Defra
Defra and the Dti have gone on a PR offensive this week to try to convince a dubious business world that scrapping the OFR did not mean that Government had stopped caring about companies reporting on environmental performance.
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January 27, 2006
British businesses leads global eco pack
The companies pitched as the world's 100 most sustainable were revealed in Davos today.
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January 20, 2006
Hybrids get bigger break in the States
A financial carrot is being dangled in front of those considering snapping up a hybrid vehicle in the USA with the fuel efficient cars set to earn their owners a welcome tax break of over $3,000 in the USA.
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January 13, 2006
Government slammed for failure to control British business overseas
A trio of internationally respected charities have joined forces to question the Government's record on regulated home-grown businesses beyond Britain's borders.
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December 16, 2005
Free trade wrecks environment and communities - report
A free market economy might be what makes the world go round, but it must also shoulder its share of blame for trashing it, according to a report published this week.
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Gordon Brown could face legal challenge over scrapping of OFR
Gordon Brown could face legal action after a disappointed campaign group launched a last-ditch bid to save the abandoned Operating Financial Review (OFR).
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December 2, 2005
Defra cuts red tape by reducing regulation
In an attempt to show it has taken on board criticisms of excessive Whitehall bureaucracy the Government is planning to simplify regulations affecting the environmental sector.
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Brown condemned as 'cavalier' for dropping OFR bombshell
Gordon Brown has added to the growing rift between environmentalists and New Labour by ditching plans which would force companies to report actions that might impact on communities and the environment.
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November 28, 2005
Spend more on transport, says CBI
The CBI has called on the government to spend an extra £1bn on transport over the next two years, claiming delays are hitting output and stressing-out staff.
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November 24, 2005
EA tells entrepreneurs environment good for enterprise
Small business can gain economically as well by raising their awareness of environmental issues, according to the Environment Agency.
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November 9, 2005
Kyoto to 'reduce Europe's growth'
Meeting Kyoto Protocol targets on greenhouse gas emissions will reduce European economic growth significantly.
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August 17, 2005
Environmental Reporting: The need for open transparency in environmental reporting
Following well publicised scandals in the corporate world, such as Enron and Parmalat, there have been calls for greater and more transparent reporting. Increasingly pressing environmental issues, such as the issue of climate change recently discussed at the G8 Summit, are driving more transparent reporting.
August 16, 2005
City traders facing up to climate change
The winner-takes-all world of stock markets and financial trading is not one you usually associate with attempts to save the planet.
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August 2, 2005
UK workers 'are morning people'
Workers are at their most productive early in the morning rather than late in the afternoon, a survey suggests.
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August 1, 2005
New group calls for lobbying transparency in EU
A new civil society coalition has formed to call for mandatory disclosure and ethic rules for EU lobbyists.
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July 20, 2005
Green goals are big business
Businesses driven by social or environmental goals rather than profit are making some £18 billion in the UK every year and employ almost 800,000 people.
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July 14, 2005
Water firms missing leak targets
Two water providers in England have failed to meet official targets to cut leaks, amid warnings Britons could face more water shortages this summer.
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June 29, 2005
City firms call for better skills
School-leavers with good exam grades still lack essential skills such as letter-writing and being able to do basic sums, City employers say.
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West Midlands gets boost from overseas jobs
Investment from overseas led to the creation of 4,083 jobs in the West Midlands region, according to figures released today by the government.
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May 16, 2005
Firms expect workforces to fall
Nearly half of British employers expect to reduce the size of their workforce in the next year, says a survey.
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May 11, 2005
Euro-MPs back tighter work hours
The European Parliament has voted to scrap an opt-out rule limiting the working week in the EU to an average of 48 hours.
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April 25, 2005
Blair 'to debate nuclear power'
A re-elected Labour government would put nuclear power back on the agenda in an effort to meet targets on climate change, government sources have said.
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April 22, 2005
UK's economic growth in slowdown
The rate of UK economic growth slowed during the first three months of the year, official statistics show.
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April 21, 2005
Rail retraining for Rover workers
Nearly 200 of the 5,000 employees being made redundant by MG Rover could be offered jobs working on the railways.
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April 20, 2005
Chamber ready to help Rover victims
Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce is to host a special help session for companies affected by the demise of MG Rover.
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EU offers MG Rover training funds
The EU has said the UK government can "re-allocate" up to 100m euros (£68m) of regional aid funds towards helping workers who lost jobs at MG Rover.
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April 19, 2005
EU seizes on Washington report to press US on climate change
European officials made another attempt to put the US under pressure on climate change yesterday, as a delegation from the European Union met senior officials in Washington to discuss co-operation on environmental issues.
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April 18, 2005
EU pollution deaths cost billions
The European Union could save up to 161 billion euros a year by reducing deaths caused by air pollution, the World Health Organization has said.
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April 15, 2005
Practical legal advice for MG Rover Component Suppliers
Practical legal advice for MG Rover Component Suppliers - Chamber of Commerce HQ, Harborne Road - 5.30pm Friday 15th April.
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Business faces 'worrying' outlook
UK manufacturing and services industries have suffered a decline in sales and confidence, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said.
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April 14, 2005
Rover suppliers receive payouts
The task force set up to help suppliers of MG Rover, the car company which is in administration, has made its first payouts to suppliers.
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April 8, 2005
Flood risk must be addressed
Several London boroughs are unaware that they are at risk from serious flooding and defences could easily be breached, according to environmental experts.
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April 7, 2005
Stress and depression top benefit claims
Stress and depression have overtaken back pain as Britain's top claims for incapacity benefit, according to new figures.
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March 16, 2005
Economy 'needs healthy climate'
The UK Chancellor has urged countries to work together for a healthier climate to ensure economic prosperity.
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February 15, 2005
Workers' skills 'frustrate' firms
The number of firms finding it hard to recruit skilled workers has risen by 50% in a decade, figures suggest.
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February 9, 2005
Manufacturing recovery 'slowing'
UK manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in one-and-a-half years in January, according to a survey.
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New manufacturing job cuts feared
UK manufacturing companies fear another 26,000 jobs could be lost in the next three months, a survey found.
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February 8, 2005
Call to save manufacturing jobs
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling on the government to stem job losses in manufacturing firms by reviewing the help it gives companies.
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February 3, 2005
Where now for the oil industry?
Judging by recent results from energy giants, oil really can be called black gold again.
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January 26, 2005
Watch out for bogus health and safety invoices
Safety chiefs are warning businesses about a scam in which bosses are charged hundreds of pounds from a bogus health and safety organisation.
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January 14, 2005
Corporate Manslaughter Bill delayed
The Home Office recently confirmed to campaign group the Centre for Corporate Accountability that the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill would be delayed.
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December 15, 2004
UK to keep foreign nuclear waste
The Government has decided to bury Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Swiss and Swedish nuclear waste in Britain as a money-making venture to help pay for the UK's own unresolved nuclear waste problems.
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December 6, 2004
HSBC bank to go carbon neutral
HSBC is the first big bank to commit to going carbon neutral as it seeks to reduce its environmental impact.
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December 3, 2004
Business reporting rules branded weak and watered down
Updated rules designed to improve the way that businesses report on their activities have been criticised as being "watered down" by environmental campaigners.
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November 22, 2004
Campaign to cut UK energy bills
UK consumers could save £1bn a year on energy bills by switching supplier and installing better efficiency measures, the government has estimated.
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November 15, 2004
Environmentally aware funds perform better finds study
Good environmental governance is the key to better financial returns, research published this week suggests.
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October 29, 2004
DIY store levies bag 'tax'
Shoppers are to be charged extra for using plastic bags for the first time in the UK in a pilot scheme designed to protect the environment by discouraging consumers from using them.
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October 27, 2004
Green taxes 'would hit poor most'
Poor families would be hardest hit by "green" taxes designed to protect the environment, research suggests.
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October 21, 2004
Offshore wind power could mean tens of thousands of new jobs
The development of offshore wind power in could create up to 76,000 jobs in the UK, according to a new report.
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October 14, 2004
BT gets behind renewable energy
British Telecom has announced a three-year plan to get all of its energy needs from renewable sources - the biggest such project in the world.
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September 16, 2004
Environmental laws cause Coca-Cola earnings to dip
The Coca-Cola organisation yesterday blamed, in part, new recycling laws as it issued a profit warning.
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September 9, 2004
Company fined over death plunge
The UK's largest container port operator has been fined £250,000 over the death of a worker who plunged nearly 120ft to his death from a crane.
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September 6, 2004
Pregnant workers 'get raw deal'
More than 1,000 women take legal action every year claiming they were sacked simply for being pregnant, figures show.
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MP backs plans for 'super region'
A Coventry councillor has urged the East and West Midlands to unite in order to reduce the impact of a thriving Milton Keynes.
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August 26, 2004
Leamington company fined £2,500 after employee injury
Leamington building firm Clulee has been fined £2,500 after one of its workers fell from a roof.
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August 13, 2004
Green taxes could cripple firms
Green taxes should be rethought for fear of inhibiting the UK's competitiveness, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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August 9, 2004
Region hit as manufacture slows
Manufacturing output in the West Midlands has slowed, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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August 5, 2004
Water prices set to rise
Water bills in England and Wales should rise by an average 13% over the next five years - less than half what the industry wanted, Oftwat announced today.
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August 2, 2004
Water rises to 'hit small firms'
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has told Oftwat that small businesses should not be hit by excessive water bills.
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July 29, 2004
British Energy rapped for environmental breaches
British Energy, the country's biggest operator of nuclear power stations, breached environmental regulations 21 times during 2003 and has been told that its failures are "unacceptable".
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July 27, 2004
Increase in pollution fines
Eleven company directors were personally fined up to £20,000 for pollution incidents last year, about four times as many as five years ago, according to Government figures.
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July 22, 2004
States file suit to cut CO2 levels
Eight US states and New York City filed a landmark lawsuit yesterday against five big US power companies, demanding cuts in carbon dioxide emissions and opening a new legal frontier in the fight against global warming.
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July 16, 2004
European Commission taking legal action against Britain
The European Commission is taking legal action against Britain, Portugal and Italy for breaching EU environmental laws, the bloc's executive has said.
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Museum has flush of inspiration
London's Science Museum could use its toilets to help power its building and cut electricity bills.
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July 15, 2004
Shortfall in FTSE environmental disclosures
Less than a quarter of FTSE All-Share companies make any quantitative environmental disclosures in their annual reports and accounts, despite new industry department regulations calling for this from January 2005.
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July 14, 2004
Green fuels set for breakthrough
Motorists who feel a pang of guilt every time they fill their tanks with pollutant-laden fossil fuels may soon find that they no longer have an excuse for not switching to cleaner alternatives.
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July 13, 2004
Government to increase environmental spending
The Government has increased the environment budget from £3.2 billion this year to £3.5 billion.
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July 5, 2004
Green laws costing UK businesses £4bn a year
The CBI has criticised the Government for its "heavy-handed" enforcement of environmental regulations.
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