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Opinion

Cutting carbon in the value chain

Dominic Burbidge at the Carbon Trust Advisory looks at the financial imperatives of cutting carbon in the value chain

24 Jan 2012

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Feature

Cost benefits of energy management

Energy management is critical for a sustainable balance sheet. But making it a CSR project is the wrong approach, says Martin Blake

10 Oct 2011

Feature

Cleaning up their act

Carbon accounting is still full of flaws, but mandatory reporting is now on the horizon, writes Elisabeth Jeffries

23 Aug 2011

Analysis

Budget offers hope for green business

Whether intended or not, policies in the Budget will benefit green companies

15 Apr 2011

Analysis

Businesses unaware of sustainability fraud risk

Green fraud is not just an issue for companies with carbon obligations

24 Mar 2011

News

Companies failing on carbon reporting

Only a handful of companies meet the requirements for reporting carbon output

08 Nov 2010

Analysis

Stakeholder pressure will change business attitudes to carbon

Carbon Disclosure Project COO issues warning to FDs

25 Oct 2010

Analysis

Copenhagen: emissions standard mooted

A delegation from the Big Four accountancy firms called for the creation of a single, global reporting standard for carbon emissions at December’s Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.

20 Dec 2009

Analysis

Mixed message hampers sustainability drive

Businesses are crying out for clear implementation guidance as they try to juggle finance, survival and climate change.

25 Aug 2009

Feature

Money to burn: carbon trading and a profit-making opportunity

If FDs look beyond compliance they will see that carbon trading can bring tidy profits. They should take responsibility away from the health and safety gang.

25 Aug 2009

Analysis

Hybrid scheme key to low-carbon economy

A more politically acceptable carbon tax and trading scheme will help the UK reach its carbon emissions target.

25 May 2009

Analysis

Green technology isn't delivering

Environmental technologies have yet to prove their financial worth, despite providers’ marketing gloss

16 Apr 2009

Analysis

British companies welcome umbrella standard – ISO14001

ISO14001 applications set to increase as companies seek shelter from a deluge of UK environmental laws.

23 Feb 2009

Analysis

FDs to whip green IT into shape

FDs need to empower the IT department to help reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

26 Jan 2009

Analysis

Fuel price rise hits shares

Carbon efficiency study highlights a direct correlation between fuel price volatility and share price fluctuations.

26 Jan 2009

Analysis

Car emission cap delayed to 2015

Finance directors hoping to upgrade their fleets to low-emission vehicles could find their choice limited for longer than expected, following a European Parliament vote to delay planned emission caps on new cars by three years

26 Jan 2009

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Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows

Latest Analysis

Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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