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CHINA WATCH Every company wants to broadcast its efforts to save the environment, and China’s Lenovo is also bursting to build its green image. Chen Zhaopeng, Lenovo’s CEO of the Greater China Region revealed to sina tech, that Lenovo is implementing an eco project and will make it
Nothing more to say, just check out the number plate. (Thanks to Coolpl8z.com for the pic, via AutoblogGreen)
A new report from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reckons that biofuels may “offer a cure that is worse than the disease they seek to heal”. Reuters sums it up as follows: “The current push to expand the use of biofuels is creating unsustainable tensions that will
Businesses are steadily waking up to the fact that they’ve got a major drag on their bottom line right under their noses: the corporate data centre. The drag comes in the form of the massive energy bills these things incur–even ignoring environmental issues. What’s heartening though, is
Most mainland Europeans will laugh at the notion of this being a new concept, but the good news is that reusable bags are growing in popularity. And it’s good news not just for the environment, but also for retailers–they save money and can claim green kudos. The US,
There’s been a surge of media interest in all things green over the past year, as we’re sure you’ve noticed. In fact, we’re you’d have to live in a cave in Afghanistan to avoid missing the level of interest. Greenbang makes a habit of checking
Theolia has agreed with EDF Group to acquire part of a Moroccan wind farm. Theolia is a European producer of renewable energies and operates in France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Eastern Europe as well as India and Brazil. Based in Tétouan, in the North of Morocco, CED owns the biggest wind
Greenbang’s gotta brand new (hybrid) combine harvester, and he’ll give you the (recyled) key. Ooh aaagh. Organic farmer Malcolm Breckons and his wife Barbara are building a sustainabale farmhouse and working farm at Bellingham, Northumberland (that’s in north England). It might be “carbon neutral” but Greenbang wants
This seems a bit high to Greenbang, but if it’s true it’s not unwelcome. On average, UK businesses are spending £2 million per annum on ECR (environmental and corporate responsibility) initiatives, according to a report published by business and financial advisers, Grant Thornton. The survey of 200 large
There are some serious business opportunities here: F&C is expanding its sustainable investment product range with the launch of a new fund investing in companies that provide the technologies and systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and those that will help society address the reality of climate change.
Not content with living in a beautiful country with no crime, no unemployment and trains that you can set your watch to — oh, and more chocolate per capita than anywhere on the planet — the Swiss are now showing us how to turn eco-sensibilities into a tourist attraction. St. Moritz, a
