Big ideas

30 Nov 2009
Topics: Innovation, Nanotechnology, Biometrics, Knowledge management, Risk management, BS 31100, Carbon footprint, PAS 2050, Regen medicine, Kitemark®

The World Wide Web. The iPhone. Electric cars. Turning ideas - both big and small - into successful real world products and services has brought huge economic and social rewards. John Coutts reports on the ongoing importance of innovation.

The carbon calculation

21 Oct 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market, PAS 2050

Professor Michael Grubb, chief economist of the Carbon Trust, on the economic and policy implications of climate change, and the work that still needs to be done if we are to successfully migrate to a low carbon economy. Interview by Oliver Cann.

A clear case for carbon neutrality

30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, CSR, GHG, Sustainability, CFV, PAS 2050

"Carbon neutral" sounds good on paper, but what does it really mean? Organizations are making claims about carbon neutrality for everything from products to travel, events, projects and buildings. The problem is that no one quite agrees what "carbon neutral" means or how far it extends.

Sustainability: more than "green"

30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, Emissions trading, GHG, PAS 2050, CSR, Ethical trading, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, PAS 2020, SA8000, Social responsibility, Sustainability, Social accountability, CFV

Sustainable development means taking into account the social, economic and environmental impacts of business activities, not only for the present but also for future generations.