Monthly Archives: October 2011

An annual survey shows that only 4 per cent of respondents believe their company is cutting travel for CSR reasons.

“Everybody is looking for more for less right now, and that is what sustainability is all about,” Mike Peasland, CEO, Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK.

“It pays to keep a close eye on suppliers’ and customers’ payment performance,”
said Jason Mills, Experian UK & Ireland.

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) have joined forces in a programme designed to boost sustainable cocoa production in West Africa.

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) have joined forces in a programme designed to boost sustainable cocoa production in West Africa.

Baotou, which controls about 40% of rare earth production in China, has announced that it is shutting down its smelting and separation operations for a month starting today in order to try and stimulate the market according to reports on Reuters.

Baotou, which controls about 40% of rare earth production in China, has announced that it is shutting down its smelting and separation operations for a month starting today in order to try and stimulate the market according to reports on Reuters.

For car roof-top box manufacturer Thule, April 2011’s sales of the company’s iconic product amounted to the business’s second-best month ever. The best-ever month? July 2008, just as the British economy was sliding into what turned out to be the deepes…

For car roof-top box manufacturer Thule, April 2011’s sales of the company’s iconic product amounted to the business’s second-best month ever. The best-ever month? July 2008, just as the British economy was sliding into what turned out to be the deepes…

Kraft Foods has unveiled a five-year programme designed to improve the sustainability of its cocoa supply chain.