KEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, has installed 39,000 solar panels on the rooftops of its UK stores as part of its goal to derive all of its energy from renewable sources.
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Simple swaps to green your cooking
August 16th, 2011 |
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So, time to look at how making changes in food buying choices can also help us to live more environmentally. We discovered that just a few swaps add up to a big positive over the long-term, so read on to find out how you can make your eating eco-friendlier.
Peterborough Dobbies to get Solar Powered Car Charging Port
July 31st, 2011 |
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The £8m Dobbies Garden Centre being built in Hampton, Peterborough, creating 120 jobs at the 50,000 sq ft site which is set to open next month has plans for a solar powered car port to charge electric vehicles. The Garden Centre will be one of the first in the country to install solar power technology, offering customers the chance to charge up electric vehicles as they browse the aisles. The move is part of the Edinburgh-based firm’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and hopes to inspire its customers to do the same.
M&S Plan A to focus on marine conservation hits first 3 month milestone.
July 24th, 2011 |
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Now in its third month, leading grocer Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) new initiative to educate the company’s customers about the conservation of British beaches and UK marine wildlife is beginning to take shape.
London schools begin to sell home-grown produce in Waitrose stores
July 24th, 2011 |
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London schools sell home-grown produce in Waitrose stores
Increasing workplace efficiency and cutting carbon emissions
July 24th, 2011 |
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Increasing workplace efficiency and cutting carbon emissions
Shell Springboard Award offers £40,000 Innovation incentives.
July 24th, 2011 |
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Shell Springboard Award offers £40,000 Innovation incentives.
ECO Plastics secures almost £20m to fund expansion
July 24th, 2011 |
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ECO Plastics secures almost £20m to fund expansion
TUI travel group reveals green savings in sustainability report
July 24th, 2011 |
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Removing nearly nine tonnes of excess weight from aircraft and cutting over 300 million pages from brochures are just two of the green achievements Thomson and First Choice highlighted today with the release of TUI Travel PLC’s 2010 Sustainable Development Report.
