Environment & Business News
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UK green corporate spending forecast to grow rapidly - 
UK sustainable business spending is set to grow twenty times faster than economic growth in 2012 and will be responsible for driving green growth, it has been claimed.
Coca-Cola on track to become 'water neutral' by 2020 - 
Drinks giant Coca-Cola has unveiled how it will continue to hit "stringent" targets to reduce water usage in its first digital Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Businesses urged to reduce water usage - 
Water flows have improved in the UK's rivers as a result of tighter rules on abstraction for businesses, water companies and agriculture, but there is still a way to go says the Environment Agency (EA).
Ford reveals major investment in water reduction - 
Car manufacturing giant Ford has revealed that it has invested Euro2.3m in its five-year water reduction strategy.
Businesses thrash-out sustainability challenges - 
Sustainability leaders from a range of UK brands gathered in London yesterday (January 24) to thrash-out solutions to sustainability challenges, arguing that collaboration between businesses has a crucial part to play in improving sustainability.
Water minister vows to tackle bad debt in the water industry - 
Water minister Richard Benyon has launched a consultation in a bid to tackle bad debt in the water industry, which cost water suppliers more than £1.6bn last year.
Facebook to harness hydropower - 
Social media giant Facebook has today announced it is to build a new data centre in Sweden, a location it picked because of the climate and its access to hydro-electric power.
Coca-Cola Enterprises nears zero waste manufacture - 
Coca-Cola Enterprises is on the verge of achieving zero waste across all of its European manufacturing facilities, according to its latest sustainability report.
Moynalty awarded Ireland's best kept town - 
Moynalty in County Meath has been recognised as Ireland's Best Kept Town for 2011. The results of the annual competition were announced at an award ceremony in Dublin yesterday (21 June).
Euro 55 million for sustainable travel in Ireland - 
The Department of Transport in Ireland has announced that Euro 55 million will be spent on 34 sustainable transport projects.
Dublin gears up for Bike Week - 
A week of cycling related activities gets underway in Dublin as part of Ireland's National Bike Week.
PepsiCo crisp factory wins green building certificate - 
PepsiCo has had its 27th facilitity awarded LEED certification by the US Green Building Council.
2°C Challenge Communique published today - 
The 2°C Challenge Communique, calling on governments around the world to take action to "secure a low carbon-emission economy that is more resilient, more efficient and less vulnerable to global shock" was published this morning.
Human Rights Council pledges to improve water supply protection - 
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UN) has passed three resolutions that cover water, climate change and toxic waste issues at its 18th session in Geneva and is calling on its member states to take action.
Proctor & Gamble targets huge reduction in manufacturing waste - 
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced its intention to reduce manufacturing waste to less than 0.5% of total waste to landfill and cut consumer use packaging by 20%, by 2020.
Green energy project in India gains funding - 
A pioneering low carbon development project has launched in India after being backed with UK funding.
Water use overlooked in energy crop impact work - 
Water use has been ignored when the environmental impacts of bioenergy crops have been researched, according to new research.
Eating lamb worst for environment - 
US environmental lobby group, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), has released a study measuring the environmental impact of meat and dairy products.
Technology Driving Al Shumaisi WWT Scheme - 
As Saudi Arabia's Al Shumaisi wastewater treatment plant takes shape advanced technology is very much driving the scheme, so report lead contractor ACWA Emirates.
ABB installs UK's first privately-owned DC rapid-charging station - 
Transport Minister Norman Baker opens electric-vehicle rapid charger at Midlands printing company RCS
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