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How green is the new ‘green’ budget?
© Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved How green is the new `green' budget? How green is the new `green' budget? The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, delivered his first Budget speech on Wednesday 12 March. It was promised to be the `greenest' budget yet, imposing new pollution restrictions and boosting energy-efficiency. A n...
News analysis | 17 Mar 2008
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The driving force behind modern business travel?
The spike in fuel prices that peaked last year has concentrated every fleet manager’s mind: “How can I reduce the cost of travel?” The economic downturn, allied to growing environmental pressures, means every business is slashing expenditure where it can, which means looking at alternative means of business travel. Company cars remain the top choice for travel, but some fleets have started ...
News | 25 Feb 2009
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Employees want to work for a 'green' business
...doing - whether in its annual report or on its website. That way, potential employees and customers can see the difference the company is making. "It's also in a company's best interest to adopt simple energy-efficiency measures, as it could save them up to 10% on energy bills. “Our research shows that one in four workers don't switch off the lights in a room that is not being used, but nearly all say they do when they're at home. "Simply encouraging employees to bring their good energy habits into the workplace, businesses could reduce lighting bills by around 19% a year, not to mentio...
News | 10 Apr 2006
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Approach to climate change causing uncertainty
A new report by the Environmental Audit Committee welcomes the Government's decision to set the fourth carbon budget – required under the Climate Change Act - at the level recommended by the independent Committee on Climate Change. However, it also questions the Government's decision to announce a review of this budget in 2014 in response to fears that it could be bad for business. The MPs warn that the prospect of a review could weaken investor confidence in low-carbon industries as it creates uncertainty about the future traje...
News | 11 Oct 2011
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Employers continue to invest in training, despite recession
...IoD), reveals that despite the recession, training has been maintained or even increased in eight out of ten organisations over the last six months.Nearly nine out of ten directors said that their business planned at least to maintain investment in training over the next six months too. The survey shows that rather than slashing training in an attempt to cut costs, the majority of employers are more likely to cut other expenditure first. Investment in training has actually held up best of all under the recessionary pressures of recent months, with the biggest casualty having been business investm...
News | 30 Jun 2009
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Businesses prepared to pay more for energy efficient premises
...vironmental consideration for businesses when reviewing their future accommodation requirements. Sixty four per cent said that energy efficiency would be “very important” when looking for a property in the next five years. Another 91% were concerned at the possibility of rising energy prices. However, there is a limit to how much businesses are prepared to pay. Fifty eight per cent of respondents said they would pay “marginally” more and 18% said they would pay “moderately” more. None of the businesses polled said they were prepared to pay “significantly” more to achieve an envi...
News | 20 Jul 2006
