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Environment

Environmental reporting still needs improvement

Although there is improvement, environmental reporting within annual reports is still sparse, according to a report by Trucost, for the Environment Agency, which updated research from 2004.

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Prince of Wales launches sustainability project

The Prince of Wales has launched an initiative designed to help companies more effectively gauge the environmental and social impacts of their actions. More >>

UK firms fined for emissions trading scheme breaches

Mars (trading as Masterfoods) is one of four UK companies to be fined by the Environment Agency for failing to account for their carbon emissions under the first year of the EU emissions trading scheme. Mars was penalised £52,500 for failing to surrender 2005 allowance notices by the deadline. More >>

Business group criticises air passenger duty rise

Gordon Brown used his presumably last pre-budget report as chancellor of the exchequer to announce an increase in all rates of air passenger duty from 1 February.

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Briefs .....

UK companies including, BSkyB, The Carphone Warehouse and Tesco, formed a partnership last month to work together to reduce their own impact on climate change and to help individuals to cut their carbon dioxide emissions.

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