The latest news from the world of sustainability, the latest views from the brains behind Best Foot Forward

News archive 2011

December news roundup Newsletter, 19 December 2011

 
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How low can you go: claiming carbon neutrality

Blog by Craig Simmons, Director and Co-Founder, 16 December 2011

These days anything and everything from bottled water to world class events are claiming to be ‘carbon neutral’.

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Answering media requests...with metrics

Blog by Simon Miller, Consultancy Director, 14 December 2011

We are often asked by journalists to provide a quick opinion on a recent development in the environmental sector.

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Consultancy Director Simon Miller quoted in the Grocer

Media, 12 December 2011

Simon Miller is quoted in the Grocer's article 'Bonkers Euro bill to chill our fridges will cost £100m'

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Consultancy aims to wave goodbye to lengthy life-cycle analysis

Media by Business Green, 7 December 2011

A new footprinting service piloted by Tesco and PepsiCo promises to accelerate impact calculations for businesses looking to cut emissions from their supply chain and products. Read the rest of the article on the Business Green website.

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Developing new perspectives on FMCG

Blog by Simon Evitts, Senior Consultant, 6 December 2011

Having worked for PepsiCo in the past, and now working with them again at Best Foot Forward, I'm fortunate to see the business world from a new perspective...Read more.

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Footprinting service scales up to bring down carbon emissions from big business

Media, 6 December 2011

Sustainability consultants Best Foot Forward today launch ‘Product Portfolio Footprinting’...Read more.

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Carbon footprint reporting - one step forward and two steps back

Blog by Craig Simmons, Director and Co-Founder, 30 November 2011

The publication of the UK’s first carbon footprint league table has gone, I think it is fair to say, largely unnoticed. Read more...

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China’s new resource tax could boost sustainable development

Blog by Max Tam, Analyst, 24 November 2011

This month, China rolls out its new reforms for taxing natural resources...Read more.

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Government must provide alternative not just cut solar subsidies

Blog by Sam Matthews, 23 November 2011

Reductions in Feed-In Tariff payments may be sensible, but only alongside serious reinvestment in green technology...Read more.

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