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The Environment Agency has extended the deadline for entries for the 2009 Water Efficiency Awards by a month.
Posted: 31 March 2009 | 08:00
Today is the deadline for our Acorn Awards which, in their 23rd year, continue to celebrate talent and showcase 30 professionals under the age of 30, as they always have.
Posted: 27 February 2009 | 16:18
Gourmet Burger Kitchen owner Clapham House has become the first restaurant group to join Green500, a carbon management scheme backed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
Posted: 17 February 2009 | 16:13
The Cavendish hotel in London is the first to have been awarded a Gold Accreditation by Green Tourism for London by the London Development Agency (LDA).
Posted: 13 February 2009 | 16:06
Belu, the bottled water company that operates on a promise that all profits go to clean water projects, made a loss of more than £600,000 in 2007, newly-published accounts reveal.
Posted: 12 February 2009 | 07:00
Hospitality businesses are running the risk of prosecution and fines for failing to comply with new environmental legislation which is expected to come into force during 2009, experts warned today.
Posted: 04 February 2009 | 14:03
InterContinental Hotels Group hopes to save as much as $200m (£140m) on its energy costs by implementing an online system across its 3,000 hotels.
Posted: 30 January 2009 | 09:00
Budget hotel chain Premier Inn will open what it claims is the “UK’s greenest hotel” in Staffordshire on Monday (December 8).
Posted: 05 December 2008 | 08:30
Finance bosses within hospitality are reluctant to embrace sustainability and invest in corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to a delegate poll at this year's British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA) conference.
Posted: 12 November 2008 | 08:00
Being Green isn't just about putting potato peelings in the right bin and switching off the gas there's also a human element. Otherwise known as corporate social responsibility, it is viewed cynically by some, but here Rosalind Mullen points you towards 25 ways to be more socially responsible
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00
Interested in working towards a greener future, but don't know your CFLs from your biomass heating? To conclude our Green Month, we've asked four leading environmental bodies for some practical short- and long-term ways that hospitality operators can make ecological progress. Rosie Birkett reports
Posted: 23 October 2008 | 00:00
The Sea Fish Industry Authority has questioned a report by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) which warns that using farmed fish does not guarantee sustainability.
Posted: 20 October 2008 | 15:27
Unless you've taken steps to reduce water consumption in your business, you will have noticed a substantial cost increase in recent times. Nic Paton explores how the industry can cut back on the 391 billion litres it uses every year
Posted: 16 October 2008 | 00:00
Fuel bills have rocketed in the past year, and while you could shop around between various suppliers to find the best option, it's frequently a choice between very expensive and even more so. Until recently the industry has been held back from taking greener options by the cost of new equipment, but Katie Puckett finds that the sums add up to taking a different approach now
Posted: 16 October 2008 | 00:00
Energy efficiency is one of the key considerations when sourcing kitchen equipment. Reducing energy use makes business sense, as it saves money, enhances a corporate reputation and helps in the fight against climate change. Here, Ian Bryant, environmental specialist for the Carford Group, gives some practical advice on features to look for when buying kit
Posted: 16 October 2008 | 00:00
Here's your chance to win a multi-functional Electrolux dishwasher that will add
efficiency to your kitchen, helping your green credentials, and the bottom line
Posted: 16 October 2008 | 00:00
A staggering 3.3 million tonnes of food waste from hotels, restaurants and bars goes into landfill sites every year. Janet Harmer looks at how the hospitality industry can reduce that figure in a way that would boost its environmental standing and help the bottom line
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00
First Choice's triple-certified coffee conforms to Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and organic principles, but the flavour has to measure up, too
Posted: 09 October 2008 | 00:00
The recent hefty criticism of Starbucks for allegedly wasting millions of gallons of water through a policy of leaving its taps running, has brought to light beverage-trade issues which the daily press would not have known about.
Posted: 08 October 2008 | 14:27
Green issues are increasingly important for all of us. With growing public concern about climate change, we need to improve the sustainability of the tourism and hospitality industries.
Posted: 02 October 2008 | 13:52
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