UN: global crime conflicts with sustainable development
The UN Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) has said it believes that tackling illegal activities around the world is paramount in helping to unlock investment and sustainable progress in developing countries. UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov, speaking at the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna,...
Introducing: The Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility 2013
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility 2013. In these pages, we outline why CSR, responsible business, sustainability – whatever you wish to call it – cannot simply be an obligatory side-project that comes to the fore every 12 months in the form of a glossy report. This isn’t corporate...
Poll: two-thirds of British children are concerned about climate change
Children in Britain are worried about the impact of climate change on both themselves and children living in developing countries, according to a poll by UNICEF. Almost 75% of young people aged 11-16 said they were worried about how the consequences of global warming will change the world. Meanwhile,...
Funeral underway in London for Lady Thatcher
Lady Thatcher’s funeral procession has begun in London. The former prime minister died on April 8 aged 87. Thatcher was a deeply divisive leader, but she was certainly a leader. In 1988, she told the Royal Society, “Stable prosperity can be achieved throughout the world provided the environment is...
Responsible Business Week 2013 kicks off
Responsible Business Week, April 15-19, is designed to raise awareness of the depth and breadth of responsible business. Blue & Green Tomorrow looks forward to the week ahead. Speaking at a Business in the Community (BITC) event in 2012, prime minister David Cameron described business as “the most powerful...
Wireless technology and cloud computing are ‘energy monsters’
The technology industry has largely underestimated the surge in power use from cloud and wireless services, according to a study by Melbourne’s Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications (CEET). Researchers from the CEET are among the first to calculate the energy consumption of the multiple components required to power cloud...
Introducing: The Guide to Fair Trade 2013
Welcome to Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Fair Trade 2013. Dutch free speech organisation Loesje once questioned whether it would “not be more logical to label unfair products”. But for now, our focus is on the positive. The guide looks at farmers’ markets and the benefits of buying locally (page 26), and includes...
Climate change scientist killed in London cycling accident
Dr Katharine Giles, whose research used satellites to better understand the changing make-up of polar regions, has died in a cycling accident in London. Giles, 35, who worked at University College London (UCL), was involved in a collision with a tipper truck in Victoria, London, on Monday. She was...
US athletes urge Obama to save winter sports from climate change
Seventy-five Olympic medallists have written a letter to Barack Obama, urging him to help tackle climate change for the sake of winter sports. The appeal to the US president, from snowboarders, skiers and climbers among other sportspeople, refers to a 2012 report that highlights how climate change could affect winter...
The tipple point? Climate change could impact wine production
The suitability for growing wine in traditional regions could decrease because of the impacts of climate change, a study has revealed. Could this be a tipping point, or ‘tipple point’? The expected rise in temperatures might negatively affect areas that currently dominate the wine market, such as France, Italy, California,...
Survey shows UK firms are getting complacent with supplier risks
Forty-eight per cent of British firms are failing to check their suppliers for compliance with the UK Bribery Act, according to new research by Ernst & Young. The study, by Ernst & Young’s fraud investigation and dispute services team, reveals that almost half (48%) of polled procurement managers and directors...
Baroness Thatcher dies: an Iron Lady, definitely; a Green Lady, maybe
Margaret Thatcher, who died yesterday aged 87, was a deeply divisive leader, but she was certainly a leader. One area of that leadership was in climate change. In 1988, she told the Royal Society, “Stable prosperity can be achieved throughout the world provided the environment is nurtured and safeguarded.”...
North Korea nuclear attack ‘not imminent’ says the South
South Korean authorities have said that they haven’t detected any suspicious activities at the Punggye-ri site where it was thought the North was running nuclear tests. Tension remains high in the Korean peninsula, and between North Korea and the UN. The BBC reports today that South Korean unification minister Ryoo...
Councils are still investing in tobacco while fighting smoking addiction
Councils across the UK are investing millions into the tobacco industry through pension funds, while simultaneously working on public health issues by asking smokers to quit. Health and smoking charity ASH picked out three local authorities – Sutton, Croydon and Merton – for scrutiny because of their links to...
Grand National punters can also bet on climate change… but probably shouldn’t
This afternoon, the horse racing calendar’s most popular event, the Grand National, takes places at Aintree. While millions use it as an opportunity to have their annual flutter, the event has received criticism from campaigners over animal welfare. Since 2000, 11 horses have died after either falling at a...
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