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Popular gadgets hit shelves pre-installed with viruses

20th Mar 2008

Some of the hottest new electronic devices are being found to contain factory pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, send spam and perform other nefarious tasks that make the systems easy targets for hackers.

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New Report claims shipping emissions could be double what we thought

21st Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs

A new report to be released is creating a lot of debate in the shipping industry. The report, conducted on behalf of the International Association of Tanker Owners (Intertanko), estimates that emissions from the shipping industry might be as much as double as previously assumed.

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WWF Luxury Brand Research

12th Dec 2007 by Alex Briggs

The WWF has sponsored some interesting research into the Social, Economic and Governance performance of the world’s leading luxury brands.

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Consumers demand green action from UK’s top brands

9th Nov 2007 by Alex Briggs

The °Climate Group has launched findings of the UK’s first ever Climate Brand Index which tracks year-on-year consumer perceptions of how brands are performing on climate change.

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Climate Change Action Who and How

27th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

Only through clear strategies that are informative and transparent to both business and consumers, backed by full government support and pressure, communicated by all types of media can there be a concerted global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses having systems to measure data in place that are credible and verifiable will lead to the consumer trust that will change their buying habits.

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The Difficulty in Measuring Carbon Footprints

11th Sep 2007 by Alex Briggs

A recent Social Funds article analyses the different methods being used to evaluate a company’s carbon footprint. Socialfunds.com is a personal finance site devoted to socially responsible investing.

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Supply Chain Assurance Podcast, Episode 1

10th Sep 2007

Series of interviews with key Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) experts on supply chain issues and opportunities for businesses today.

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Materiality Report

9th Nov 2006

Materiality Report Today’s non financial reporting models are broken. The problem isn’t that CSR reports are ‘greenwash’. Or even that they are unread, unloved data dumps. The problem is materiality - determining and reporting on the non financial factors which really matter.

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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VCS 2007

The Voluntary Carbon Standard 2007 (VCS 2007) aims to provide a trustworthy, robust global standard for voluntary carbon offsets.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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