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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
 Environmental Finance reports that companies are struggling to comprehend the thirty-odd number of guidelines for reporting their carbon footprints. Executives at a meeting of lobby group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) in London this week reiterated the need to agree a common method for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This comes as governments worldwide are introducing emissions legislation and major companies, such as Wal-Mart and Tesco, begin to demand that suppliers report the carbon impact of their products.
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
 Two of Scotland’s most environmentally-friendly businesses, VIBES winners, were on 2 March 2010 announced as being shortlisted as finalists for the 2010 European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE). Nu-phalt Group Ltd based in Rosyth and Total E&P UK Ltd based at St Fergus Terminal in Aberdeenshire, will be two of eleven UK representatives vying for the prestigious awards, which will be announced in June in Brussels. The EBAE is held every two years and recognises and promotes companies that integrate sustainable development into their activities.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
 Liquid Glass , the engineering stunna from Nanopool , is hoping to change the world. Purified silicon dioxide extracted from quartz sand, delivered in water or ethanol, this smart fluid is 500 times thinner than human hair, flexible, breathable, super-phobic (ie repels water and disrupts bacterias' efforts to divide and multiply) and invisible.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
 Management practices and processes frequently differ across national and regional boundaries. This book examines why these differences exist and how global managers can develop strategies and tactics to deal with them. What may be acceptable managerial behaviour in one culture may be counterproductive or even unacceptable in another. As managers increasingly find themselves working across cultures, the need to understand these differences has become increasingly important.
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Monday, 22 February 2010 |
 The Melting Pot announces winners of the Assisted Places scheme.
The Melting Pot is a not-for-profit social
enterprise that aims to inspire and support people to realise their ideas for a
better world. It provides shared
workspace for people working for social, economic or environmental well-being,
and publicly available meeting and events space.
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