Why By Eco Products ? Climate Change And The Greenhouse Effect Climate change has been hotly discussed and debated in the last few years with recent summits of world leaders not providing agreement on what can be done to halt the rising temperature and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, whilst the politicians continue to argue, [...]

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint at Work, Rest As more of us begin to worry about our carbon footprint, employers and householders are increasingly realising that “sustainability” is becoming a very hot topic, both in the working environment, and the home. Mark Austin, Marketing Director for leading home improvement specialists Hazlemere Windows, Doors & Conservatories says: [...]

Formula One?s Carbon Footprint on the Wane The world is a place where greed and speed have predominated, but recently even the gods of pace have acknowledged that they either have to embrace environmentally friendly options or become extinct like the dinosaurs of old. ‘Earth Car’ gets the Formula 1 ball rolling Team [...]

Understanding Your Carbon Footprint What is your carbon footprint? In basic terms it is a measure of all the greenhouse gases we produce as individuals, businesses and societies.  What are greenhouse gases? Greenhouse gases are present in the atmosphere and help to retain the earth’s heat. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most well known and [...]

A Critical Look at Carbon Footprint Calculators We all contribute to global warming every day. The carbon dioxide we produce by driving our car and leaving the lights on adds up quickly. You may be surprised by how much Co2 you are emitting each year. A growing number of so-called ‘carbon footprint calculators’ or ‘carbon [...]

It Recycling to Reduce a Business’s Carbon Footprint At the end of 2006, the Oxford University Press ‘Word of the Year’ was ‘Carbon Neutral’. At the start of 2007, the BBC reported green and environmental issues extensively. The majority of these articles related to the term “carbon footprint” with much emphasis being placed upon UK [...]

The Carbon Footprint Over recent years, society has been exposed to the idea of the carbon footprint. The carbon footprint is a measure of carbon dioxide emissions from an individual, family, or business over a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly time frame. People who lead very busy lifestyles tend to have a greater carbon footprint [...]

What is a Carbon Footprint? Why is it Important to Offset Your Carbon Footprint? Our carbon footprint is the direct effect our actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. We all contribute to global warming every day. Carbon [...]

Reduce My Carbon Footprint With the global warming debate in full swing these days, one will often hear the term “carbon footprint”. Just what does carbon footprint mean; what is it? When people talk about the carbon footprint, they are referring to the impact that human activity is having on the environment. As a whole, [...]

While the topic of greening supply chains has been a hot topic for several years, many companies involved in shipping and freight forwarding in today’s dynamic global economy are overlooking many obvious and cost-efficient ways they can reduce the industry’s carbon footprint. A recent Eye for Transport study was conducted that surveyed more than [...]