Dragon Deborah Meaden goes green
By Kate Pritchard
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn and Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden today launched the new “Carbon Trust Standard”, a kitemark for green businesses. “You don’t usually see me getting involved in campaigns like these,” says Meaden. “But this is one topic that really winds me up!”

Energy guru sees second coming for solar energy
By Catherine Woods
Evolve Energy founder Gary Parke predicts there’ll be a "second wave" of solar energy technology in the next couple of years that will be more economical.

Bobelle shows Fair Trade doesn't mean frumpy
By Catherine Woods
Claire Watt-Smith wants to change the way you dress. Instead of wearing generic, high street brands made unethically, she wants to get you buying unique, Fair Trade fashion from reputable designers.

Al Gore inspires entrepreneur to go green
By Catherine Woods
Commercial Group has reduced its carbon footprint by 50 per cent in one year by lowering its fuel usage, reviewing its energy consumption and forming a carbon neutral steering group to come up with new environmentally-friendly business ideas.

Benn lauds the low-carbon revolution
By Catherine Woods
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has urged more people to pursue eco-preneurial ventures saying the environmental industries are going to be “more significant in the future”.

Veganism – the new front in the battle to cut carbon?
By Melissa Hancock
We all know the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle but now vegan businesses are arguing that eating less meat can significantly help reduce our carbon footprint.

Shaving men’s lives, saving the environment
By Carryn Dewing
Will King started mixing and bottling his own natural shaving oil in the early nineties. He wasn’t to know then that his King of Shaves brand, now on shelves in Harrods, Bentalls, Boots, Tesco and Sainsbury’s – and giving Gillette a serious run for its money – would be the green alternative to chemical shaving foams and gels.

Guardian sells 44 per cent stake
By Peter Kneller
An impressive transaction that proves that deals can still be done in the middle-market.

Access is on the path to a green future
By Catherine Woods
Access Accounting has a green committee and offers a revolutionary new product to help customers account for their carbon emissions but founder Alistair O'Reilly insists it can’t be considered a truly environmentally-friendly company.

Eco entrepreneur’s packaging predictions
By Kate Pritchard
“This is the most over-packaged society in the world,” said Eako founder Kresse Wesling at the Women of the Future Economic Empowerment Summit today. “But in five years’ time, I don’t think we’ll be using cardboard boxes and plastic bags anymore.”