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Ice Energy originated in mid-2000 when Andrew Sheldon had a vision of introducing ground and air source heat pumps to the UK domestic heating market resulting in Ice Energy Technologies bein...Posted on: 25/11/2010
Private car buyers and fleet buyers in the UK can be offered up to £5,000 as an incentive to buy greener cars in a government scheme launching at the start of next year.
From January 2011, customers will be able to claim up to £5,000 to...Posted on: 09/11/2010
Households and communities who produce their own electricity through so-called 'micro generation' schemes can profit from the energy produced by selling it back to the national grid through a guaranteed Feed in Tariff (FIT) scheme.
Introduced in Apr...Posted on: 29/09/2010
It’s a global trend: consumers want to buy from, employees want to work for, and other businesses want supplies from, socially responsible enterprises.
“Privately held businesses are adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) policie...Posted on: 14/09/2010
The following article has been taken from our main website www.harwoodhutton.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi and details the reluctance of many small firms to adopt environmentally friendly measures due to their associated costs. The FSB sets out...Posted on: 25/08/2010
This article first appeared on our main website www.harwoodhutton.co.uk on March 10 2010 and provides an interesting comparison to the thoughts of the recent CBI economic forecasts. Carried out by the Forum of Private Businesses, it reflects how inve...Posted on: 29/03/2010
We’re all drawn towards individuals and businesses that took the lead and decided if things were going to happen, they would contribute early on almost without thought for return or recognition. It’s been a long time building up global aw...Posted on: 03/02/2010
It is not often that I would be advocating raising taxes but the careful use of tax to differentiate between good and bad enviromental things is one positive way of tackling carbon admssion.
http://www.harwoodhutton.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=30158&a...Posted on: 01/02/2010
At a time when businesses are struggling it is good to see that there are pockets of opportunity.
http://www.harwoodhutton.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=29824&d=601&h=160&f=260
More money is being spent on green goods and services w...Posted on: 01/02/2010
Global warming, Renewables, Eco Friendly, Low Carbon Economy and Sustainability are some of today’s most overused words. Scarcely a day goes by without a significant article appearing in the national press addressing the latest thinking about s...Posted on: 31/07/2009
The English have a love affair with cars even if it is something that does not excite you personally. Most businesses and taxpayers will be aware that the whole scheme of car taxation is stacked against high emission vehicles so the message is lower...Posted on: 31/07/2009
The events of the last two years have seen a virtual collapse of much of the housebuilding industry and an observer would be forgiven for thinking that new houses are no longer being built. This is of course nonsense and although the numbers are dram...Posted on: 31/07/2009
If you live in and around London you cannot fail to have noticed the signs that have gone up warning that you are entering the Low Emission Zone (LEZ). How many businesses and vehicle owners are fully aware of what it is all about. Some say the LEZ h...Posted on: 31/07/2009
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After CSR 2010
The Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 has come and gone and the dust has settled to a degree. Whilst some of the announcements were reason...