Employers can use voluntary work with charity partners to save money on research and development strategy, according to Legal & General's head of corporate responsibility.

Employees are calling on their HR departments for greater guidance on energy efficiency in the workplace.

Marks & Spencer staff have beaten their target of raising 1.25 million for charity over 125 days, raising 2 million.

Center Parcs has launched a charity-giving scheme to allow staff to donate money to charities of their choice from gross pay.

Children attending schools in multicultural areas make parents more environmentally-aware.

By 2020 1.2 million people will work in 'green collar jobs', meaning a creation of 500,000 new positions.

Buck Consultants is donating 56% more to charity than the national average, through payroll giving.

Engineers from British Sky Broadcasting have spent the week volunteering with the Samaritans as part of the company's plan for staff to contribute to their local community.

Gucci Group has launched a scheme to allow employees to donate money to any charity of their choice through payroll.

A third of private-sector workers say they are searching for more worthwhile work. Meanwhile, increasing redundancies are likely to result in more private-sector employees changing their career...

Although employers recognise the value of allowing employees to take part in volunteer programmes, two thirds of staff fear asking for time off to get involved in such projects.

National Grid has pledged to double the number of staff that take part in voluntary work over the next year.