Majority of employees have no idea who's responsible for carbon emission control

Two thirds of UK employees don't know if their organisation employs someone to monitor carbon emissions. But no respondents thought it HR should have to deal with it.

John Lewis chooses Contact the Elderly for staff volunteering initiative

John Lewis staff will volunteer and raise funds for Contact the Elderly during 2009.

BP awards eco-friendly fleet management

BP is to recognise efforts made by car and van fleets that are proactively striving to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

Make a Difference: one year on

For the first anniversary of the launch of our Make a Difference campaign HR magazine asked Ashridge to conduct a survey to see how attitudes to CSR have changed over the past year.

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Sustainability takes a culture change

When the world's largest company, Wal-Mart, calls, suppliers come running. Its buying power is unrivalled, it has 100 million customers and in any one day its sales amount to more than the GDP of 30...

Exclusive: CSR - How HRDs view the next five years

Increasing regulation of business will have a negative impact within the next five years, according to a survey of 127 HRDs and practitioners.

Make a Difference: InterfaceFLOR

How could manufacturing that relies on materials such as glue, plastics, chemicals and dyes and resources such as heating, water, oil and natural gas ever be sustainable?

Forestry Commission to reduce staff carbon footprint

The Forestry Commission is to measure every employees carbon footprint.

Analysis: Take the positive long-term view

The message for delegates at the HR Leaders Forum from an array of high-profile speakers was clear: even in a downturn you must to do everything possible to engage employees.

How Wates supports its staff

Sue Ambridge was one of the first recipients of an award from the Wates Carers scheme that was introduced at the end of 2007. She cares for her daughter, Vicky (32), who lives with her.

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Eco-star line-up at Green Business Awards

Eurostar scooped the coveted award for Best Large Company at the Green Business Awards while HJ Berry & Sons picked up the prize for best SME.

Make A Difference: Rotary

Rotary International's new CEO, Annemarie Harte, is excited by the explosion of corporate interest in volunteering but admits her organisation needs updating. Peter Crush reports.