Cisco Systems and the City of San Francisco are looking to technology to battle climate change. San Francisco is one of three cities initially selected by the San Jose-based networking giant to take part in its Connected Urban Development Initiative…
The programme organised by Development Support Institute (DSI) in partnership with Esso/Exxon-Mobil at the Banquet Hall, Wellington Hotel, Warri, Delta State, was intended to equip the women in the rural area with basic skills so that they would be empowered…
“Global” and “Warming” are two of the western world’s two biggest buzzwords at the moment, something Majesco Entertainment is tagging onto in Eco Creatures: Save the Forest, a Nintendo DS title that the firm has announced today. The real-time strategy…
Last night marked the launch of Diet Pepsi's limited edition bottle, designed by legendary graffiti artist Stash. Known for his sneaker designs, Stash teamed up with fellow sneakerhead DJ AM and Diet Pepsi in a charitable effort to better the…
While electronic waste continues to pile up at an increasingly rapid pace, leading IT firms such as Hewlett-Packard are finding being green and promoting corporate social responsibility can actually increase operational efficiency in China. Rather than developing a program to…
TOKYO (AFP) – A Japanese government website crashed Wednesday as people raced to take up an offer of a half-price McDonald's hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight global warming. The Japanese unit of the US burger giant Tuesday offered…
Two of Britain's major high street retailers launched inquiries last night into allegations that factory workers who make their clothes in India are being paid as little as 13p per hour for a 48-hour week, wages so low the workers…
The bottled water industry has recently come under attack by critics who say they are concerned about the quantity of water bottles going to our landfills and the energy used transporting them to market. But those who propose bans on…
Fair trade organisation gebana has joined Switzerland's leading retailer, Migros, to market what it claims is the world's first ecological and fairly traded fuel. Petrol pump operator Migrol - part of Migros - will buy green fuel from gebana at…
The boom in the organic market is being driven by a desire for chemical-free clothing and cosmetics as well as food, a report will disclose this week. The Organic Market Report, to be published by the Soil Association, will show…
