Environment

The government's drive to cut business regulation via its 'One-in, Two-out' rule has saved companies £10bn over the past four years, according to business minister Matthew Hancock.

Five envelope manufacturers, including the owner of Blackburn-based Heritage Envelopes, have been fined a total of €19.5m by the European Commission (EC) for breaching EU antitrust rules.

The government has proposed a change to the Employment Rights Act 1996 intended to protect businesses from potentially crippling Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) claims for backdated holiday pay.

Staff from direct mail printer GI Solutions recently visited Samworth Enterprise Academy in Leicester to help pupils and staff plant trees in the school grounds.

Yesterday's Autumn Statement saw the chancellor, George Osborne, set out the Conservative party's stall for next May's general election.

The government has unveiled a nearly £1bn package of support for SMEs ahead of today's Autumn Statement, including £500m of new bank lending under the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme.

Ofcom has accused Royal Mail of setting its access prices in such a way as to "discourage or even prevent competition in bulk mail delivery".

Independent paper merchant Premier Paper Group has planted more than 3,000 trees in a single day at a site that is set to become the UK’s biggest continuous new native woodland.

Prinovis UK has published its first environmental report.

More than 80% of consumers globally want companies that source certified material from sustainable managed forests to use certification labels to communicate their responsible sourcing practices,...