Environment
Goverment moves to limit backdated holiday pay claims
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.
GI Solutions sponsors the planting of trees at local school
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.
Osborne kick-starts election campaign in Autumn Statement
Yesterday's Autumn Statement saw the chancellor, George Osborne, set out the Conservative party's stall for next May's general election.
Government announces nearly £1bn support for SMEs
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 accuses Royal Mail of anti-competitive behaviour
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".
Premier Paper plants 3,000 trees at UK’s largest continuous new native woodland
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 details UK environmental performance
Prinovis UK has published its first environmental report.
Consumers trust certification labels, PEFC survey finds
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,...
Arjowiggins Graphic campaign funds education for 500 children in Madagascar
Arjowiggins Graphic has hit its target for its latest Cyclus marketing campaign and funded the education of 500 children in Africa.
Interview: ‘You can’t hide eco slip-ups and we don’t want to’
It’s safe to say that for the past decade, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) was regarded as one of the bogeymen of paper manufacturing, vilified by environmentalists and NGOs across the globe for its...