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Welcome to the edie user group dedicated to sustainable business and the environmental industries. 

We've teamed up with the annual Environmental Technology (ET) show and Sustainable Business - the Event to create a site for professional networking, discussion and presentations. 

Feel free to start your own topic threads and blogs or add your own presentations on subjects relating to environmental technologies, CSR, green procurement and the wider sustainable business agenda.

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    • Tesco's senior energy buyer outlines why energy matters to the supermarket giant

    • James Summerbell, senior buying manager at Tesco, describes why tackling energy use and supply is not just about the fuel bill and saving the planet.

    • Aldersgate Group chairman Peter Young talks energy

    • Peter Young, chairman of environment and business lobby organisation the Aldersgate Group, talks energy generation at SmartestEnergy's annual conference. Covers US market creation, likely impact of election results on UK policy and a whistle-stop tour of planned and current policy.

    • Clarifying the zero carbon conundrum at Ecobuild - Part 1 of 2

    • The Today programme's Justin Webb hosts a debate on the UK's zero carbon homes targets. Panelists include John Craggs, Gentoo Group; Stephen Stone, Crest Nicholson; Neil Jefferson, Zero Carbon Hub and Edward Brown, Davis Langdon.

    • Jonathon Porritt at Ecobuild

    • Leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt talks about his hopes and fears for the coming years.

    • Robert Napier, chair of the Homes & Communities Agency, at Ecobuild

    • Robert Napier tackles the issue of politics and environmental responsibility, saying there is cross-party agreement on the sustainability agenda and it is unlikely to be a battleground in the May elections.    

    • Highlights of the 2009 edie Awards for Environmental Excellence

    • A few highlights from the 2009 Awards night, for those who missed the event itself

    • Launch of new global carbon rankings

    • Cheryl Hicks senior advisor on sustainability at Collective Invention on the launch of a new global carbon rankings scheme

    • Round the World cyclists return

    • Two cyclists have returned home to London after braving everything from burning sun to an ice storms.

    • Hilary Benn MP on resource efficiency

    • The Environment Secretary claims resource efficiency of one of the fundamental issues we must tackle and argues that the word waste should be consigned to the dustbin of history where it belongs. Speaking at the launch of the Aldersgate Group's Beyond Carbon report.

    • Hilary Benn and panel on batteries, market forces and social justice

    • A question about the extra cost of recycling batteries at the launch of the Aldersgate Group's Beyond Carbon report escalates into a discussion about how markets function and who should ultimately pick up the bill for societal benefits.

    • Prof Paul Ekins - resource efficiency is a win win

    • Professor Paul Ekins of the University College London's Energy Institute descrribes how businesses can save money with little or no cash up front by embracing the resource efficiency agenda. Speaking at the launch of the Aldersgate Group's Beyond Carbon report.

    • Dr Jack Frost, Johnson Matthey, on the importance of resource efficiency

    • Speaking at the launch of the Aldersgate Group's Beyond Carbon report, Jack Frost outlines why it's important to takcle this 'unfashionable policy area' and stresses that we must be clear what we're asking of the market if we want an economic solution to resource management.

    • Sir John Harman launches the Aldersgate Group's Beyond Carbon report

    • The chairman of green business lobby group the Aldersgate Group, and former Environment Agency chair, outlines the thinking behind the group's new report into resource efficiency.

    • Fashioning the Future

    • The London School of Fashion recently held the 'Fashioning the Future' award for the second year in a row. College head Dr Francis Corner tells edie about the awards and why sustainability is coming into fashion.

    • CRC update from law firm Burgess Salmon

    • Burgess Salmon solicitor Lucie Drummond offers advice on the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) at the www.edie.net CRC Clinic

    • Best Green Retail Initiative

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the award for Best Green Retail Initiative 2009 at edie.net's Awards for Environmental Excellence

    • Best Green Corporate Initiative

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the award for Best Green Corporate Initiative at the edie.net Awards for Environmental Excellence

    • Best Consultancy for EIAs and SEAs

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the awrd for Best Consultancy for Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs) 2009 at the edie.net Awards for Environmental Excellence.

    • Best Consultancy for Due Diligence

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the award for Best Consultancy for Due Diligence 2009 at the edie.net awards for Environmental Excellence

    • Best Consultancy for Corporate Social Responsibility

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the award for Best Consultancy for Corporate Social Responsibility 2009 at the edie.net Awards for Environmental Excellence

    • Best Consultancy for Contaminated Land

    • Comedian Hugh Dennis presents the award for Best Consultancy for Contaminated Land 2009 at the edie.net Awards for Enviromental Excellence

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