The government is calling on more companies to follow suit and make pledges to join the fight against climate change

EcoAct, the international climate and sustainability consultancy, has this week released its 10th Anniversary edition of the Sustainability Reporting Performance of the FTSE 100.

The company beat previous winner Marks & Spencer to take top place on EcoAct’s green leaderboard

Energy company SSE has become the first FTSE 100 business to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark. The scheme aims to hold companies to account over their tax affairs and give recognition for responsible tax policies. The Big Six supplier has been awarded the mark for the third year in a row, which confirms it […]

Telecommunications giant BT has been rated as having the best sustainablility strategy out of FTSE 100 companies for the third year running. M&S and Unilever were awarded second and third place respectively in Carbon Clear’s latest annual sustainability report. Each company in the FTSE 100 was given a percentage score based on their carbon management strategy, targets, […]

More major companies in the FTSE 100 are publishing their carbon emissions in their official annual reports. Research found 85 companies included key information about their carbon footprint in 2014, up nearly a third compared to 2013, when 56 did so. Data such as the carbon intensity ratio was included, plus details of the methodology […]

Retailer M&S tied with telecoms group BT on the top spot in a carbon reporting leader board of FTSE 100 companies. Each company in the FTSE 100 was scored using publicly available data against 67 criteria to rate their carbon management strategy. Carbon Clear which did the rankings said Marks and Spencer impressed with their […]

Only 52 of the FTSE 100 companies disclose their carbon footprint in their annual report according to a league table published yesterday. Supermarket Marks and Spencer topped the latest carbon ranking of FTSE firms by Carbon Clear for the second year running. But the results suggest not all of the country’s 100 largest, most actively […]

Posh supermarket chain Marks & Spencer has come first in this year’s ranking of FTSE 100 firms for their carbon cutting activity. Supermarkets were generally the best performers in the table compiled by Carbon Clear, the global carbon management firm, with the manufacturing, mining & metals and building materials sectors coming bottom. The research shows the […]

Confidence has returned to the markets as shares rose after European leaders agreed a deal with regard to the debt crisis. The eurozone agreed to expand the bailout fund and banks have accepted a 50% loss on Greek debt in exchange for recapitalisation. Leaders from all 27 European Union countries cut a deal to help […]