Sales of light vehicles to U.S. consumers were up 10% in 2011 compared to the previous year . Revenues are growing, but which U.S. carmaker is winning the carbon race? Last year marked the second year of steady expansion for the top three U.S. car firms - General Motors (GM), Ford and Chrysler - after a severe downturn during the global crisis in 2008. The U.S. car industry see...
READThe UK Government will soon decide whether to make greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandatory in annual reports. Several high emitting FTSE 350 companies will need to improve the accuracy and transparency of their reporting. The Climate Change Act 2008 requires the UK Government to make regulations under the Companies Act 2006 by 6 April to require directors' reports to inclu...
READBP's Deepwater Horizon sparked criticism from regulators, investors, the public and media in the U.S. Yet many oil spills in the global oil & gas industry - before and after BP's disaster - are largely overlooked in the U.S. and Europe. BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year showed that environmental issues can create economic problems and cause significant financial losses...
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