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• Rising fuel prices are forcing companies to re-evaluate strategies such as just-in-time and to pool some of their delivery operations
• The insurance sector is encouraging customers to manage and reduce climate change risks - -
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Staying on course in a tougher climate
Leading companies say sustainability is just as important in a financial crisis, writes Fiona Harvey
Energy efficiency: Save energy – the less painful way to cut costs
Fiona Harvey on an alternative to redundancies and factory closures
Opinion: Putting your money on thinking for the future
Industries that put sustainability issues at the heart of their strategy offer valuable lessons for the financial sector, says Björn Stigson
Taxes and incentives: Carrots and sticks to make businesses greener
Vanessa Houlder on how governments in five countries – China, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US – use a mix of sweeteners and regulations
Transport: Finding better ways to deliver the goods
Rod Newing on how sharply rising fuel prices are changing priorities. With Jaguar Land Rover profile and study of a UK truck sharing initiative
Implementation: The long and the short of measuring carbon footprint
Rod Newing on the key to sustainability in the supply chain
Conferencing: Virtually as good as being there
Sarah Murray on the latest developments in telepresence systems
Clean technology: Obstacles in path of the green innovators
Dan Ilett on the challenges facing companies seeking to commercialise their products
Building renovation: Get the basics right before doing a refit
There is plenty of scope to save energy without taking on a big refurbishment, writes Sarah Murray
Insurance: Premium on education for customers
Andrea Felsted on the response to the risks posed by climate change
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