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Ryanair has appeared in the bottom 10 of an ethical ranking of 581 companies, based on environmental performance, corporate social responsibility and information provided to consumers. The ranking was compiled by Geneva-based Covalence, which measures qualitative data on 45 criteria including labour standards, waste management, social utility and human rights policy.

Brazil granted an environmental license on Monday for the construction of a controversial hydroelectric dam in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the intention of forming a 12 billion-dollar joint venture with biofuel industry leader Cosan.

China vaulted past competitors in Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United States last year to become the world's largest maker of wind turbines, and is poised to expand even further this year.

According to Ahmed Djoghlaf, the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the world is losing ground on efforts to protect biodiversity.

Suppliers that fail to manage their greenhouse gas emissions could lose clients, said a report published on Monday.

Britain needs to focus on more than just carbon dioxide emission cuts and manage its water, waste and food resources better to remain competitive, a report by the Aldersgate Group said on Monday.

While most designers would agree that sustainability is important, they're very likely to disagree about everything else to do with it. What exactly is sustainable design? What constitutes success? And failure?

Rickshaws and bullock carts may be anachronisms elsewhere, but they are the standard means of transportation in rural India. But with government incentives and aggressive salesmanship by manufacturers, cars are making inroads into these untouched markets.

The Water Footprint Network has launched its Water Footprint Manual, covering a comprehensive set of methods for water footprint accounting. It shows how water footprints can be calculated for individual processes and products, as well as for consumers, nations and businesses, and includes methods for water footprint sustainability assessment and a library of water footprint response options.

Millions of people around the world are taking part in an accidental transportation upheaval, the growing popularity of electric bikes as an alternative to cars.

The International Monetary Fund is planning a 100 billion dollar fund to help countries mitigate the effects of climate change, the agency's head said.

India has reiterated a goal of slowing the rise of its carbon emissions by 2020 as part of pledges due by Sunday under a "Copenhagen Accord" to fight climate change, an official statement said.

Nations accounting for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions have restated their promises to fight climate change, meeting a Sunday deadline in a low-key endorsement of December's "Copenhagen Accord".

The International Monetary Fund is working on proposals for a multibillion dollar "green fund" to help countries tap funds to deal with the effects of climate change, the head of the institution said on Saturday.

It is shaping up to be the Great Game of the 21st century. To top officials and business executives here at the World Economic Forum, Topic A this year was the race to develop greener, cleaner technology, which is emerging as one of the critical factors in reshaping the world economy as emerging powers snap at the heels of battered Western economies.

As a Sunday deadline approaches for countries to submit their plans to the U.N. on climate change, China is stressing that developed rather than developing countries need to make globally binding commitments.

Switching to solar power may help to save the planet. Homeowners, however, aren't so sure it will save them money. Energy costs may be lower than their existing electricity bills, but the initial expense of installing solar panels puts many people off.

The gap between the haves and the have-nots is wide and persistent. All men are created equal, or so reckoned Thomas Jefferson as he drafted America's Declaration of Independence in 1776. Subsequent Americans have had reason to question the founding father. So too have people in the land from which the new nation gained its freedom. America and Britain are among the most unequal countries in the rich world and Britain, at any rate, is more unequal now than it was a generation ago.

29 January 2010 -- WHO welcomes the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledge of US$ 10 billion over the next ten years to accelerate global vaccine efforts.