Corporate carbon-cutting let down by supply chains

Carbon emissions improvements at multinational firms are not being matched by their suppliers, a new survey shows

Tesco may ditch Carbon Trust footprinting label

The supermarket says the scheme is ‘costly, slow and confusing’ and it has only achieved the label for a small proportion of its range

Ford extends water use and landfilling targets

Carmaker focuses on reducing water use and the amount of waste landfilled per vehicle

Spending cuts halt NHS emissions growth

The NHS Sustainable Development Unit has lowered its emissions forecast for the health service, but warns that energy efficiency still needs to improve

New green guidance for event organisers

The Global Reporting Initiative has published guidance to help reduce the impacts of conferences and other events

UK's first climate change risk assessment launched

The government has published thousands of pages examining the threats and opportunities posed by inevitable climate change, in order to encourage adaptation.

Heavy industry resource efficiency could save £1.3trn

Carbon, steel and iron sectors have been urged to show leadership on sustainability by improving their own resource efficiency

Environment features in public health indicators

New yardsticks for measuring public health improvements include noise, fuel poverty, air pollution and sustainability

UK firms dominate sustainability league table

BG Group, BT, Unilever and Kingfisher feature in the Global 100 corporate sustainability rankings

IFC beefs up global sustainability rules

Sky on course to raise £4m for rainforest protection programme

Brazilian farmers are receiving financial and technical support to adopt sustainable land management practices and avoid further deforestation

Long delays for key Environment Agency figures

Waiting periods for information on pollution incidents and emissions, business performance and water quality are increasing

Comment: Seeing off the behemoths

Not one, but two, gargantuan transport projects lurched forward in January. These may address issues of UK competitiveness and capacity constraint, but does human progress, prosperity and happiness demand that everyone travels ever faster and further?

Infographic: Water industry's sustainability progress a mixed picture

Sustainability indicators of the water industry show both decline and progress over the past year, according to Water UK's latest report on sustainability.

No goals set in Westfield’s first green report

Global shopping centre giant Westfield has published its first report on sustainability. But it has yet to set any carbon reduction targets

Quick links to key documents and reports

• 1 February 2012

  UNEP/GRID-Arendal synthesis report: Green economy in a blue world

• 1 February 2012

  Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Report 2012

• 1 February 2012

  NHS Sustainable Development Unit report: Sustainability in the NHS: Health Check 2012

• 31 January 2012

  British Retail Consortium progress report on sustainable retail