Vince Cable

  • Funding for future energy technology announced

    THE CHANCELLOR George Osborne has pledged £60m in investment for the Birmingham Energy Systems Catapult to help drive innovation in future energy technologies.                           The centre has been… Read More

  • Cameron reshuffles Conservative cabinet

    DAVID CAMERON has announced his biggest reshuffle in the conservative office which sees Elizabeth Truss take over as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Owen Patterson.                    … Read More

  • Government introduces statutory code for pub and tenant relationship

    THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed in a report published this morning that it will introduce a statutory code to help govern the relationship between pub owning companies and their tenants.                     The… Read More

  • Green investment bank helps London power itself with food waste

    UK GREEN Investment Bank (GIB) has announced a £7.5m commitment in the new £15m anaerobic digestion and green waste composting plant in Enfield which will generate power for 1,750 homes and produce compost for agricultural use.        … Read More

  • Britain’s Bruising Banana Wars

    BRITAIN’S SUPERMARKET price wars are trapping tens of thousands of banana farmers and workers in an unrelenting cycle of poverty                     The Fairtrade Foundation today launches a new campaign Make Bananas… Read More

  • Appetite for Fairtrade grows

    THE FAIRTRADE Foundation today launches Fairtrade Fortnight (24 February – 9 March) and its major new Make Bananas Fair campaign by announcing continued growth in Fairtrade sales of 14 per cent during 2013, demonstrating continuing public and business support for Fairtrade goods.… Read More

  • Supermarkets commit to ‘Price it Right’ campaign

    FOUR OF BRITAIN’S largest supermarket companies have offered their support to consumer group Which?’s ‘Price it Right’ campaign for simpler, clearer and consistent pricing.   Aldi, The Co-operative, Waitrose and Morrisons have all committed to improving food labels in their… Read More

  • Low carbon procurement back on the menu

    A GROUNDBREAKING partnership between public and private sector promises to create demand for lower-carbon products in the catering sector. Nick Hughes reports.   The shift towards a low carbon economy was one of the pillars of David Cameron’s promise –… Read More

  • Low-carbon procurement is high value

    NEW COMMITMENTS made by leading UK companies and government departments in three joint ‘Procurement Compacts’ will drive low carbon sourcing in more than £1bn of spending.   The new initiative, spearheaded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Read More