Cross-industry union Unite is calling for its representatives working in electrical engineering, electronics and IT to gain access to environmental impact information from the companies they work for.

Energia is to be put up for sale this week with an estimated price tag of between €1 billion and €1.5 billion, according to reports.

The Marine Institute has announced the appointment of Mr. John Evans as Director Designate of Marine Environment and Food Safety Services.

The Irish Times has reported that waste managemnet company, Indaver Ireland, is planning to lodge a bid to build a 400,000 tonne incinerator for the greater Belfast area under a public-private partnership (PPP) being planned by the UK government.

Rehab and Excellence Ireland have announced the launch of the new ABLE Business Excellence Award.

The Irish Independent has reported that a leading supermarket and petrol supplier is extending its policy of banning bulk-buying of vegetable oil.

Founder and CEO of Mainstream Renewable Power (2008), Eddie O'Connor has been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by UCD.

The new president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland has vowed to lead major changes and secure it as the largest humanitarian not-for-profit organisation in the UK and Ireland.

Most UK workers are leaving green activities to others and lack faith in their company's environmental policies, new research from Canon has shown.

In the UK, Prince Charles' latest published accounts show that he paid less tax last year, while earning £1m more by off-setting his payments to HM Revenue & Customs with a series of green purchases.