The European Commission is gathering views and additional information on the potential measures related to Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Bad news for PVC packaging continues to mount as Hasbro plans to eliminate PVC from core product packaging beginning in 2013.

Panasonic, Samsung, Kia and other manufacturers are hailing the energy and resource efficiency of their offerings at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently in Las Vegas, where green tech has again emerged as a strong product theme.

Other companies talk about their environmental footprint.

Windows, steam boilers and computer servers should be prioritised during the next round of EU ecodesign proposals, according to a draft work plan released by the European Commission - the final list will be approved in the spring.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, TD and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Mr Brendan Howlin, TD have jointly launched Ireland’s first Green Public Procurement Action Plan - Green Tenders.

Nearly a dozen companies - including the likes of IBM, The Coca-Cola Company, CH2M Hill, Johnson & Johnson and General Motors - have joined forces to identify the innovations needed to create the next generation of sustainable practices in traceability, infrastructure, water management and logistics.

The European Lamp Companies Federation (ELC) has announced a ground-breaking project with EU Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the criteria revision process.

GreenBusiness.ie (GB) and Green Hospitality (GHP) have announced their planned programme of FREE regional workshops which are designed to assist Irish businesses in improving their environmental performance through reducing the costs of Waste, Water & Energy.

The Environment & Green Technologies Department of Enterprise Ireland has announced the launch of its new green public procurement website.

It may have just seen £4bn wiped off its value following worse than expected results over the Christmas period, but supermarket giant Tesco has one cause to celebrate after the company opened its first 'zero-carbon store' in Ireland.

The Carbon Trust has launched an online service designed to boost employee engagement with the green agenda, arguing that embracing environmental best practices could potentially save large UK businesses and public sector bodies £500m a year through energy and waste reductions alone.