The recent hype surrounding green IT has left some smaller organisations wondering what steps they can take to ensure initiatives yield successful results.

A reusable bag firm is calling for tougher fairtrade standards to certify that firms go beyond ensuring farmers get paid fairly and provide more evidence that they operate ethical and sustainable supply chains.

South and East Cork Area Development (SECAD) and Cork Environmental Forum (CEF) in association with Cork County Council will present 'Growing Together' - a community food training event.

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2010 (EUSEW-10) will take place on 22-26 March 2010.

The Inaugural GREEN IT SUMMIT will take place on Thursday, April 22nd 2010 at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin.

The European Commission has adopted a report on sustainability requirements for the use of solid biomass and biogas in electricity, heating and cooling.

London's position as one of the leading global capitals for green fashion received a further boost after a raft of clothing, textile and retail firms announced they are to sign up to the UK government's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP).

Electronics giant Philips has announced that it generated almost a third of its revenue from 'green products' last year, reaching its target for sales of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies three years ahead of schedule.

New York Fashion Week is the place to spot new trends - and, if this season's event is any indication, going green is definitely in style.

Companies have looked forward to the 'paperless office' for years - if not decades - but, despite ever-wider use of computers and electronic documents for daily operations, corporate treasury departments are still by-and-large paper-based and wasting significant money and resources as a result.