Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative (EBC), Scotland's biggest chain of bike shops plans to double in size by 2017, grow it's workforce from 160 to nearly 300 (all have a share in the company) and increase turnover to £20m. That is what Jeremy Miles, Managing Director of the Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op Jeremy Miles will be telling the Scottish launch of the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives this Thursday. The EBC announcement is yet another sign of the continued health and growth of the ...

Sustainability, the undertaking of activities which demonstrate forward-looking social, environmental and ethical responsibility, presents many business opportunities for ICMIF insurers; and plays an important role in generating value for the organisation. ICMIF has recently published a new member-only sustainability report which aims to provide information and advice on how to enhance the value that can be generated from sustainability, through its measurement and reporting. The report ...

By K.S. Harikrishnan KOVALAM, India, Dec 8 (IPS) - Standing on the shimmering white beach and gazing out at the turquoise blue waters of the Arabian sea, it is hard to believe that a decade ago this international tourist destination was under siege by mounting heaps of garbage. But Kovalam, about 12 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, capital of southern Kerala state, has been declared a ‘zero waste area' by a women's self-help group (SHG) which is engaged in ...