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Non executive directors are crucial to company success, but only if their experience is properly utilized. Shareholders are interested in short term success, executives come and go and can be focused on their own careers, but the true custodians are the NEDs. A recent study asked non

City of Edinburgh council has upgraded its waste fleet with cycle safety equipment with a view to preventing collisions between cyclists and lorries. The local authority has integrated Cyclear technology into its vehicles, which comprises an illuminated sign that lights up to alert an

An automatic, solar-powered window blind that spreads like flowers opening in the sun has been invented by engineers in Germany. The blind system, designed by researchers from the Fraunhofer Society as a way of cooling offices with large glass facades, comprises a network of wires tha

You’ve launched your business, expanded and are now looking for investment for growth. So how do you approach VC investors, what do they look for and how do you convince them to back your business? VC investors can, of course, provide a cash injection, but they also have the potential

A university urinal is being used to test the effectiveness of urine-powered microbial fuel cells. The prototype toilet is the result of a partnership between researchers at the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Oxfam. It is hoped the urine-power technology will light cubicles in refu

A Scottish company has revived a defunct fermentation technology to create biofuel from the residues of whisky production.  Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables said it now plans to build a production facility in central Scotland after manufacturing the world’s first samples of bio-butan

Luton-based waste management firm Cawleys has been awarded a contract to collect and process waste and recycling from the Canary Wharf estate in Tower Hamlets, London, it has been confirmed. Under the deal, which commences in July 2015, Cawleys will collect around 8,000 tonnes per yea

UK scientists have discovered a ground-breaking technique with the potential to dramatically reduce the amount of energy used in the refinement of crude oil. Scientists from The University of Nottingham have led a team to discover a porous material that works like a chemical sponge to

2015 will mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which was the event, more than any other, which kick started large corporate to think about the effect that they were having on the environment. It would be interesting to analyse what benefits have accrued since then and where