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More responsiblity and less regulation on waste

The Government wants to work with businesses to help them reduce their waste and increase recycling through voluntary responsibility deals, Environment Minister Lord Henley has...

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Could voluntary agreements boost recycling?
Government ends ‘gold-plating’ of European Regulations
Grayling: Government is focused on rebuilding the economy
Welsh language will not succeed in business on ‘good will alone’
Mark Prisk meets with local enterprise partnership
Capital growth targeted as London signs up to local enterprise network
Overseas orders boost growth
North West submits highest number of bids to the Regional Growth Fund
Government provides free help for SMEs
Welcome for EU review of support for small businesses
Mixed fortunes for UK services sector
Lord Davies launches his independent review into Women on Boards
Welsh regions 'behind EU average', figures show
More people working unpaid overtime than ever before
South West businesses risk losing out on the green growth
Government action to save small firms £40m
Government property strategy cuts millions in costs
Budding entrepreneurs reviving Leicester and Corby communities
Business Minister tours North West local enterprise partnerships and small businesses
Businesses freed from red tape at last
Reforming Britain’s health and safety regime to put common sense back
New climate change advice to help businesses boost growth
Heart of South West joins local enterprise partnership network
Consumers fail to believe company climate action
UK retail sales suffer worst fall on record
More than £450m investment for regional jobs and growth
High street sales remain sluggish
Poor standards of english and maths could hinder school leavers
Easter sunshine lifts retail sales
Further support announced to help British companies compete on the global stage
Lord Heseltine encourages business to bid for share of funding for jobs and growth
The Hargreaves report shows potential to boost economy
UK Manufacturers see solid growth in production ahead
New Executive Director of Digital appointed
Call for evidence on health and safety legislation for the Löfstedt Review
High-Street sales growth remains subdued
Gap widens in fortunes of UK service sector – CBI survey
Business helps more people prosper
Vocational courses failing to develop students’ understanding of business
Government exceeds apprenticeship ambition
Go East for your Next Korea Move
Francis Maude demands that prompt payment by the Government is passed on to the SME sector
Local enterprise partnerships given helping hand to drive economy and boost growth
UK businesses set to benefit from streamlined international patent process
CBI calls for action to support industries vital for tackling climate change
Pickles announces support for firms affected by riots
Training would be costly and counter-productive
Vacancy rates rise across town centres
Small firms and small shops across country tax break support revealed
Government needs to encourage small businesses to grow
Economic growth perspectives weakening as recovery slows, OECD says
Employers and interns get clarity on minimum wage
Top wages must be explained
Urgent action needed to meet creative skills demand
Retail sales lower year-on-year
Kenneth Clarke heralds new era in UK-India trade relations
BIS responds to ABI report on executive pay and performance
Ministers urge businesses to tackle employment red tape
Osborne sets out economic strategy
Hull and Lancashire to house new enterprise zones
Stress common cause of absence
Government proposes new rules to save SMEs £millions in reporting and accountancy fees
New help for manufacturers could generate £1.5bn growth and create 23,000 jobs
New plan to power the electronics industry to growth
New EU sales legislation 'could boost UK exports'
Councils to help businesses tackle waste
SMEs can seize Defence business opportunities
Pickles – Help for the High Street in the wake of the riots
CEO pay bears no resemblance to performance or economic reality
Prisk sets challenge for better regulation through better regulators
Getting women into the business boardroom
Women at the heart of plans for economic growth
The midata vision of consumer empowerment
New measures announced to boost British business
Government to investigate UK banks’ discrimination against women
Private sector jobs growth continues but serious risks remain
Youth employment hits a million
New investment for business mentors
The government must tackle burdensome regulations
Businesses to get better protection under new Ofgem proposals
New consortium launched to boost flexible working
Ministers re-open £60m fund to boost business skills & growth
Real potential for growth in Bristol as Vince Cable opens National Composites Centre
Business group calls for energy watchdog
Toyota strengthens commitment to UK manufacturing with £100 million investment in Burnaston facility
Manufacturers report weakening demand and expect output to fall - CBI
Government announces changes for small business to the automatic enrolment timetable
19,000 new higher apprenticeships to deliver skills for growth
£158 million investment in e-infrastructure to power growth and innovation
Fall in optimism about the economy and business prospects among London firms - CBI / KPMG
Temporary staff 'make a valuable contribution'
UK students not prepared for global demands of British business
Mayor’s Outer London Fund lights up the capital’s high streets
Small firms 'struggling to find skilled staff'
Winter distribution plans 'in place at online retailers'
EU set to add to pension costs when firms already under pressure – new CBI/Towers Watson survey
Mary Portas sets out her vision for the future of our high streets
Slough Borough Council deliver PPP savings
Taskforce to boost finance options for businesses
Two-fifths of managers expecting redundancies
Women avoid worst of 'mancession'
HMRC are cosy with big businesses say MPs
HMRC responds to MPs report
Disabled people failing to find employment
Employers urged to improve measures for workers with young children
Business boosting measures announced by PM
Executive pay outstrips performance in FTSE 100 companies
Olympics legacy will be damp squib for small firms
Work/life balance top of employers' concerns
Mid-sized firms to spearhead UK export drive
SMEs could miss out on Olympic boost
Nick Clegg hails big step towards ending ‘who you know, not what you know’ culture
Retirees ready to challenge younger workforce
Work from anywhere
Small firms will begin to shed staff say FSB
Firms sign up to anonymous CV
Staff struggle into work while ill
Government out of touch with British Business
There's a business in you says PM
Vince Cable has chosen politics over sound economics
Digital economy to be catapulted into the future
New calendar unlocks enterprise opportunities throughout 2012
Foreign languages can boost management skills
Business set to benefit from new intensive coaching programme
Britain's Got Talent, but 90 per cent have no place to go to, says JTL
How businesses can save money from thin air
The National Trust bucks economic trends to have bumper December
Businesses urged to publish alcohol policies
Norman Lamb appointed Employment Relations and Postal Affairs Minister
Government and business press for prompt payment
Smaller manufacturers still gloomy, as political and economic uncertainty grows - CBI
Further funding for apprenticeships
Businesses Should 'Love Apprenticeships'
Government to strengthen measures on export licensing
Entrepreneurship Inquiry will tackle access to finance to small firms
Chancellor urged to turn small steps into giant leaps for small firms to grow
Cameron wrong on boardroom quotas
Retailers closing up to 14 shops per day
Auto-enrolment a leading employer concern
Senior managers doing the most unpaid overtime
Business Leaders Say Stop The Doom And Gloom On The Economy
Cash boost for electric van man
Business owners 'should take responsibility for risk management'
Small firms have been resilient but economy stalling those that look to grow over the next year
£1 billion growth fund boost open for business
Cameron has abandoned the pretence that he will tackle irresponsible capitalism - Umunna
Olympics set to get fairer for workers making goods for London 2012
Workers 'more stressed' in uncertain economic times
UK Services sector slows down
£4.17 million of red tape costs to businesses cut
Britain needs a state-backed investment bank to end lending freeze
Government should champion non-bank finance to help small firms
Healthy workers 'more productive'
£60 million grants to boost rural businesses
Business people are right – the 50p rate must go
Government should cut tax reliefs for the super-rich, not their tax rate'
Myths over preference for supermarkets busted as residents favour local shops
Trading abroad will help boost UK business
Public sector leaders show signs of embracing need for change
Government aims to boost UK small business exports
Government must give small firms a place at the top table
IoD Criticises Flawed Employment Tribunal Fee Proposals
Minister leads call to change late payment culture
CBI comments on Francis Maude's announcement on smaller businesses
Minister announces 15,000 business mentors milestone
Energy intensive industries call for evidence launched
Women on Boards: One-Year-On
£20 million to provide rural businesses with work-based training
RBS exec reveals credit easing will make little difference - Umunna
Warning over business funding gap
Andrew Stunell meets young business champions
Chancellor launches Scheme to boost small business lending
Obsolete red tape to be scrapped within retail and manufacturing sector
Sunday Trading Bill in Parliamentary Sprint to Olympic Games
Baroness rolls out new facilities at manufacturing plant
Grant Shapps offers 'Portas-Plus' plan to revive ailing high streets
Business Secretary visits Hereford and Worcester
TV Chef Lorraine Pascale and Minister John Hayes launch National Careers Service
CBI responds to launch of new National Careers Service
Main job sectors for young people have shed nearly a million jobs since 2007
Stubborn inflation means real wages keep on falling
New fund to invest at least £40m in UK companies
OFT issues guidance on misleading trading names
Best of British business receive Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
Businesses and consumers to be empowered to challenge anti-competitive practices
Small firms losing battle for public sector work
£50 million Business Angel CoFund invests first £7.2 million
Queen sets out new freedom for businesses
Surveys show high value of apprentices
Manufacturers look to Government for practical support
Enterprising students to discover new route to employment
The UK’s booming space industry, and the case for a UK Spaceport
Older workers most likely to work from home
Small business group calls for extension to New Enterprise Allowance
Vince Cable witnesses the return of steel production to Teesside
New £2.9 million enterprise research centre will drive SME policy
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill published
PM wants start- up loans to help young
Signs of stabilisation in UK service sector - CBI
Government reveals first empty buildings to become available for start-up businesses
Business Secretary to visit Speedo and Nottingham University Innovation Centre
Cable welcomes Diageo investment
Annual Forum to Discuss Progress on the Finance Agenda for Small Businesses
Vince Cable toasts growth on the South Coast
UK and US call to make the most of international patent system
Further progress on school and college leaver attainment requires radical new vision
Political leaders map out future of Solent Enterprise Zone .
It's grim up North for young
UK business given long-term view of future funding
Muddling through is no longer good enough
MPs propose new system of regulation
UK collective action reform will harm businesses, Warns US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform
Businesses can adopt sustainable energy to boost CSR credentials
Optimists would claim manufacturing recovery, says expert
Making the Business Case for Energy Efficiency
Business leaders delay investment amid fear of continued recession and “ineffective” Government
Businesses uncertain about the readiness of school leavers for work
Government must act to protect investment in UK business and infrastructure
Minister launches guide for SMEs to realise potential of the ‘purple pound’
UK business confidence plummets to lowest level for 20 years
UK Innovation stifled by stale economic approach
De-regulation kills, warns TUC
Growth and finance remain elusive for small firms
Businesses urge relentless government focus on infrastructure delivery
Employers encouraged to conduct workplace numeracy challenge
Businesses urged to compete for global low-carbon opportunities
Top executives bonus growth comes to a halt
Fraud at the forefront of business agendas
GrowthAccelerator hits 1000 business milestone
CMI reacts to EU decision to drop plans for gender quotas
CBI calls for overhaul of school system to deliver for all
Contractors and freelancers now earn almost double the national average
Global companies are avoiding tax
Business Mentors: Improving SME Capability
Vince Cable – Progress still to be made on all-male boards
Young employees' eating habits investigated by research
UK tops competitiveness survey
Big companies pledge to pay promptly following government drive
What staff look for in a boss

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