A few items of relevant news have landed onto my computer this week – all make great reading and illustrate the change we are or will see in our industries:

CO-OPERATIVE BANK OPENS NEW ‘GREEN’ BRANCH

In fact the Cooperative Group and Bank are going one further than being Carbon Neutral – with commitments to be Carbon Postive “From now on we’ll be offsetting all of our current carbon emissions plus an extra 10% to cover our past emissions to”

The next big thing in environmental law: Climate change. Law firms with environmental expertise expect new business. (well they do need the business)

European Union’s climate change goals will cost €1 trillion. Reports in the Guardian

Gazeley is a global real estate developer and sustainability pioneer that provides environmentally-superior distribution warehouses to Wal-Mart and many other clients around the world.