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August 17 2011, 3.22PM Guardian Edinburgh
Can the armed forces embrace sustainability?
John Elkington explores the role of the military in a more sustainable futureIn the aftermath of the rioting and looting in London and other cities...
August 17 2011, 10.42AM Guardian Edinburgh
Now is the perfect time to debate the historical and future role of financial markets
'Responsible' investing has been shown to be both practical and often profitable. But the sad truth is that financial markets remain disengagedFina...
August 16 2011, 4.20PM Guardian Edinburgh
Breweries across the world strive to decrease beer's water footprint
Leon Kaye shares the best practice of brewing companies trying to reduce their water usageWhether brewed in tiny microbreweries or mammoth bottling...
August 16 2011, 3.57PM Guardian Edinburgh
Can communications technologies lead to a more sustainable future?
Investing in technology could reduce carbon emissions, encourage job creation and grow the US economy - so what's stopping us? Asks Paul DickinsonL...
August 15 2011, 2.59PM Guardian Edinburgh
Getting creative with data
• When does information become a force for change?• Adam Oxford finds art in analysisYou're in the local supermarket buying a box of breakfast ...
August 15 2011, 10.31AM Guardian Edinburgh
How to begin balancing good intentions with the need to make money
Only when we honestly face up to our own conflicting motivations can we start working towards a positive futureI have been feeling my way round a m...
August 12 2011, 2.08PM Guardian Edinburgh
What motivates consumers to make ethically conscious decisions?
A breakdown of how UK adults and Guardian readers approach sustainabilityThere is a hunger for information from companies that are seeking to under...
August 12 2011, 10.46AM Guardian Edinburgh
How to think about your grande latte on a finite planet
It takes more than 200 litres of water to make just one latte, but what are the key questions that we need to answer in order to reduce our resourc...
August 11 2011, 2.24PM Guardian Edinburgh
Sustainability skills and good business skills are increasingly the same thing
The University of Exeter is offering the first sustainable MBA. But shouldn't all MBAs be teaching these skills?It's been described as one of the m...
August 11 2011, 12.28PM Guardian Edinburgh
How businesses can help communities rebuild after the riots
The model of corporate community engagement created after the riots of the early 1980s can help engage young people againThe violence and criminali...
August 11 2011, 11.35AM Guardian Edinburgh
Discussion round-up: Best practice in sustainability reporting
A round-up of key points from our sustainability reporting discussion, taking in integrated reporting and assurance• Best practice in sustainabil...
August 10 2011, 4.59PM Guardian Edinburgh
Wake up and smell the scorched phoenix feathers
• The Phoenix Economy report argued that the economic crisis offered a rare opportunity to reboot our economic and business models• Now the sme...
August 9 2011, 5.56PM Guardian Edinburgh
Partnership working brings safe water to Kenya's poor
Collaboration between service providers and businesses means that water supplies serve the wider communityNaivasha is a lake town of key water reso...
August 9 2011, 5.21PM Guardian Edinburgh
How do we put a value on green infrastructure?
It's widely acknowledged that green spaces benefit the environment, society and the economy, but what factors should governments consider when deve...
August 9 2011, 3.00PM Guardian Edinburgh
How this government can turn its green vision into reality
The Government has set out a new vision for working with business on the green economy but all departments must be involved if it is going to be a ...
May 27 2011, 3.00PM Guardian Edinburgh
Signing off - best of Guardian Edinburgh
A big thank you to our users as we take a look back of some of the blog's highlights and invite you to share your favourite stories from the past y...
May 27 2011, 11.01AM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh Writers' Bloc confronts Mr Big Society
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Writers' Bloc. Ahead of its next show on Wednesday, Morag Edward shares the story of one of Edinburgh's wi...
May 27 2011, 9.33AM Guardian Edinburgh
Filmmakers challenged to make a video for local bands
Mitchell Museum, FOUND and Kid Canaveral talk to Ali George about handing their music over for an EIFF video competitionEdinburgh music download po...
May 27 2011, 8.27AM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh today: LaterLeith, tram expenses and aliens in Broughton
A round up of what's happening in Edinburgh through the eyes of local bloggers and news sitesGood morning Edinburgh! Today is the final day of the ...
May 26 2011, 12.32PM Guardian Edinburgh
Forest Cafe video update
The Forest is facing closure. Here's a video update on what its community of volunteers and supporters are doing to try to save one of Edinburgh's ...
May 26 2011, 11.50AM Guardian Edinburgh
Opinion - sign Edinburgh's card of LGBT solidarity with Moscow
Jane Carnall shares her memories of a Pride march on Broughton Street in 1995, and says countries opposing such marches should be ashamedLast week ...
May 26 2011, 7.05AM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh today: bus campaign, new music fund and Reclaim The Night
Our daily round up from the city's blogs, news sites, Twitter and FacebookGood morning Edinburgh. More than 1,600 people who campaigned for the rei...
May 25 2011, 4.05PM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh hacks and hackers teaming up for news innovation day
We need your ideas - what locally useful application should we make?A contingent of hacks (journalists) and hackers (computer programme developers)...
May 25 2011, 1.42PM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh poet heads to Paris for slam world cup
Rapping local uni vice principal prepares to represent Scotland - and keep us updated on his blogAward-winning Edinburgh poet Young Dawkins is head...
May 25 2011, 11.32AM Guardian Edinburgh
Gyle plans lodged for Primark, as Amazon arrives in Edinburgh
Edinburgh to get its second Primark store, while Amazon moves into Waverley GatePlans have been lodged for a large glass-fronted extension of the G...
May 25 2011, 7.02AM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh today: ash cloud, portrait gallery preview and Chris Brookmyre's new book
Your morning guide to what's making Edinburgh tick today, with the help of local blogs and news outletsGood morning Edinburgh. Would-be air passeng...
May 24 2011, 3.50PM Guardian Edinburgh
End of Guardian Edinburgh this Friday – what happens next
* The Guardian Edinburgh blog will end on Friday 27 May * What will happen to elements of Guardian EdinburghRegular readers will have noticed this ...
May 24 2011, 2.32PM Guardian Edinburgh
Opinion: Edinburgh trams should be all or nothing
Leith Business Association chair Alan D Rudland says the cost of completing the city's tram line in full from the airport to Newhaven, rather than ...
May 24 2011, 12.43PM Guardian Edinburgh
Wind-damaged Edinburgh - in pictures
Gusts of more than 80mph in the Scottish capital have left cars crushed by trees, some roads impassable and bins scatteredTrees, traffic lights and...
May 24 2011, 7.01AM Guardian Edinburgh
Edinburgh today: weather problems, Broken Records video and Cockburn Street award
As the city wakes up to survey the damage from more severe weather, here's our regular morning round up of local newsGood morning Edinburgh. Wind a...
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