London is perfectly positioned to lead the world in the fight against carbon emissions according to speakers at a conference held by GE and London First, 'Mind the Gap'. However, the speakers warned that with the current constraints on public spending it was crucial that business was encouraged to take on reducing carbon emissions.
Leading carbon and business experts join the debate at GE sustainable cities conference
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Huge changes are needed in the delivery of healthcare if the NHS is to meet its target on reducing carbon emissions, according to speakers at the GE and London First Conference 'Mind The Gap'.
Leading healthcare experts join the debate at GE sustainable cities conference
Huge changes are needed in the delivery of healthcare if the NHS is to meet its target on reducing carbon emissions, according to Rachel Stancliffe, Director of the Campaign for Greener Healthcare.
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Collaboration across the London property market could open up a whole new industry in retrofitting buildings to reduce carbon emissions, according to a leading expert on carbon reduction and business at a GE and London First conference on how London can meet its carbon emission targets.
Leading property experts join the debate at GE sustainable cities conference
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Expanding London's pay-as-you-go charging for motorists is the only way to meet the huge financial and environmental pressures facing the capital's transport system, according to one of the world's leading authorities.
GE and London First's event 'Mind the Gap' brought together transport and environment experts to debate how London could meet its carbon emissions and spending targets in an age of austerity.
Leading transportation experts join the debate at GE sustainable cities conference
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GE Capital today announced that Arthur Mathysen Gerst has been appointed Managing Director for Pan-European Fleet Services to oversee the growth of the business throughout the region. He will be responsible for identifying new pan-European customers, developing new products and services and working with the key markets to gain market share and service customers. Mathysen Gerst will report into Isabel Fernandez, Chief Commercial Officer for GE Capital in EMEA.
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Cities with strong visions of a successful future lead the 2010 league table of Britain's most sustainable cities, released by sustainable development NGO Forum for the Future and sponsored by GE.
Newcastle, top for the second year running, and Leicester, in second place, are outpacing rivals Brighton, Bristol and London. But all five have set themselves ambitious targets and are guided by long-term visions of how to improve life for their citizens by reducing their impact on the environment and seizing new opportunities in the green economy.
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Third Quarter Earnings
GE announced third-quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations (attributable to GE) of $3.2 billion, with EPS of $0.29 per share up 32% from the third quarter of 2009.
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GE Capital, one of Europe's leading providers of asset based lending, today announced that it has provided B.& B. Attachments Limited with a £2m funding package to support the company's future growth plans. The facilities, comprising invoice discounting and credit protection, are expected to provide up to £7.2 million per year in working capital to the company in volume terms, over the first year.