This is the first part in a series of blog entries where the authors of the SustainabilityBlog.org go and try to make sense of CSR as a very promising management approach for organisations of all sizes.

Yahoo! has announced in greater detail its plans to go carbon neutral this year. The search engine provider initially revealed its intention to invest in greenhouse gas reduction projects around the world back in April of this year.

ConocoPhillips said on Thursday 27 September that it and Archer Daniels Midland Company have agreed to collaborate on the development of renewable transportation fuels from biomass - second generation biofuels. Full story in our Energy Forum.

Energy bills could rise by 10% over the next six months, even though firms have failed to pass on all of last year's fall in fuel prices. Consumer groups have warned that consumers are being overcharged and this may continue. More in our energy forum.

Businesses seem to be flocking to appear green. But scant mention of it was made in most of the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year. Should investors be concerned?