Distributors of mobile phones 20:20 Mobile has partnered with Qatar retailer and distributor, Starlink, to fulfil the company's new in-store mobile phone recycling service.

Electronic recycling business ShP has more than doubled its turnover as UK businesses and consumers grow ever greener.

Despite the recession, the Lancaster based business leapt to a £8m turnover, up from 3.9m in 2008. It now employs 80 people and is aiming for a £12m turnover in the next financial year.

Excel Telecom has scooped the 2010 FCS Green Award for Small Business. Martin Giddens, Quality and Environmental Manager of award sponsor Inturn Trading presented the trophy to John Ledingham-Smith, Managing Director of Excel Telecom.

FCS named The Phone Co-op as winner of the FCS Green Award for Large Business 2010.

Vivian Woodell, managing director of The Phone Co-op was presented with the award by Martin Giddens, Quality and Environmental Manager of award sponsor Inturn Trading Ltd at the award ceremony on the evening of 17 June.

The green IT trend is expected to be a major driver for adopting unified communications and collaboration (UCC) and will become an increasingly significant factor in the marketing of these solutions, claims a leading analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

Kcom, part of the KCOM Group and provider of managed communications services is urging public sector organisations to review their carbon footprint and take appropriate measures to ensure that they are on track to achieve their carbon emissions reduction target in line with the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Green minded STL Communications staff cycled, walked or car shared to work on June 4th to mark World Environment Day, while others recycled cans, bottles and planted a tree. STL was supporting The Carbon Neutral Company's Cut a kilo of CO2 day.

STL Communications has advanced its green ethos by joining Co-Caa, the Carbon Offset and Climate Awareness Association.

STL's GreenMinutes is a carbon neutral initiative that enables customers to offset their carbon phoneprint and to work smarter using a range of free eco features.

Comtek, a pan-European provider of ICT repair services, has been awarded °Green Business of the Year at the Fast Growth Business Awards 2010.

Recognised for its efforts to combat the throwaway culture within information and communications technology, which creates huge quantities of e-waste each year, Comtek was presented with the award at London°'s Marriot Hotel, Mayfair, 14th April.

BT has become the first company to successfully cut 20 per cent of its business flights as part of WWF's One in Five Challenge, a programme that helps companies to reduce their reliance on flying, in favour of lower carbon alternatives.