The largest drain on a laptop battery has to be the display, so coming up with a solution to this problem was big on Dell's list. It seems that Dell has the answer, and that is to fit all their laptops with LED Backlights.

Sri Lanka's apparel sector inspiration Brandix has achieved a world first, with its Green Factory in Seeduwa becoming the first apparel manufacturing facility in the world to be rated Platinum by LEED.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens represent an innovative approach to urban form to be found in the Middle East. Celebrating the intricate geometry of Arabian art, its 56 million sq ft of verdant gardens divide an 880 million sq ft city into a network of sustainable neighbourhoods. This city will help reverse the Gulf's existing commuter culture that has eroded the environment.

A sustainable workplace of the future - developed in the unlikely setting of a 1960s London office block - has secured a national environmental accolade. Morgan Lovell has won a Green Apple Award for its pioneering work at its own London - based headquarters.

The X-Trail 20 GT is environmentally friendly because the new 2,000 c.c. diesel engine emits less carbon dioxide than a comparable 3,500 c.c. gasoline engine.

Mazda has developed a new plastic molding technology that enables a substantial reduction in the weight of plastic parts used in vehicles. This plastic molding manufacturing technique cuts the consumption of plastic resins by approximately 25%, with associated reductions in vehicle weight.