The winds of change

Environmentalfactors and public awareness will be critical to energy companies in thefuture, if they do not want to damage their business reputation, says Steve Waine

Steve Waine - Murgitroyd

The energysector is often regarded as being somewhat set in its ways and traditional.Many of the major companies within the energy sector have been around fordecades and can generate a perception of it being a monopolistic andold-fashioned industry. However, the reality is that the energy sector has beenconstantly changing and evolving throughout the lives of even its oldestbusinesses.