Waste has been in the news a huge amount over the past year across areas such as the flood of support for reducing single use plastics and the ban on importing waste from multiple countries. Both have resulted in the general population and the private and public sectors rethinking planning around how to deal with […]
The updated version of the Energy Management System ISO 50001:2018 is due to be released at the end of this year. This energy management system framework allows your business to achieve energy savings while improving your operational efficiencies. ISO 50001 is a framework that sets out a systematic approach for the improvement of energy performance […]
The annual UN World Environment Day took place on June 5th 2018, hosted in India – it was inaugurated in 1974 and falls on the same date each year. The aim is to generate global awareness of key environmental issues and help encourage action, at individual, national, and global levels. This year, the focus has […]
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The United Kingdom has committed to reducing emissions by 2050 to 100% based on a 1990 baseline. Currently, the carbon budget targets have been met, but for the UK to continue to improve and meet the 2050 target, more strict regulation has been implemented by the Government. As around 40% of the UK’s energy consumption […]
As David Attenborough turned 92 this week, he has been in the news being celebrated for his incredible life. We wanted to discuss one element of that legacy which has been having a colossal effect on society’s views of sustainability and environmentalism within the UK recently. Since the airing of the recent series of ‘Blue […]
April 2018 Legal Updates The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 revise the fees to be paid when entering data onto the register. Additions have been made to the list of data items from the register that may be published on a website. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendments No. […]
Businesses – however big or small – can really influence the way they operate in order to cut their carbon footprint and make an impact. There is a multitude of changes that can be made to the way a business operates in order to achieve this. We have compiled a top 10 checklist that can […]
ESOS, or the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme is a mandatory energy assessment for UK businesses that meet the relevant criteria. The window for Phase 2 is now open, and it is time for organisations to start planning. Businesses who have the ISO 50001 certification across all of their services are automatically compliant with ESOS Phase […]
A recent public focus on the damaging effects that single-use items, particularly plastic, are having on the environment has meant that consumers and businesses are looking for the best available plastic alternatives to reduce their waste and overall environmental impact. The problem with single-use items made of plastic is that in the best-case scenario, they […]
