Environmental News

This section contains the latest updates relating to Environmental Management.


Green Deal assessments double during April  (15-May-2013)

The number of Green Deal assessments completed for British businesses doubled in volume over the course of April

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Workers encouraged to take part in Green Office Week  (14-May-2013)

British workers are being encouraged to take part in Green Office Week 2013 this week

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Government sets out plans to cut emissions from heat  (14-May-2013)

Next steps to ensure affordable, secure, low carbon heating plays an important role in the nation’s energy mix

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Many businesses still not recycling their waste  (08-May-2013)

New research has indicated that up to 80 per cent of British companies still have no green policies in place

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UK ranks highly in global green business tax initiative index  (29-Apr-2013)

The UK has been recognised in the KPMG Green Tax Index

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Producer Responsibility – New ‘One stop Shop’  (16-Apr-2013)

The concept of "Producer Responsibility" was formed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.

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Landfill Tax – Budget Update  (16-Apr-2013)

The Landfill Tax was brought into existence on October 1 1996

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Big Changes to the Waste Electronic & Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Regulations  (16-Apr-2013)

The Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations 2006 aimed

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Recycling firm fined for safety failings  (05-Apr-2013)

A recycling firm has been handed a £27,200 fine after it was found to have deliberately

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Budget criticised for not supporting green economy  (21-Mar-2013)

Environmental groups have criticised George Osborne’s Budget

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Many young people looking for work in 'green economy'  (19-Mar-2013)

New research has found that more than half of young people in the UK aged between 19 and 25

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What makes an effective Environmental Management System?  (14-Mar-2013)

All businesses can make an impact and should comply with regulations designed to protect the environment.

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New Rules for Environmental Permits  (14-Mar-2013)

The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 were introduced on 6 April 2010

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Constructionline – Requirement for Environmental Evidence  (14-Mar-2013)

Constructionline is a government run scheme for use by any public and private sector organisation as an aid when short-listing contractors

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Industrial sector paying £2.2bn too much on annual energy bill  (11-Mar-2013)

The British industrial sector is wasting some £2.2 billion every year through

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Business fined for supplying illegal pesticides  (07-Mar-2013)

A pesticide supplier from Nottinghamshire has been heavily fined

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