Smarter guidance could save firms £1bn
UK businesses could save more than £1 billion over 10 years, if government guidelines on environment legislation were easier to follow, claims Defra21 May 2013
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EMS audits assuring compliance ‘long way off’
Third-party audits of environment management systems (EMS) are not capable of providing the level of assurance needed by regulators, say researchers16 May 2013
Smart meter delay an opportunity, says IET
Decc’s decision to push back the rollout of smart energy meters is an opportunity to get the system right first time, according to the Institute of...15 May 2013
£133k fine for inadequate COMAH plan
A Midlands engineering firm has been fined £133,000 after its emergency plans failed to prevent fire-fighting water and chemicals polluting the River...15 May 2013
‘Sickening’ smells cost poultry firm £52,500
Food supplier Moy Park has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £42,500 after being found guilty of breaching its environmental permit and...14 May 2013
Case law >> Council liable in nuisance for gas escaping from mine
Hayley Tam and George Hobson from LexisPSL describe case where a local council's failure to deal with escaping gas from an old coal mine results in a...14 May 2013
MEPs put ETS on critical list
The future of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been thrown into doubt after MEPs voted to reject plans by the European Commission to boost...14 May 2013
Unilever living up to its 2020 commitments
Consumer goods giant Unilever is reporting good progress towards meeting the goals of its 2020 sustainable living plan. Its production processes were...14 May 2013
In Parliament >> Smart decision or expensive error?
Alan Whitehead, Labour MP for Southampton Test, questions the value of the UK smart meter rollout13 May 2013
More fines over Perth hydro scheme
Two company directors have been fined £10,000 in total for breaching environmental licences and polluting a local watercourse when carrying out...13 May 2013
IEMA News
Building climate resilience
IEMA publishes new guidance on developing the business case for climate change adaptation13 May 2013
Policy update - Preparing for GHG reporting
IEMA's policy and practice lead on climate change and natural environment, Nick Blyth, describes new guidance on mandatory GHG reporting13 May 2013
Changes to membership fees
After a three-year freeze on membership fees, a below-inflation increase will apply to the renewal of some membership levels from 1 June 201313 May 2013
New list of training providers
Two new organisations have joined IEMA’s approved training provider scheme13 May 2013
More successful IEMA members
IEMA congratulates those individuals who have successfully upgraded their membership13 May 2013
Mandatory GHG reporting “opportunity” for all
Ahead of new legislation requiring FTSE-listed firms to report their greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, IEMA says all organisations can benefit from...23 Apr 2013
IEMA appoints former chief of skills council as new chief executive
Tim Balcon, who headed up the energy and utility skills council for 10 years, has been named as the new chief executive at IEMA18 Apr 2013
Policy update - Progress on streamlining EIA
Josh Fothergill, IEMA's policy lead on impact assessment, discusses chancellor’s failure to meet his deadlines on updating EIA guidance9 Apr 2013
Don’t forget Downloaded
Since IEMA relaunched its online newsletter Downloaded at the beginning of February, the webpages have received more than 12,000 hits. Despite these...9 Apr 2013
Deadline approaching for students to design new ID
IEMA’s competition to find an innovative and environmentally sustainable form of membership identification closes on Friday 26 April9 Apr 2013
Features
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Living up to expectations?
Three years into its five-year period in office, some of the UK’s greenest MPs assess the performance of the coalition government. Paul Suff reports -
In shale we trust
With government support rising for shale gas exploration, Paul Suff talks to Cuadrilla about how it is limiting the risks to local environments -
Turbines or carbon capture?
Experts debate whether investment in renewables holding back development of carbon capture and storage -
Cool running data at NTU
An innovative cooling system is helping to cut data centre energy consumption at Nottingham Trent University. the environmentalist finds out how -
All aboard with saving water
Penny Walker looks at how organisations can engage different stakeholders with programmes to save water -
Is it good to share?
Seb Beloe asks whether sustainability reports ever provide added value for investors?
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