News from 13 March 2015 on edie

Minding the gap: Developing the skills for a sustainable economy

To mark National Apprenticeship Week (9-13 March) David Kirkham, chief executive of Employer First, assesses the skills plight facing the drive for sustainable business.

Energy

88% of sustainability professionals say industry falling short on circular economy

The vast majority of environmental and sustainability professionals think that the industry they work in is not doing enough to achieve circular economy goals.

US and Chinese companies dominate list of most-polluting coal plants

The 100 global power companies most at risk from growing pressure to shut highly polluting coal plants have been revealed in a new report from Oxford University.

Biofuel from whisky: Scottish pioneers receive funding boost

The world's first producer of viable biofuel capable of powering cars from whisky production residues has secured a new £500,000 investment to scale up industrial production.

Aldersgate Group outlines key policies for a booming low-carbon economy

A coal-closure programme, new environmental taxes and natural resource stress-tests are among the ideas proposed by green NGO the Aldersgate Group to help decarbonise the UK economy while also boosting growth.

Clothing design award-winner successfully tackles sustainable fashion

The winning sustainable fashion project in WRAP's inaugural Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) award was announced this week by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

Sustainable cars: Looking beyond the tailpipe…

Following a plethora of ultra-low emission vehicle announcements from governments and industry, electric cars are beginning to be adopted by the public and will one day become commonplace. But, as Lucinda Dann investigates, a car's green credentials don't just lie in its exhaust emissions.

Circular economy

Labour and Lib Dems back Office for Resource Management

MPs from two of Britain's principal parties have pledged to make strong commitments towards establishing an Office for Resource Management (ORM), while the Conservatives' position remains unclear.

An Office for Resource Management

The rationale for the establishment of an Office for Resource Management (ORM) is to create a policy unit responsible for driving the shift from waste to resource and towards the circular economy. The ORM would have three main areas of policy interest: resource security, efficiency and husbandry.

Energy

System revolutionaries: Sharing economy will destroy inactive incumbents, says Forum for the Future

EXCLUSIVE: Forum for the Future's director of sustainability David Bent believes the rapid growth of innovative new business models such as the sharing economy and servitisation is putting large, incumbent firms at risk of being left behind in the transition to a sustainable future.

Sustainability stats: This week in numbers

This week's green news is split into two camps, with big renewable projects occurring both sides of the pond, along with some big ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) announcements.

Day: 13 March 2015