Day: 16 January 2015

Sustainability stats: The Week in Numbers (16/01/2015)

In the second Week in Numbers of 2015, edie takes a look back at some of the fascinating figures from the worlds of energy, waste and water.

Wind power ‘more resilient than fossil fuels’

Increasing wind power generation would make the UK's future energy supply more resilient to the fluctuating price of fossil fuels and cut costly importation, making energy prices more predictable.

Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist

Engaging with major fossil fuel companies on climate change has become futile, according to one of the UK's most esteemed environmentalists who spent years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell.

UN expels 657 companies from Global Compact initiative in 2014

The UN Global Compact ousted 372 companies in the second half of 2014 - including 14 UK firms - for failing to report on their progress against the scheme's 10 environmental and social principles.

Water Taskforce calls on businesses to ‘act now’ and collaborate

Business in the Community (BITC) has renewed its call for companies to take action on water issues in the UK by improving resilience flooding and water shortages and by collaborating on sustainable water quality management.

Water: Securing the resources for future prosperity

This report aims to get all UK businesses - large and small from every sector and at every stage of their journey, to start thinking about their relationship with water and the steps they need to take to manage their use more sustainably and become more resilient to risk and extreme weather events in the future.

L’Oreal aims to improve environmental profile of packaging labels

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal Americas and self-adhesive label firm Avery Dennison are collaborating to identify and reduce the environmental impacts of packaging labels throughout the entire label lifecycle.

Climate change: Pope says man is ‘slapping nature in the face’

Pope Francis has issued his clearest statement yet on climate change, claiming that human activity is primarily responsible for global warming.

Government commits to ‘greener’ fracking with £2m fund

The Government has unveiled a new £2m fund for 19 companies across the UK to develop innovative ideas that improve the sustainability and safety of shale oil and gas.

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