Day: 16 December 2014

European Commission scraps Circular Economy Package, ‘more ambitious’ proposal awaits

The European Commission has today (16 December) confirmed it is scrapping plans to introduce a Circular Economy Package, instead announcing it will launch a 'broader and more ambitious' waste package next year.

Whitbread walks the walk with sustainability strategy

The UK's largest hospitality company Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants has reiterated its commitment to green growth with a 2014 CSR report that demonstrates significant progress with its various sustainability initiatives.

Diageo raises a glass to water efficiency with revamped CSR targets

International alcohol firm Diageo has committed to dramatically reduce its water use through a 50% improvement in water use efficiency by 2020.

Solarcentury and Abundance unite to launch crowdfunding investment offer

Solarcentury has teamed up with ethical investment platform Abundance Generation to enable businesses to benefit from cheap solar energy through crowdfunding.

VIDEO: London’s first ‘social supermarket’ opens to tackle food waste and poverty

Surplus food from the likes of Asda, Tesco and M&S is being resold at heavily discounted prices through a new 'social supermarket' project, which opened its first store in London this week.

Europe’s ‘giant battery’: Energy storage project buzzes into life

Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire is the location of Europe's largest battery storage project which has been switched on as part of an extensive trial to assess the role of energy storage in delivering the UK's Carbon Plan.

Stop meddling in onshore wind projects, renewables sector tells Pickles

Secretary of State Eric Pickles has been sharply criticised by the renewable energy industry for delaying the approval of many onshore wind energy developments in which he has intervened.

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