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Day: 10 November 2014

Courtauld 2025 set to ensure resilient supply chains

WRAP has proposed an agreement - Courtauld 2025 - for collaborative action between retailers and suppliers across the UK food and drink sector to help companies become more resilient to future changes in supply and demand.

Labour makes efficiency central pillar of energy policy

Labour has released its energy efficiency manifesto ahead of next year's General Election, detailing six policies it would enact to create 'a Britain of warm homes and warm hearts'.

LWARB and WRAP ally to help London reach 50% recycling target

The London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and WRAP will team up to deliver a programme helping London local authorities reach the Mayor of London's 50% recycling target by 2020.

Low carbon jobs: The evidence for net job creation from policy support for energy efficiency and renewable energy

'Green' sectors account for as many as 3.4 million jobs in the EU, or 1.7% of all paid employment, more than car manufacturing or pharmaceuticals.

Energy

Green energy generates 10 times as many jobs as fossil fuels

Investment in renewables and energy efficiency can create up to 10 times as many jobs per unit of electricity as investment in fossil fuels, finds a new report.

Harnessing energy from human waste ‘shouldn’t be poo-pooed’

Power from human waste is 'the ultimate in green energy' that would cut the UK's dependence on fossil fuels and dramatically reduce CO2 emissions.

Sustainable cotton ‘saves water and reduces emissions’

Sustainable cotton cuts greenhouse gas emissions and saves water, dramatically reducing its environmental impact compared with irrigated cotton.

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