News from 22 October 2014 on edie

Key appointments at Circular Economy Task Force and WRAP

Sue Armstrong-Brown has been appointed as the new chair of the Circular Economy Task Force; taking over from Julie Hill who has become the new chair of WRAP.

Top universities publish guide to ‘forge path to sustainable future’

Oxford and Cambridge are among 10 of the world's top universities to have published the 'Green Guide for Universities', helping universities worldwide become more sustainable.

Sainsbury’s supports calls for more rooftop solar

Sainsbury's head of sustainability Paul Crewe has thrown the supermarket's weight behind the argument for more rooftop solar in the UK, as a new report reveals the positive financial impact PV arrays are having on commercial properties.

New Street station keeps Birmingham on track with CO2 reduction targets

Network Rail is embarking upon a joint project to install 1.5km district heating pipe-work to supply excess heat from Birmingham New Street station to offices and other buildings in the city.

Defra slammed for ‘stepping back’ from waste

Defra has been slammed for "stepping back" from waste and needs to show strong leadership in order to improve England's recycling rate, a cross-party committee of MPs has said.

CSR is a win-win for brands and consumers

Businesses and consumers share the cost burden of companies becoming more socially responsible, but they also share the 'warm glow' of reward when it goes well, according to new research.

The Circular Economy: what does it mean for the waste and resource management sector?

In the past twenty years, the emphasis of the waste and resource management sector has moved from landfill to recycling, and there is now a growing and increasingly powerful argument that the Circular Economy will increasingly dominate over the next decades.

Energy

Former Environment Agency head to lead industry-funded fracking task force

The risks and benefits of fracking for the UK are to be examined by a "independent" task force, led by the former head of the Environment Agency, Lord Chris Smith, and funded by shale gas companies.

Day: 22 October 2014